Prince Edward County, Virginia (VA)

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County population in July 2007: 21,360 (29% urban, 71% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 4,495
Renter-occupied apartments: 2,066

% of renters here:	31%
State:	32%

Land area: 353 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.1 sq. mi.

Population density: 61 people per square mile

(average).

2008 cost of living index in Prince Edward County: 79.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (31.1%), Retail trade (11.3%), Manufacturing (11.1%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 68%
Government: 23%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 8%
Unpaid family work: 1%

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Races in Prince Edward County, Virginia:

White Non-Hispanic (61.8%)
Black (35.8%)
Two or more races (1.0%)
Hispanic (0.9%)

Median resident age:	31.5 years
Virginia median age:	35.7 years

Males: 9,641	(48.9%)
Females: 10,079	(51.1%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $23,897
County population in 2003: 20,142
Jobs in 2003: 9,148

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Total labor force in 2004: 8,527
Unemployment rate in 2004: 4.8%

Average household size:

Prince Edward County:	2.4 people
Virginia:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2007: $39,941 ($31,301 in 1999)

This county:	$39,941
Virginia:	$59,562

2007 median house/condo value: $193,486 ($93,000 in 2000)

Prince Edward County:	$193,486
Virginia:	$262,100

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $490 (lower quartile is $360, upper quartile is $644)

This county:	$490
State:	$753

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,415
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $266

Institutionalized population: 539

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

Murders: 1
Rapes: 1
Robberies: 4
Assaults: 15
Burglaries: 15
Thefts: 19
Auto thefts: 0

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 6
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 9
Burglaries: 2
Thefts: 10
Auto thefts: 0

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Single-family new house construction building permits:

2000: 51 buildings, average cost: $122,900
2001: 270 buildings, average cost: $119,100
2002: 66 buildings, average cost: $113,900
2003: 73 buildings, average cost: $124,600
2004: 83 buildings, average cost: $133,500

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in 1000s)

2004 Presidential Election results in Prince Edward County Virginia:

Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 49.6%
Bush/Cheney (Republican): 48.8%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $495 (0.6%)

Prince Edward County household income distribution in 2007

Prince Edward County home values distribution

Prince Edward County contract rent distribution in 2007

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	18.9%
Whole state:	9.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	8.1%
Whole state:	4.3%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Prince Edward County is $469 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $564 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $675 a month.

Cities in this county include: Farmville, Hampden Sydney.

Neighboring counties: Amelia County , Appomattox County , Buckingham County , Charlotte County , Cumberland County , Lunenburg County , Nottoway County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Prince Edward County: Redd Shop (A), High Rock (B), Double Bridge (C), Farmville Industrial Park (D), Lockett House (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Prince Edward County include: Pisgah Church (A), Alabama Church (B), Prospect Methodist Church (C), Appomattox Church (D), Saint James Church (E), Saint Pauls Church (F), Salem Church (G), Sharon Church (H), Spring Creek Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Bethel Grove Cemetery (1), Bethpeor Cemetery (2), Prospect Cemetery (3), Pisgah Cemetery (4), Trinity Memorial Gardens (5), Olive Branch Cemetery (6), Oaks Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: Prince Edward Lake (A), Industrial Waste Pond (B), Lake Gayle (C), Moores Lake (D), Buffalo Lake (E), Bell Lake (F), Twin Lakes (G), Spring Creek Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Mosse Creek (A), Morris Branch (B), Harris Creek (C), Rattler Branch (D), Redd Branch (E), Green Creek (F), Rice Creek (G), Goodes Branch (H), Gannaway Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Prince Edward County: Twin Lakes State Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	3.9%
Virginia:	2.8%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 3,885
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 69.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 19.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 271 (54% naturalized citizens)

Prince Edward County:	1.4%
Whole state:	8.1%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 28 1990 to 1994: 38 1985 to 1989: 0 1980 to 1984: 28 1975 to 1979: 28 1970 to 1974: 40 1970 to 1974: 41 1965 to 1969: 68

Mean travel time to work: 25.1 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 71.2%

Prince Edward County marital status for males

Prince Edward County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 4,945
One, attached: 133
Two: 188
3 or 4: 279
5 to 9: 109
10 to 19: 154
20 or more: 53
Mobile homes: 1,629
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 37

