Pittsylvania County, Virginia (VA)

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% of renters here:	20%
State:	32%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (33.0%), Educational,health and social services (14.9%), Retail trade (12.0%).

Type of workers:

Pittsylvania County, Virginia business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Pittsylvania County, Virginia:

Median resident age:	39.6 years
Virginia median age:	35.7 years

Males: 30,146	(48.8%)
Females: 31,599	(51.2%)

Recent posts about Pittsylvania County, Virginia on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users. Pittsylvania County is mentioned 12 times on our forum:

	Would like to relocate to SW or Central VA  (15 replies)
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	News, "Danville area jobless rate rises to 14 percent"  (2 replies)
	Considering Relocating to VA  (9 replies)
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Pittsylvania County:	2.5 people
Virginia:	2.5 people

This county:	$44,856
Virginia:	$59,562

This county:	$413
State:	$753

Pittsylvania County:	$154,660
Virginia:	$262,100

Detached houses: $206,415

Here:	$206,415
State:	$357,398

Townhouses or other attached units: $207,205

Here:	$207,205
State:	$371,438

In 2-unit structures: $239,866

Here:	$239,866
State:	$295,743

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $149,132

Here:	$149,132
State:	$305,320

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $136,491

Here:	$136,491
State:	$316,638

Mobile homes: $42,443

Here:	$42,443
State:	$37,843

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $5,000

Here:	$5,000
State:	$92,978

This county:	11.8%
Whole state:	9.6%

This county:	4.4%
Whole state:	4.3%

Area name: Danville, VA MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Pittsylvania County is $390 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $503 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $627 a month.

Cities in this county include: Chatham, Hurt, Gretna.

Neighboring counties: Bedford County , Campbell County , Caswell County, North Carolina , Franklin County , Halifax County , Henry County , Rockingham County, North Carolina , Danville city .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Pittsylvania County: Greens Store (A), Gretna Industrial Park (B), Gretna Rolling Mill (C), Burnt Chimney (D), Altavista Country Club (E), Hurt Industrial Park (F), Walkers Well (G), Camp Axton (H), Pittsylvania Church Camp (I), State Prison Camp Number 15 (J), Cascade Station (K), Tuscarora Country Club (L), Chaneys Store (M), Cherrystone Youth Camp (N), Woods Store (O), Chestnut Level (P), Tight Squeeze (Q), The Cedars Country Club (R), Dodson Corners (S), Sandy Level (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Shopping Centers: Tight Squeeze Plaza Shopping Center (1), The Market Square Shopping Center (2). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Pittsylvania County include: Piney Fork Church (A), Piney Grove Church (B), Clark Church (C), Pleasant Grove Church (D), Galilee Church (E), Prospect Church (F), Providence Church (G), Anderson Chapel (H), Cluster Pines Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Berry Hill Cemetery (1), Gregory Cemetery (2), New Bethel Cemetery (3), Mount Zion Cemetery (4), Moss Cemetery (5), Atkinson Cemetery (6), Soyar Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: Wentz Lakes (A), Burton Lake (B), Deer Wood Springs Lake (C), Tuscarora Country Club Lake (D), Pine Lake (E), White Oak Mountain Lake (F), Sutherlin Millpond (G), Leesville Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Poplar Branch (A), Jonnikin Creek (B), Potter Creek (C), Motley Branch (D), Morris Branch (E), Maggotty Creek (F), Pudding Creek (G), Pumpkin Creek (H), Hemp Fork (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Pittsylvania County include: Pittsylvania Wayside Park (1), White Oak Mountain Wildlife Management Area (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	11.8%
Virginia:	7.0%

Current college students: 1,891
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 67.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 9.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 635 (29% naturalized citizens)

Pittsylvania County:	1.0%
Whole state:	8.1%

Mean travel time to work: 25.7 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 34.0%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 19,526
• One, attached: 181
• Two: 168
• 3 or 4: 278
• 5 to 9: 153
• 10 to 19: 152
• 20 or more: 269
• Mobile homes: 7,072
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 212

Housing units in Pittsylvania County with a mortgage: 7,456 (697 second mortgage, 962 home equity loan, 22 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 5,096

Here:	59.4% with mortgage
State:	75.1% with mortgage

Pittsylvania County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly below Virginia state average. It is 1.5 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 3 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/7/1998, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado injured 2 people and caused $150,000 in damages.

