Powhatan County, Virginia (VA)

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County population in 2005: 26,598 (9% urban, 91% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 6,449
Renter-occupied apartments: 809

% of renters here:	11%
State:	32%

Land area: 261 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.1 sq. mi.

Population density: 102 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	5.7%
Whole state:	9.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	2.8%
Whole state:	4.3%

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (16.1%), Retail trade (12.6%), Construction (12.6%), Manufacturing (10.1%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 78%
Government: 15%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 6%
Unpaid family work: 0%

Powhatan County, Virginia business tout: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Powhatan County, Virginia:

White Non-Hispanic (81.0%)
Black (16.9%)
Two or more races (0.8%)
Hispanic (0.8%)
American Indian (0.6%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:	36.8 years
Virginia median age:	35.7 years

Males: 12,313	(55.0%)
Females: 10,064	(45.0%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $28,030
County population in 2003: 25,038
Jobs in 2003: 5,993

Powhatan County,VA real estate house value trend

Total labor force in 2004: 12,523
Unemployment rate in 2004: 2.9%

Average household size:

Powhatan County:	2.7 people
Virginia:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $62,740 ($53,992 in 2000)

This county	$62,740
Virginia:	$54,240

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $236,068

Powhatan County	$236,068
Virginia:	$212,300

Median montly rent in 2000: $623
Institutionalized population: 2,451
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Powhatan County in 2000: $1042

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

Murders: 0
Rapes: 4
Robberies: 1
Assaults: 8
Burglaries: 56
Thefts: 149
Auto thefts: 25

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

Murders: 0
Rapes: 1
Robberies: 2
Assaults: 2
Burglaries: 50
Thefts: 162
Auto thefts: 25

Powhatan County races chart

Single-family new house construction building permits:

2000: 260 buildings, average cost: $117,200
2001: 260 buildings, average cost: $127,300
2002: 343 buildings, average cost: $140,300
2003: 337 buildings, average cost: $153,000
2004: 347 buildings, average cost: $221,400
2005: 360 buildings, average cost: $239,600
2006: 303 buildings, average cost: $265,400

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in 1000s)

2004 Presidential Election results in Powhatan County Virginia:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 73.6%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 25.6%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $938 (0.7%)

Area name: Richmond, VA HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Powhatan County is $678 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $757 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1010 a month.

Neighboring counties: Amelia County , Chesterfield County , Cumberland County , Goochland County , Henrico County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Powhatan County: Powhatan Correctional Center (A), Vests Store (B), Pine Tree (C), Krouses Mill (D), Goodwins Store (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Powhatan County include: Pine Hill Church (A), Pleasant Grove Church (B), Powhatan Church (C), Providence Church (D), Red Lane Baptist Church (E), Genito Presbyterian Church (F), Antioch Church (G), Rocky Oak Church (H), Saint James Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Grace Cemetery (1), Petersville Cemetery (2), Huguenot Springs Cemetery (3), Liberty Cemetery (4), Subletts Cemetery (5), Manakin Cemetery (6), Saint Lukes Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: John L Lewis Lake (A), Byers Pond (B), Byers Millpond (C), Lake Shawnee (D), Lower Byers Lake (E), Bullhead Pond (F), Bevins Pond (G), Sunfish Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Moore Creek (A), Jones Creek (B), Mohawk Creek (C), Roberts Branch (D), Gaddes Creek (E), Maple Swamp Creek (F), Fine Creek (G), Fighting Creek (H), Marine Spring Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Powhatan County include: Powhatan Courthouse Historic District (1), Powhatan State Wildlife Management Area (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	2.1%
Virginia:	2.8%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 807
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 78.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 19.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 326 (37% naturalized citizens)

Powhatan County:	1.5%
Whole state:	8.1%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 0
1990 to 1994: 111
1985 to 1989: 57
1980 to 1984: 65
1975 to 1979: 17
1970 to 1974: 15
1970 to 1974: 21
1965 to 1969: 40

Mean travel time to work: 34.8 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 23.2%

Powhatan County marital status for males

Powhatan County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 7,074
One, attached: 51
Two: 108
5 to 9: 6
10 to 19: 32
20 or more: 8
Mobile homes: 221
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 9

Housing units in Powhatan County with a mortgage: 3,925 (387 second mortgage, 486 home equity loan, 6 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 920

Agriculture in Powhatan County
Average size of farms: 239 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $35376
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $119.02
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 7.29%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 80.66%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $32111
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 24.09%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 1.74%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $39786
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 90.83%
Average age of principal farm operators: 59 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 12.84
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 12.18%
Corn for grain: 876 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 711 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 1329 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 11 acres

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Construction (21%)
Public administration (7%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Repair and maintenance (5%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (13%)
Health care (12%)
Finance and insurance (10%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
Public administration (5%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Canada (27%)
Peru (17%)
United Kingdom (9%)
Germany (7%)
Syria (7%)
Mexico (6%)
Italy (4%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Powhatan County:

United States or American (25%)
English (18%)
German (11%)
Irish (9%)
Italian (3%)
Scotch-Irish (3%)
Scottish (2%)

Powhatan County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 8,887 (85%)
Carpooled: 1,008 (10%)
Bus or trolley bus: 32 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 9 (0%)
Motorcycle: 9 (0%)
Walked: 67 (1%)
Other means: 103 (1%)
Worked at home: 308 (3%)

People in group quarters in Powhatan County, Virginia

1215 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
935 people in state prisons
301 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
23 people in homes for the mentally ill
5 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $70,320.

