Radford city, Virginia (VA)

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County population in July 2007: 16,133 (97% urban, 3% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 2,585
Renter-occupied apartments: 3,224

% of renters here:	56%
State:	32%

Land area: 10 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.4 sq. mi.

Population density: 1643 people per square mile

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2008 cost of living index in Radford city: 78.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (34.8%), Manufacturing (15.5%), Arts,entertainment,recreation,accommodation and food services (14.2%), Retail trade (10.3%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 64%
Government: 33%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 3%
Unpaid family work: 0%

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Races in Radford city, Virginia:

White Non-Hispanic (87.6%)
Black (8.1%)
Two or more races (1.5%)
Hispanic (1.2%)
American Indian (0.6%)

Median resident age:	22.8 years
Virginia median age:	35.7 years

Males: 7,215	(45.5%)
Females: 8,644	(54.5%)

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Total labor force in 2004: 7,316
Unemployment rate in 2004: 4.6%

Average household size:

Radford city:	2.3 people
Virginia:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2007: $31,459 ($24,654 in 1999)

This county:	$31,459
Virginia:	$59,562

2007 median house/condo value: $205,399 ($95,100 in 2000)

Radford city:	$205,399
Virginia:	$262,100

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $499 (lower quartile is $333, upper quartile is $707)

This county:	$499
State:	$753

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,403
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $255

Institutionalized population: 20

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Single-family new house construction building permits:

2000: 15 buildings, average cost: $166,300
2001: 16 buildings, average cost: $142,700
2002: 55 buildings, average cost: $73,900
2003: 55 buildings, average cost: $64,200
2004: 30 buildings, average cost: $135,000

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in 1000s)

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $591 (0.6%)

Radford city household income distribution in 2007

Radford city contract rent distribution in 2007

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	31.4%
Whole state:	9.6%

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

This county:	22.5%
Whole state:	4.3%

Area name: Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Radford city is $513 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $575 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $789 a month.

Cities in this county include: Radford.

Neighboring counties: Montgomery County , Pulaski County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	3.2%
Virginia:	2.8%

Unemployment by year (%)

Current college students: 6,952
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 83.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 34.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 399 (47% naturalized citizens)

Radford city:	2.5%
Whole state:	8.1%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 151 1990 to 1994: 88 1985 to 1989: 31 1980 to 1984: 49 1975 to 1979: 11 1970 to 1974: 30 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 39

Mean travel time to work: 16.1 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 52.4%

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 2,962
One, attached: 153
Two: 177
3 or 4: 313
5 to 9: 708
10 to 19: 1,236
20 or more: 416
Mobile homes: 172

Housing units in Radford city with a mortgage: 1,465 (101 second mortgage, 222 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 868

Here:	62.8% with mortgage
State:	75.1% with mortgage

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Educational services (21%)
Accommodation and food services (12%)
Construction (8%)
Transportation equipment (6%)
Metal and metal products (4%)
Public administration (4%)
Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (32%)
Accommodation and food services (12%)
Health care (9%)
Public administration (4%)
Finance and insurance (4%)
Social assistance (4%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Postsecondary teachers (6%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Engineers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Postsecondary teachers (6%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
Waiters and waitresses (5%)
Cashiers (4%)

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

India (15%)
Canada (9%)
Cuba (8%)
Germany (8%)
Russia (7%)
South Africa (7%)
Japan (5%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Radford city:

United States or American (18%)
German (14%)
English (13%)
Irish (11%)
Italian (5%)
Scotch-Irish (5%)
Scottish (3%)

Radford city mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 5,229 (75%)
Carpooled: 620 (9%)
Bus or trolley bus: 27 (0%)
Bicycle: 19 (0%)
Walked: 879 (13%)
Other means: 27 (0%)
Worked at home: 167 (2%)

People in group quarters in Radford city, Virginia

2741 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
39 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
20 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
13 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $51,280.

