Richmond County, Virginia (VA)

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County population in 2005: 9,114 (16% urban, 84% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 2,268
Renter-occupied apartments: 669

% of renters here:	23%
State:	32%

Land area: 191 sq. mi.
Water area: 24.9 sq. mi.

Population density: 48 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	15.4%
Whole state:	9.6%

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

This county:	7.0%
Whole state:	4.3%

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (17.2%), Retail trade (13.8%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 70%
Government: 22%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 9%
Unpaid family work: 0%

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

Races in Richmond County, Virginia:

White Non-Hispanic (63.8%)
Black (33.2%)
Hispanic (2.1%)
Other race (0.9%)
Two or more races (0.7%)

(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: 4,939	(56.1%)
Females: 3,870	(43.9%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $26,359
County population in 2003: 8,998
Jobs in 2003: 3,040

Total labor force in 2004: 3,419
Unemployment rate in 2004: 5.6%

Average household size:

Richmond County:	2.4 people
Virginia:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $38,377 ($33,026 in 2000)

This county	$38,377
Virginia:	$54,240

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $154,936

Richmond County	$154,936
Virginia:	$212,300

Median monthly rent in 2000: $457
Institutionalized population: 1,725
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Richmond County in 2000: $815

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 1
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 25
Burglaries: 12
Thefts: 40
Auto thefts: 5

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

Murders: 2
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 7
Burglaries: 10
Thefts: 32
Auto thefts: 4

Richmond County races chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Richmond County Virginia:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 61.9%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 37.0%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $465 (0.5%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Richmond County is $477 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $581 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $708 a month.

Cities in this county include: Warsaw.

Neighboring counties: Essex County , Lancaster County , Northumberland County , Westmoreland County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Richmond County: Richmond Hill Plantation (A), Accopatough Beach (B), Strangeway Landing (C), Jones Landing (D), Mount Airy Plantation (E), Carters Wharf (F), Carters Wharf Landing (G), State Prison Camp Number 17 (H), Phillips Landing (I), North Bend Landing (J), Cedar Point Landing (K), Whilans Marina (L), Woodville Farm (M), Chestnut Hill Landing (N), Chestnut Hill Plantation (O), Yellowbank Landing (P), Smoots Landing (Q), Bladensfield Plantation (R), County Line Fork (S), Side Landing (T). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Richmond County include: Clarksville Church (A), Rappahannock Church (B), Cobham Park Baptist Church (C), Good Shepherd Mission (D), Totuskey Church (E), Welcome Grove Church (F), Hopewell Church (G), Jerusalem Church (H), Ebenezer Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Lyells Chapel Cemetery (1), Jerusalem Cemetery (2), Rappahannock Cemetery (3), Totuskey Cemetery (4), Oakland Cemetery (5), New Zion Cemetery (6), Clarksville Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Porridge Pot (A), Hogans Millpond (B), Garlands Millpond (C), Gardys Millpond (D), Mount Airy Millpond (E), Connellee Millpond (F), Morattico Swamp (G), Mangorite Marsh (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Morattico Creek (A), Jones Creek (B), Jones Branch (C), Lancaster Creek (D), Hatters Creek (E), Hall Branch (F), Richardson Creek (G), Grandmammy Swamp (H), Garlands Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	3.2%
Virginia:	2.8%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 298
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 60.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 9.9%

Number of foreign born residents: 165 (31% naturalized citizens)

Richmond County:	1.9%
Whole state:	8.1%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 64
1990 to 1994: 11
1985 to 1989: 27
1980 to 1984: 9
1975 to 1979: 11
1970 to 1974: 0
1970 to 1974: 11
1965 to 1969: 32

Mean travel time to work: 28.6 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 45.8%

Richmond County marital status for males

Richmond County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 2,797
One, attached: 24
Two: 89
3 or 4: 55
5 to 9: 22
20 or more: 60
Mobile homes: 449
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 16

Housing units in Richmond County with a mortgage: 881 (54 second mortgage, 110 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 721

Agriculture in Richmond County
Average size of farms: 318 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $47195
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $212.18
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 4.65%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 12.49%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $53032
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 61.30%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $82639
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 88.65%
Average age of principal farm operators: 58 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 3.20
Corn for grain: 11373 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 5626 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 12908 harvested acres
Vegetables: 121 harvested acres

Richmond County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Virginia state average. It is 2.4 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 2 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 11/2/1966, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado injured 2 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Construction (17%)
Public administration (8%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
Utilities (4%)
Truck transportation (4%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (16%)
Educational services (12%)
Public administration (8%)
Finance and insurance (8%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Food and beverage stores (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
Carpenters (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (10%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
Cashiers (6%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)

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

Mexico (42%)
Netherlands (16%)
Philippines (8%)
Italy (6%)
United Kingdom (4%)
Taiwan (4%)
Dominican Republic (4%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Richmond County:

United States or American (32%)
English (12%)
German (5%)
Irish (5%)
African (4%)
Scottish (2%)
Italian (2%)

Richmond County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 2,517 (79%)
Carpooled: 453 (14%)
Bus or trolley bus: 13 (0%)
Bicycle: 3 (0%)
Walked: 85 (3%)
Other means: 35 (1%)
Worked at home: 96 (3%)

People in group quarters in Richmond County, Virginia

1191 people in state prisons
269 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
265 people in nursing homes
23 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
3 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $44,467.