10.25% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($65,615 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	10.25%
Virginia average:	11.06%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
8.39% relocated from other counties in Virginia ($53,101 average AGI)
1.86% relocated from other states ($12,514 average AGI)
Powhatan County: 1.86%
Virginia average: 4.24%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Chesterfield County, VA	4.44% ($68,728 average AGI)
from Henrico County, VA	1.10% ($71,129)
from Richmond city, VA	0.66% ($51,803)
from Cumberland County, VA	0.28% ($36,423)
from Hanover County, VA	0.26% ($69,583)
from Amelia County, VA	0.23% ($65,000)
from Suffolk County, NY	0.11% ($51,800)

7.04% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($47,746 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.04%
Virginia average:	10.78%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.45% relocated to other counties in Virginia ($35,627 average AGI)
1.59% relocated to other states ($12,118 average AGI)
Powhatan County: 1.59%
Virginia average: 4.13%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Chesterfield County, VA	2.25% ($50,860 average AGI)
to Richmond city, VA	0.80% ($40,690)
to Henrico County, VA	0.52% ($43,326)
to Cumberland County, VA	0.36% ($34,406)
to Amelia County, VA	0.18% ($67,563)
to Goochland County, VA	0.17% ($38,600)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.3

Births per 1000 population in Powhatan County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 6.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 5.9

Deaths per 1000 population in Powhatan County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 4.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 10.3

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Powhatan County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,680 (2,274 aged, 406 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 4%

Household type by relationship

Households: 19,960

In family households: 18,282 (4,918 male householders, 1,001 female householders)
5,184 spouses, 6,115 children (5,586 natural, 89 adopted, 440 stepchildren), 289 grandchildren, 129 brothers or sisters, 116 parents, 277 other relatives, 253 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,678 (659 male householders (520 living alone)), 675 female householders (546 living alone)), 344 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 2,417 (2,383 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,483 2-persons, 1,486 3-persons, 1,220 4-persons, 547 5-persons, 142 6-persons, 41 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,066 1-person, 204 2-persons, 56 3-persons, 5 4-persons, 3 5-persons.

4,080 married couples with children.
684 single-parent households (173 men, 511 women).

97.2% of residents of Powhatan County speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (65% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 14% speak English not well).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (66% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 22% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (80% speak English very well, 20% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $76,106,000 ($2942 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $7,358,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $50,083,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $11,769,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $267,000
Federal grants: $5,285,000
Federal procurement contracts: $925,000 ($6,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $7,777,000 ($3,951,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $354,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $22,970,000
Federal Government insurance: $2,681,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,413

Here:	53 per 1000 residents
State:	70 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 742

Here:	28 per 1000 residents
State:	40 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: 0

Here:	0 per 1000 residents
State:	+18 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +3,587

Here:	+135 per 1000 residents
State:	+14 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Powhatan County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.08 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.5
State:	6.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	5.2
State:	4.3

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 381
1995 to 1998: 1,449
1990 to 1994: 1,280
1980 to 1989: 1,356
1970 to 1979: 1,606
1960 to 1969: 481
1950 to 1959: 278
1940 to 1949: 174
1939 or earlier: 504

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Powhatan County, Virginia:

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 27
3 rooms: 98
4 rooms: 207
5 rooms: 1,310
6 rooms: 1,640
7 rooms: 1,202
8 rooms: 900
9 or more rooms: 1,065

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Powhatan County, Virginia:

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 8
3 rooms: 44
4 rooms: 166
5 rooms: 264
6 rooms: 206
7 rooms: 61
8 rooms: 23
9 or more rooms: 37

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Powhatan County:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 86
2 bedrooms: 548
3 bedrooms: 3,831
4 bedrooms: 1,682
5 or more bedrooms: 302

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Powhatan County:

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 53
2 bedrooms: 329
3 bedrooms: 343
4 bedrooms: 75
5 or more bedrooms: 9

Cars and other vehicles available in Powhatan County in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 107
1 vehicle: 894
2 vehicles: 2,816
3 vehicles: 1,914
4 vehicles: 531
5 or more vehicles: 187

Cars and other vehicles available in Powhatan County in renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 86
1 vehicle: 294
2 vehicles: 269
3 vehicles: 140
4 vehicles: 17
5 or more vehicles: 3

59% of Powhatan County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 25% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 81% lived in Virginia.

Powhatan County:	59.2%
State average:	53.8%

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

This state: 16339
Northeast: 1664
Midwest: 875
South: 2588
West: 412

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $131,300

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Electricity (70%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (12%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (10%)
Wood (8%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Electricity (57%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (21%)
Wood (14%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%)
Other fuel (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 199

Here:	7.9%
Virginia:	9.5%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 191

Here:	14.6%
Virginia:	8.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 120

Here:	17.5%
Virginia:	20.6%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

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