Pulaski County, Virginia (VA)

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County population in July 2007: 35,060 (48% urban, 52% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 10,780
Renter-occupied apartments: 3,863

% of renters here:	26%
State:	32%

Land area: 321 sq. mi.
Water area: 9.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 110 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	13.1%
Whole state:	9.6%

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

This county:	4.8%
Whole state:	4.3%

2008 cost of living index in Pulaski County: 76.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (33.6%), Educational,health and social services (19.4%), Retail trade (11.4%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 79%
Government: 16%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 4%
Unpaid family work: 1%

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Races in Pulaski County, Virginia:

White Non-Hispanic (92.1%)
Black (5.6%)
Hispanic (1.0%)
Two or more races (0.9%)
American Indian (0.6%)

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

Median resident age:	40.3 years
Virginia median age:	35.7 years

Males: 17,334	(49.3%)
Females: 17,793	(50.7%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $30,293
County population in 2003: 35,066
Jobs in 2003: 15,506

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Total labor force in 2004: 17,896
Unemployment rate in 2004: 5.9%

Average household size:

Pulaski County:	2.3 people
Virginia:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $39,361 ($33,873 in 2000)

This county	$39,361
Virginia:	$54,240

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $142,963

Pulaski County	$142,963
Virginia:	$212,300

Median monthly rent in 2000: $382
Institutionalized population: 1,023
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Pulaski County in 2000: $698

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 4
Robberies: 6
Assaults: 23
Burglaries: 76
Thefts: 483
Auto thefts: 13

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2004 Presidential Election results in Pulaski County Virginia:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 61.5%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 37.3%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $490 (0.6%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Pulaski County is $387 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $483 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $692 a month.

Cities in this county include: Pulaski, Dublin, Fairlawn.

Neighboring counties: Bland County , Carroll County , Floyd County , Giles County , Montgomery County , Wythe County , Radford city .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Pulaski County: Pulaski County Corporate Center (A), Pulaski Country Club (B), Powhatan Camp (C), Campsites (D), Mountain Park Picnic Area (E), State Prison Camp Number 1 (F), Wildlife Cabin (G), Dublin Waterworks (H), McCarthy Camp (I), Empire Mine (J). Display/hide their locations on the map

Shopping Center: Radford Shopping Plaza Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Pulaski County include: Pine Run Church (A), Clarks Chapel (B), Clarks Mill Church (C), Allisonia Methodist Church (D), Reed Island Church (E), Back Creek Tabernacle (F), Corner View Church (G), Sassin Church (H), Seagle Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Rhoades Cemetery (1), Johnson Cemetery (2), Anderson-Vickers Cemetery (3), Newbern Cemetery (4), New River Cemetery (5), New Dublin Cemetery (6), Dublin Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: Hogan Lake (A), Gatewood Reservoir (B), Lake Powhatan (C), Claytor Lake (D), Thornhill Pond (E), Ottari Lake (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Little Macks Creek (A), Little Laurel Creek (B), Puncheoncamp Branch (C), Racepath Branch (D), Harbison Branch (E), Goose Creek (F), Maple Branch (G), Rock Creek (H), Rocky Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Pulaski County include: Dublin Park (1), Pulaski Wayside Picnic Area (2), Dobson Stadium (3), Newbern Historic District (4), New River Valley Fairgrounds (5), Claytor Lake State Park (6). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	4.8%
Virginia:	2.8%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 1,296
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 74.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 12.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 216 (64% naturalized citizens)

Pulaski County:	0.6%
Whole state:	8.1%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 45 1990 to 1994: 50 1985 to 1989: 0 1980 to 1984: 7 1975 to 1979: 21 1970 to 1974: 7 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 86

Mean travel time to work: 21.3 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 65.4%

Pulaski County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 11,809
One, attached: 349
Two: 437
3 or 4: 356
5 to 9: 583
10 to 19: 549
20 or more: 175
Mobile homes: 1,980
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 87

Housing units in Pulaski County with a mortgage: 5,195 (487 second mortgage, 630 home equity loan, 24 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,440

Agriculture in Pulaski County
Average size of farms: 181 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $32202
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $45.17
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 2.02%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 93.86%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $24802
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 24.24%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $46580
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 91.74%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 29.98
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 5.35%
Corn for grain: 797 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 259 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 26 acres