8.14% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($38,424 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.14%
Virginia average:	11.06%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
6.52% relocated from other counties in Virginia ($30,143 average AGI)
1.62% relocated from other states ($8,281 average AGI)
Richmond County: 1.62%
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 Northumberland County, VA	1.44% ($29,024 average AGI)
from Westmoreland County, VA	1.44% ($29,268)
from Essex County, VA	0.92% ($26,885)

7.42% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,732 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.42%
Virginia average:	10.78%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.72% relocated to other counties in Virginia ($30,469 average AGI)
1.70% relocated to other states ($6,263 average AGI)
Richmond County: 1.70%
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 Essex County, VA	1.46% ($36,171 average AGI)
to Northumberland County, VA	0.96% ($32,037)
to Westmoreland County, VA	0.75% ($27,095)
to Henrico County, VA	0.36% ($17,600)
to Lancaster County, VA	0.36% ($27,700)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.7

Births per 1000 population in Richmond County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.9

Deaths per 1000 population in Richmond County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 11.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.1

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Richmond County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,656 (1,420 aged, 236 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%

Household type by relationship

Households: 7,057

In family households: 6,039 (1,534 male householders, 480 female householders)
1,560 spouses, 1,862 children (1,704 natural, 65 adopted, 93 stepchildren), 203 grandchildren, 94 brothers or sisters, 64 parents, 97 other relatives, 145 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,018 (385 male householders (333 living alone)), 523 female householders (489 living alone)), 110 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 1,752 (1,709 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 945 2-persons, 477 3-persons, 376 4-persons, 139 5-persons, 50 6-persons, 27 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 822 1-person, 62 2-persons, 20 3-persons, 4 4-persons.

94.9% of residents of Richmond County speak English at home.
4.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (38% speak English very well, 34% speak English well, 24% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (85% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (75% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 13% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $57,072,000 ($6348 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $6,561,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $27,043,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $13,789,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,443,000
Federal grants: $7,251,000
Federal procurement contracts: $5,419,000 ($4,924,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,127,000 ($131,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $275,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $29,916,000
Federal Government insurance: $15,571,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 453

Here:	50 per 1000 residents
State:	70 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 576

Here:	63 per 1000 residents
State:	40 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +52

Here:	+6 per 1000 residents
State:	+18 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +407

Here:	+45 per 1000 residents
State:	+14 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Richmond County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.02 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.9
State:	6.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.8
State:	4.3

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 51
1995 to 1998: 251
1990 to 1994: 352
1980 to 1989: 532
1970 to 1979: 636
1960 to 1969: 504
1950 to 1959: 381
1940 to 1949: 264
1939 or earlier: 541

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

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 106
4 rooms: 255
5 rooms: 550
6 rooms: 576
7 rooms: 410
8 rooms: 202
9 or more rooms: 169

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

1 room: 4
2 rooms: 32
3 rooms: 110
4 rooms: 148
5 rooms: 148
6 rooms: 101
7 rooms: 85
8 rooms: 28
9 or more rooms: 13

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

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 72
2 bedrooms: 615
3 bedrooms: 1,202
4 bedrooms: 327
5 or more bedrooms: 52

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Richmond County:

no bedroom: 4
1 bedroom: 137
2 bedrooms: 262
3 bedrooms: 205
4 bedrooms: 47
5 or more bedrooms: 14

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

no vehicle: 188
1 vehicle: 556
2 vehicles: 795
3 vehicles: 506
4 vehicles: 152
5 or more vehicles: 71

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

no vehicle: 150
1 vehicle: 243
2 vehicles: 200
3 vehicles: 64
4 vehicles: 12
5 or more vehicles: 0

61% of Richmond County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 30% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 66% lived in Virginia.

Richmond County:	61.4%
State average:	53.8%

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

This state: 6777
Northeast: 591
Midwest: 118
South: 1040
West: 68

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $53,500

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 4%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Electricity (49%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (33%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (11%)
Wood (5%)
No fuel used (1%)
Utility gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Electricity (49%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (38%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (7%)
Wood (6%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 47

Here:	5.7%
Virginia:	9.5%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 46

Here:	9.4%
Virginia:	8.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 52

Here:	19.3%
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)

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Total Number Of Recipients

1999: 194
2000: 200
2001: 195
2002: 187
2003: 182
2004: 187
2005: 8,357
2006: 8,623

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of aged recipients

1999: 45
2000: 41
2001: 37
2002: 32
2003: 29
2004: 29
2005: 730
2006: 702

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

1999: 149
2000: 159
2001: 158
2002: 155
2003: 153
2004: 158
2005: 7,627
2006: 7,921

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

1999: 21
2000: 23
2001: 17
2002: 17
2003: 16
2004: 23
2005: 2,089
2006: 2,221

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

1999: 94
2000: 99
2001: 105
2002: 100
2003: 99
2004: 102
2005: 4,780
2006: 4,936

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

1999: 79
2000: 78
2001: 73
2002: 70
2003: 67
2004: 62
2005: 1,488
2006: 1,466

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

1999: 96
2000: 102
2001: 95
2002: 93
2003: 95
2004: 91
2005: 2,709
2006: 2,723

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

1999: 63
2000: 62
2001: 60
2002: 56
2003: 53
2004: 59
2005: 3,893
2006: 4,069

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