Pittsylvania County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Virginia state average. It is 97% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 12/9/2003 at 20:59:14, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB, 4.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 98.2 miles away from Pittsylvania County center
On 10/21/1998 at 05:56:47, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, 3.3 LG, Depth: 8.3 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 69.1 miles away from the county center
On 5/5/2003 at 16:32:32, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 97.7 miles away from the county center
On 4/22/1991 at 01:01:20, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 9.1 mi) earthquake occurred 88.9 miles away from Pittsylvania County center
On 9/22/2001 at 16:01:20, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG, 2.5 LG, Depth: 1.2 mi) earthquake occurred 100.0 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 23,739 (82%) Carpooled: 4,091 (14%) Bus or trolley bus: 47 (0%) Ferryboat: 18 (0%) Taxi: 8 (0%) Walked: 156 (1%) Other means: 201 (1%) Worked at home: 671 (2%)

5.11% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,954 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.11%
Virginia average:	11.06%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.37% relocated from other counties in Virginia ($20,128 average AGI)
1.74% relocated from other states ($12,825 average AGI)

Pittsylvania County:	1.74%
Virginia average:	4.24%

from Danville city, VA	1.72% ($30,123 average AGI)
from Campbell County, VA	0.44% ($29,686)
from Henry County, VA	0.20% ($26,660)
from Caswell County, NC	0.12% ($26,074)
from Halifax County, VA	0.10% ($25,042)
from Lynchburg city, VA	0.10% ($27,913)
from Rockingham County, NC	0.09% ($46,200)

5.29% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,373 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.29%
Virginia average:	10.78%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.75% relocated to other counties in Virginia ($20,025 average AGI)
1.53% relocated to other states ($10,348 average AGI)

Pittsylvania County:	1.53%
Virginia average:	4.13%

to Danville city, VA	1.76% ($25,655 average AGI)
to Campbell County, VA	0.51% ($28,120)
to Henry County, VA	0.23% ($25,037)
to Lynchburg city, VA	0.15% ($28,429)
to Guilford County, NC	0.14% ($23,719)
to Halifax County, VA	0.13% ($28,467)
to Caswell County, NC	0.10% ($32,909)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.5

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 11.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 7.3

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 8,404 (6,786 aged, 1,618 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 54,233 (14,143 male householders, 4,149 female householders)

  14,483 spouses, 17,477 children (16,111 natural, 275 adopted, 1,091 stepchildren), 1,563 grandchildren, 494 brothers or sisters, 470 parents, 823 other relatives, 631 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 7,118 (2,956 male householders (2,564 living alone)), 3,418 female householders (3,186 living alone)), 744 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 394 (251 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 8,376 2-persons, 4,843 3-persons, 3,289 4-persons, 1,208 5-persons, 440 6-persons, 136 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 5,750 1-person, 564 2-persons, 27 3-persons, 33 4-persons.

97.3% of residents of Pittsylvania County speak English at home.
1.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (52% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 24% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (67% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 14% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (25% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 56% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (80% speak English very well, 20% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $284,787,000 ($4612 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $22,853,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $123,279,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $50,283,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $4,175,000
Federal grants: $70,866,000
Federal procurement contracts: $30,026,000 ($18,131,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $6,157,000 ($36,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,552,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $21,765,000
Federal Government insurance: $21,602,000

Here:	60 per 1000 residents
State:	70 per 1000 residents

Here:	50 per 1000 residents
State:	40 per 1000 residents

Here:	+4 per 1000 residents
State:	+18 per 1000 residents

Here:	-10 per 1000 residents
State:	+14 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.07 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

Here:	5.6
State:	6.6

Here:	4.6
State:	4.3

67% of Pittsylvania County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 60% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 60% lived in Virginia.

Pittsylvania County:	66.7%
State average:	53.8%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 50885
• Northeast: 2240
• Midwest: 908
• South: 6326
• West: 521

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $64,800

Here:	7.8%
Virginia:	9.5%

Here:	6.9%
Virginia:	8.2%

Here:	16.5%
Virginia:	20.6%

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