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Transportation equipment (11%)
Construction (9%)
Furniture and related products (6%)
Metal and metal products (6%)
Educational services (5%)
Public administration (4%)
Health care (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (14%)
Educational services (14%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Transportation equipment (5%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
Public administration (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Assemblers and fabricators (6%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
Assemblers and fabricators (4%)
Health technologists and technicians (4%)
Cashiers (3%)

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

Guatemala (19%)
Germany (18%)
Mexico (9%)
Other Northern Africa (8%)
Philippines (8%)
Korea (6%)
Portugal (5%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Pulaski County:

United States or American (39%)
English (11%)
German (10%)
Irish (10%)
Scotch-Irish (4%)
Italian (2%)
Scottish (2%)

Pulaski County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 13,753 (85%)
Carpooled: 1,757 (11%)
Bus or trolley bus: 14 (0%)
Taxi: 22 (0%)
Motorcycle: 8 (0%)
Bicycle: 9 (0%)
Walked: 230 (1%)
Other means: 150 (1%)
Worked at home: 240 (1%)

People in group quarters in Pulaski County, Virginia

366 people in state prisons
349 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
308 people in nursing homes
81 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
8 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $42,486.

5.96% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($41,754 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.96%
Virginia average:	11.06%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.27% relocated from other counties in Virginia ($29,715 average AGI)
1.69% relocated from other states ($12,039 average AGI)
Pulaski County: 1.69%
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 Montgomery County, VA	1.56% ($55,589 average AGI)
from Radford city, VA	0.76% ($24,500)
from Wythe County, VA	0.41% ($32,308)
from Giles County, VA	0.21% ($26,259)
from Floyd County, VA	0.16% ($27,650)
from Tazewell County, VA	0.13% ($35,235)
from Roanoke County, VA	0.11% ($32,357)

5.51% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,507 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.51%
Virginia average:	10.78%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.01% relocated to other counties in Virginia ($20,824 average AGI)
1.51% relocated to other states ($10,684 average AGI)
Pulaski County: 1.51%
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 Montgomery County, VA	1.50% ($27,654 average AGI)
to Radford city, VA	0.63% ($26,304)
to Wythe County, VA	0.39% ($33,755)
to Floyd County, VA	0.25% ($26,484)
to Giles County, VA	0.18% ($31,478)
to Roanoke city, VA	0.14% ($19,412)
to Roanoke County, VA	0.10% ($34,538)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.3

Births per 1000 population in Pulaski County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.6

Deaths per 1000 population in Pulaski County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.5

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Pulaski County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 6,525 (5,040 aged, 1,485 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 2.84
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 9413.400
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 204.820
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 41639.17

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 926.430
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1194.380
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 2.85

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 23.16
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 85.52

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 11.4

Household type by relationship

Households: 34,008

In family households: 28,834 (7,948 male householders, 2,187 female householders)
8,142 spouses, 8,695 children (7,715 natural, 222 adopted, 758 stepchildren), 678 grandchildren, 204 brothers or sisters, 159 parents, 383 other relatives, 438 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 5,174 (1,874 male householders (1,567 living alone)), 2,617 female householders (2,376 living alone)), 683 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 1,119 (1,040 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 5,115 2-persons, 2,520 3-persons, 1,713 4-persons, 562 5-persons, 189 6-persons, 36 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,943 1-person, 441 2-persons, 85 3-persons, 22 4-persons.

97.9% of residents of Pulaski County speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (54% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 31% speak English not well).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (43% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 28% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (39% speak English very well, 61% speak English well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (38% speak English very well, 38% speak English well, 23% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $187,296,000 ($5328 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $5,929,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $97,607,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $52,790,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $155,000
Federal grants: $29,636,000
Federal procurement contracts: $2,467,000 ($1,017,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $4,640,000 ($1,167,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $4,527,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $15,495,000
Federal Government insurance: $16,885,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,851

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

Deaths: 2,164

Here:	62 per 1000 residents
State:	40 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +31

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

Net internal migration: +273

Here:	+8 per 1000 residents
State:	+14 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Pulaski County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 4.01 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.9
State:	6.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.4
State:	4.3