Housing units in Prince Edward County with a mortgage: 1,727 (165 second mortgage, 301 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,040

Here:	62.4% with mortgage
State:	75.1% with mortgage

Agriculture in Prince Edward County
Average size of farms: 200 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $29914
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $163.65
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 8.21%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 77.64%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $27645
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 20.48%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 3.24%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $34336
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 93.67%
Average age of principal farm operators: 60 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 16.26
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 4.77%
Corn for grain: 609 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 268 harvested acres
Vegetables: 55 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 14 acres

Prince Edward County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Virginia state average. It is 2.7 times below overall U.S. average.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Educational services (13%)
Construction (13%)
Public administration (10%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Truck transportation (4%)
Health care (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (25%)
Health care (18%)
Accommodation and food services (10%)
Public administration (6%)
Finance and insurance (3%)
Social assistance (3%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (2%)

Most common occupations for males

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Registered nurses (4%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Cashiers (4%)

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

India (11%)
Germany (11%)
Korea (9%)
Hong Kong (7%)
Cuba (7%)
Canada (7%)
United Kingdom (6%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Prince Edward County:

United States or American (17%)
English (10%)
German (7%)
Irish (6%)
Scotch-Irish (3%)
Italian (3%)
African (2%)

Prince Edward County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 5,192 (70%)
Carpooled: 1,228 (16%)
Bus or trolley bus: 95 (1%)
Bicycle: 8 (0%)
Walked: 652 (9%)
Other means: 70 (1%)
Worked at home: 221 (3%)

People in group quarters in Prince Edward County, Virginia

3096 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
339 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
200 people in nursing homes
118 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $40,944.

9.26% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,881 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.26%
Virginia average:	11.06%

0.18% of residents moved from foreign countries ($135 average AGI)
Prince Edward County: 0.18%
Virginia average: 0.41%

6.25% relocated from other counties in Virginia ($21,750 average AGI)
2.83% relocated from other states ($12,996 average AGI)
Prince Edward County: 2.83%
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 Nottoway County, VA	0.73% ($24,512 average AGI)
from Buckingham County, VA	0.57% ($29,219)
from Charlotte County, VA	0.55% ($27,323)
from Amelia County, VA	0.48% ($37,259)
from Chesterfield County, VA	0.37% ($31,619)
from Cumberland County, VA	0.34% ($15,632)
from Lunenburg County, VA	0.32% ($23,667)

9.18% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,843 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.18%
Virginia average:	10.78%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.79% relocated to other counties in Virginia ($21,662 average AGI)
2.39% relocated to other states ($8,181 average AGI)
Prince Edward County: 2.39%
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	0.59% ($30,909 average AGI)
to Charlotte County, VA	0.55% ($19,452)
to Buckingham County, VA	0.50% ($27,536)
to Richmond city, VA	0.50% ($20,286)
to Nottoway County, VA	0.48% ($35,037)
to Cumberland County, VA	0.37% ($22,762)
to Henrico County, VA	0.37% ($46,810)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.4

Births per 1000 population in Prince Edward County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.1

Deaths per 1000 population in Prince Edward County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 12.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 13.1

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Prince Edward County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 3,651 (3,001 aged, 650 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 4.92
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 19826.82
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 570.7
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 98671.65

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 987.530
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 855.540
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 4.89

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 26.28
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 73.33

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 14.67

EPA green book nonattainment status in 2004-2006: 1
Crimes per 100,000 population in 1996 : 1

Household type by relationship

Households: 15,968

In family households: 13,227 (3,127 male householders, 1,179 female householders)
3,212 spouses, 4,485 children (4,034 natural, 58 adopted, 393 stepchildren), 499 grandchildren, 154 brothers or sisters, 82 parents, 214 other relatives, 275 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 2,741 (932 male householders (711 living alone)), 1,326 female householders (1,182 living alone)), 483 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 3,752 (580 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,881 2-persons, 1,059 3-persons, 798 4-persons, 375 5-persons, 104 6-persons, 89 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,893 1-person, 281 2-persons, 65 3-persons, 14 4-persons, 2 6-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons.