15.20% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($41,592 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	15.20%
Virginia average:	11.06%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
11.48% relocated from other counties in Virginia ($17,593 average AGI)
3.72% relocated from other states ($23,998 average AGI)
Radford city: 3.72%
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	3.29% ($23,385 average AGI)
from Pulaski County, VA	2.00% ($26,304)
from Roanoke County, VA	0.41% ($38,688)
from Roanoke city, VA	0.35% ($14,071)
from Wythe County, VA	0.30% ($24,000)
from Floyd County, VA	0.28% ($23,545)
from Prince William County, VA	0.28% ($14,455)

15.80% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,740 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	15.80%
Virginia average:	10.78%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
12.13% relocated to other counties in Virginia ($19,562 average AGI)
3.67% relocated to other states ($8,178 average AGI)
Radford city: 3.67%
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	4.03% ($27,131 average AGI)
to Pulaski County, VA	2.42% ($24,500)
to Roanoke County, VA	0.48% ($35,000)
to Fairfax County, VA	0.48% ($21,684)
to Roanoke city, VA	0.48% ($40,158)
to Floyd County, VA	0.43% ($22,235)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.9

Births per 1000 population in Radford city

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 6.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 7.0

Deaths per 1000 population in Radford city

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 5.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Radford city

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,218 (1,878 aged, 340 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 761.580
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 789.020
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 6.86

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 50.85
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 116.640

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 13.72

EPA green book nonattainment status in 2004-2006: 1

Household type by relationship

Households: 13,044

In family households: 7,434 (1,998 male householders, 608 female householders)
1,983 spouses, 2,322 children (2,165 natural, 59 adopted, 98 stepchildren), 168 grandchildren, 70 brothers or sisters, 29 parents, 122 other relatives, 134 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 5,610 (1,343 male householders (673 living alone)), 1,855 female householders (1,192 living alone)), 2,412 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 2,815 (18 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,362 2-persons, 613 3-persons, 439 4-persons, 152 5-persons, 23 6-persons, 17 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,865 1-person, 689 2-persons, 316 3-persons, 228 4-persons, 83 5-persons, 10 6-persons, 7 7-or-more-persons.

94.8% of residents of Radford city speak English at home.
2.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (74% speak English very well, 6% speak English well, 20% speak English not well).
2.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (67% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 12% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (88% speak English very well, 12% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $146,362,000 ($9909 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $75,785,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $34,898,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $21,489,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $5,000
Federal grants: $13,019,000
Federal procurement contracts: $70,061,000 ($69,308,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $6,890,000 ($4,691,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $0,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $4,296,000
Federal Government insurance: $0,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 704

Here:	48 per 1000 residents
State:	70 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 550

Here:	38 per 1000 residents
State:	40 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +118

Here:	+8 per 1000 residents
State:	+18 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -1,535

Here:	-105 per 1000 residents
State:	+14 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Radford city

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.84 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.2
State:	6.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.3
State:	4.3

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 17
1995 to 1998: 265
1990 to 1994: 611
1980 to 1989: 1,203
1970 to 1979: 1,030
1960 to 1969: 939
1950 to 1959: 640
1940 to 1949: 675
1939 or earlier: 757

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Radford city, Virginia:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 51 4 rooms: 246 5 rooms: 563 6 rooms: 631 7 rooms: 443 8 rooms: 367 9+ rooms: 284

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Radford city, Virginia:
	1 room: 53 2 rooms: 269 3 rooms: 446 4 rooms: 997 5 rooms: 774 6 rooms: 451 7 rooms: 137 8 rooms: 25 9+ rooms: 72

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Radford city:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 16 2 bedrooms: 622 3 bedrooms: 1,244 4 bedrooms: 550 5+ bedrooms: 153

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Radford city:
	no bedroom: 53 1 bedroom: 602 2 bedrooms: 1,349 3 bedrooms: 805 4 bedrooms: 349 5+ bedrooms: 66

Cars and other vehicles available in Radford city in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 138 1 vehicle: 614 2 vehicles: 1,220 3 vehicles: 510 4 vehicles: 60 5+ vehicles: 43

Cars and other vehicles available in Radford city in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 374 1 vehicle: 1,417 2 vehicles: 918 3 vehicles: 341 4 vehicles: 147 5+ vehicles: 27

32% of Radford city residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 12% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 75% lived in Virginia.

Radford city:	32.2%
State average:	53.8%

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

This state: 9829
Northeast: 1341
Midwest: 767
South: 2900
West: 465

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $84,600

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (46%) Electricity (37%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (14%) Wood (1%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (60%) Utility gas (30%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (5%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%) Other fuel (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 54

Here:	5.6%
Virginia:	9.5%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 3

Here:	0.8%
Virginia:	8.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 201

Here:	3.1%
Virginia:	20.6%

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School Enrollment by Level of School

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Radford city Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2006:

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