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 276
1995 to 1998: 1,060
1990 to 1994: 802
1980 to 1989: 2,042
1970 to 1979: 3,914
1960 to 1969: 2,430
1950 to 1959: 2,006
1940 to 1949: 1,706
1939 or earlier: 2,089

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Pulaski County, Virginia:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 57 3 rooms: 155 4 rooms: 1,152 5 rooms: 3,119 6 rooms: 2,518 7 rooms: 1,595 8 rooms: 1,297 9+ rooms: 887

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Pulaski County, Virginia:
	1 room: 15 2 rooms: 144 3 rooms: 430 4 rooms: 1,446 5 rooms: 997 6 rooms: 437 7 rooms: 263 8 rooms: 97 9+ rooms: 34

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Pulaski County:
	no bedroom: 8 1 bedroom: 167 2 bedrooms: 2,811 3 bedrooms: 5,908 4 bedrooms: 1,543 5+ bedrooms: 343

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Pulaski County:
	no bedroom: 43 1 bedroom: 517 2 bedrooms: 2,054 3 bedrooms: 1,020 4 bedrooms: 199 5+ bedrooms: 30

Cars and other vehicles available in Pulaski County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 576 1 vehicle: 2,671 2 vehicles: 4,566 3 vehicles: 2,110 4 vehicles: 610 5+ vehicles: 247

Cars and other vehicles available in Pulaski County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 757 1 vehicle: 1,840 2 vehicles: 1,027 3 vehicles: 182 4 vehicles: 32 5+ vehicles: 25

63% of Pulaski County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 62% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 68% lived in Virginia.

Pulaski County:	62.6%
State average:	53.8%

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

This state: 27749
Northeast: 897
Midwest: 1223
South: 4543
West: 376

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $61,500

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Electricity (54%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (24%) Utility gas (11%) Wood (6%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (57%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (20%) Utility gas (17%) Wood (5%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 6

Here:	0.2%
Virginia:	9.5%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0

Here:	0.0%
Virginia:	8.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 85

Here:	7.9%
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.)

Pulaski County government finances in 2004:

Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $5,855,000
Charges - Elementary & Secondary Education School Lunch: $970,000
All Other: $362,000

Parks & Recreation: $312,000

Elementary & Secondary Education School Tuition: $33,000

Elementary & Secondary Education - Other: $0
Construction - Elementary & Secondary Education: $622,000
Health - Other: $534,000

General: $187,000

Central Staff Services: $186,000

Parks & Recreation: $1,000
Current Operations - Elementary & Secondary Education: $36,999,000
Welfare - Other: $4,874,000

Police Protection: $2,564,000

Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $1,854,000

General - Other: $1,793,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $1,026,000

Financial Administration: $802,000

Corrections - Other: $802,000

Parks & Recreation: $749,000

General Public Buildings: $663,000

Central Staff Services: $634,000

Health Services - Other: $555,000

Libraries: $488,000

Fire Protection: $216,000

Solid Waste Management: $199,000

Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $137,000

Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $107,000

Housing & Community Development: $93,000

Natural Resources - Other: $90,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $212,000
General Support: $25,000
General - Interest on Debt: $1,636,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Corrections: $917,000
Health: $204,000

Elementary and Secondary Education: $195,000

General: $188,000

Higher Education: $13,000

Natural Resources: $5,000
Local Intergovernmental - Education: $643,000
All Other: $68,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $9,872,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, Education, NEC: $18,336,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,605,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Elementary & Secondary Education: $17,388,000
Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $1,055,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $8,670,000
Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $1,202,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Elementary and Secondary Education: $948,000
Other, NEC: $550,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $894,000
General Revenue, NEC: $884,000

Rents: $28,000
Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $568,000
Fire Protection: $307,000

Financial Administration: $259,000

Police Protection: $120,000

General - Other: $49,000

Libraries: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $15,871,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $8,670,000
State Intergovernmental - Education: $25,312,000
Public Welfare: $5,057,000

All Other: $4,181,000

General Support: $2,078,000

Housing & Community Development: $26,000
Tax - Property: $16,938,000
Total General Sales: $2,123,000

Public Utilities: $1,554,000

Motor Vehicle License: $536,000

NEC: $271,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $28,507,000

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

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients older than 64

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients also receiving OASDI

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Amount of payments (thousands of dollars)

Pulaski County Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2006:

Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)