94.8% of residents of Prince Edward County speak English at home.
2.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (64% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 21% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
1.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (64% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).
0.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (63% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $108,299,000 ($5328 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $5,287,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $57,115,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $24,129,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $581,000
Federal grants: $20,220,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,645,000 ($700,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $4,609,000 ($20,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $493,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $15,364,000
Federal Government insurance: $7,145,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,096

Here:	54 per 1000 residents
State:	70 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 1,163

Here:	57 per 1000 residents
State:	40 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +21

Here:	+1 per 1000 residents
State:	+18 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +813

Here:	+40 per 1000 residents
State:	+14 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Prince Edward County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.99 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.0
State:	6.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.6
State:	4.3

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 268
1995 to 1998: 719
1990 to 1994: 742
1980 to 1989: 1,035
1970 to 1979: 1,577
1960 to 1969: 993
1950 to 1959: 680
1940 to 1949: 446
1939 or earlier: 1,067

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Prince Edward County, Virginia:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 24 3 rooms: 116 4 rooms: 513 5 rooms: 1,110 6 rooms: 1,015 7 rooms: 789 8 rooms: 417 9+ rooms: 511

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Prince Edward County, Virginia:
	1 room: 20 2 rooms: 138 3 rooms: 313 4 rooms: 525 5 rooms: 638 6 rooms: 226 7 rooms: 132 8 rooms: 57 9+ rooms: 17

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Prince Edward County:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 117 2 bedrooms: 1,020 3 bedrooms: 2,334 4 bedrooms: 785 5+ bedrooms: 239

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Prince Edward County:
	no bedroom: 20 1 bedroom: 486 2 bedrooms: 795 3 bedrooms: 621 4 bedrooms: 127 5+ bedrooms: 17

Cars and other vehicles available in Prince Edward County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 326 1 vehicle: 1,334 2 vehicles: 1,731 3 vehicles: 840 4 vehicles: 197 5+ vehicles: 67

Cars and other vehicles available in Prince Edward County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 347 1 vehicle: 923 2 vehicles: 606 3 vehicles: 162 4 vehicles: 16 5+ vehicles: 12

55% of Prince Edward County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 31% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 73% lived in Virginia.

Prince Edward County:	55.2%
State average:	53.8%

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

This state: 14560
Northeast: 1551
Midwest: 510
South: 2411
West: 293

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $47,000

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Electricity (44%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (33%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (13%) Wood (10%) Utility gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (45%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (34%) Wood (12%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%) Other fuel (1%) Utility gas (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 269

Here:	13.4%
Virginia:	9.5%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 97

Here:	10.1%
Virginia:	8.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 888

Here:	24.0%
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 (Noninst.)

Prince Edward County government finances in 2004:

Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $1,954,000
Charges - Solid Waste Management: $775,000
Elementary & Secondary Education School Lunch: $223,000

Elementary & Secondary Education School Tuition: $178,000

All Other: $39,000

Elementary & Secondary Education - Other: $0
Construction - Solid Waste Management: $353,000
Elementary & Secondary Education: $270,000

General: $49,000
Current Operations - Elementary & Secondary Education: $20,227,000
Welfare - Other: $2,620,000

Police Protection: $1,418,000

Solid Waste Management: $1,381,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $1,108,000

Central Staff Services: $630,000

General Public Buildings: $578,000

Financial Administration: $505,000

Fire Protection: $474,000

Health Services - Other: $403,000

Housing & Community Development: $315,000

General - Other: $298,000

Parks & Recreation: $165,000

Natural Resources - Other: $91,000

Corrections - Other: $51,000

Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $40,000
Federal Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $1,007,000
Education: $42,000
General - Interest on Debt: $1,436,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Libraries: $88,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $56,000
Intergovernmental to State - Higher Education: $7,000
Local Intergovernmental - Education: $168,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, Education, NEC: $11,387,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $12,548,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Elementary & Secondary Education: $10,776,000
Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $9,852,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $1,851,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $845,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $611,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $464,000
Rents: $292,000

Interest Earnings: $134,000
Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $724,000
General - Other: $509,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $6,508,000
State Intergovernmental - Education: $15,276,000
All Other: $2,533,000

General Support: $1,607,000

Public Welfare: $516,000
Tax - Property: $6,331,000
Total General Sales: $2,257,000

Public Utilities: $537,000

Motor Vehicle License: $225,000

NEC: $164,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $17,074,000

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Total Number Of Recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of aged recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of blind and disabled recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients under 18

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients between 18 and 64