Russell County, Virginia (VA)

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County population in 2005: 28,949 (11% urban, 89% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 9,564
Renter-occupied apartments: 2,225

% of renters here:	19%
State:	32%

Land area: 475 sq. mi.
Water area: 2.1 sq. mi.

Population density: 61 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	16.3%
Whole state:	9.6%

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

This county:	7.1%
Whole state:	4.3%

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (20.0%), Manufacturing (17.8%), Retail trade (10.9%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 77%
Government: 17%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 5%
Unpaid family work: 1%

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

Races in Russell County, Virginia:

White Non-Hispanic (95.6%)
Black (3.1%)
Hispanic (0.8%)

Median resident age:	38.7 years
Virginia median age:	35.7 years

Males: 15,353	(50.7%)
Females: 14,955	(49.3%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $26,066
County population in 2003: 28,954
Jobs in 2003: 9,014

Total labor force in 2004: 11,760
Unemployment rate in 2004: 5.8%

Average household size:

Russell County:	2.4 people
Virginia:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $31,182 ($26,834 in 2000)

This county	$31,182
Virginia:	$54,240

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $124,735

Russell County	$124,735
Virginia:	$212,300

Median montly rent in 2000: $355
Institutionalized population: 1,390
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Russell County in 2000: $624

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 1
Robberies: 6
Assaults: 34
Burglaries: 127
Thefts: 217
Auto thefts: 38

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

Murders: 1
Rapes: 6
Robberies: 8
Assaults: 32
Burglaries: 75
Thefts: 235
Auto thefts: 33

Russell County races chart

Single-family new house construction building permits:

2000: 58 buildings, average cost: $76,500
2001: 64 buildings, average cost: $82,600
2002: 61 buildings, average cost: $87,100
2003: 59 buildings, average cost: $100,600
2004: 74 buildings, average cost: $103,500

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in 1000s)

2004 Presidential Election results in Russell County Virginia:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 53.2%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 45.2%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $371 (0.5%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Russell County is $417 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $483 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $591 a month.

Cities in this county include: Lebanon, Castlewood, Honaker, Cleveland.

Neighboring counties: Buchanan County , Dickenson County , Scott County , Smyth County , Tazewell County , Washington County , Wise County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Russell County: Castle Siding (A), Clinch River Steam Plant (B), Counts (C), Cumberland Plateau Regional Industrial Park (D), Drill (E), Lawsons Store (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Russell County include: Adams Chapel (A), Fuller Chapel (B), Pleasant Hill Church (C), Gardner Church (D), Clinchview Church (E), Gents Church (F), Reeds Valley Church (G), Ring Chapel (H), Concord Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Ring Cemetery (1), Lynch Cemetery (2), Lucas Cemetery (3), Richardson Cemetery (4), Jessee Cemetery (5), Lowe Cemetery (6), Reeds Valley Church Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Mountain Top, Lake (A), Copper, Lake (B), Mountain Lake (C), Gent Lake (D), Lake Bonaventure (E), Laurel Bed Lake (F), Moss Number Three Preparation Plant Upper Slurry (G), Ash Pond Number Two (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Left Fork Indian Creek (A), Possum Branch (B), Moses Branch (C), Monk Branch (D), Moll Creek (E), Pucketts Branch (F), Hess Creek (G), Hatfield Creek (H), Hart Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Russell County include: Cedar Creek Park (1), Clinch Mountain State Wildlife Management Area (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	4.4%
Virginia:	2.8%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 1,011
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 62.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 9.4%

Number of foreign born residents: 112 (29% naturalized citizens)

Russell County:	0.4%
Whole state:	8.1%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 30
1990 to 1994: 13
1985 to 1989: 8
1980 to 1984: 16
1975 to 1979: 13
1970 to 1974: 15
1970 to 1974: 8
1965 to 1969: 9

Mean travel time to work: 31.2 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 59.5%

Russell County marital status for males

Russell County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 8,570
One, attached: 86
Two: 113
3 or 4: 140
5 to 9: 233
10 to 19: 65
20 or more: 44
Mobile homes: 3,940

Housing units in Russell County with a mortgage: 2,586 (191 second mortgage, 188 home equity loan, 7 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,091

Agriculture in Russell County
Average size of farms: 150 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $18615
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $126.71
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.33%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 83.93%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $17606
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 15.77%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $27599
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 93.53%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 26.49
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 1.46%
Corn for grain: 184 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 14 harvested acres
Vegetables: 9 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 45 acres

Russell County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Virginia state average. It is 7.2 times below overall U.S. average.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Construction (15%)
Mining (12%)
Transportation equipment (5%)
Truck transportation (5%)
Educational services (5%)
Public administration (5%)
Machinery (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Educational services (17%)
Health care (16%)
Transportation equipment (8%)
Food and beverage stores (6%)
Public administration (6%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (6%)
Extraction workers (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
Assemblers and fabricators (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
Cashiers (6%)
Assemblers and fabricators (5%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
Health technologists and technicians (4%)
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (4%)

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

Germany (13%)
Mexico (12%)
Italy (10%)
El Salvador (10%)
United Kingdom (8%)
France (8%)
Philippines (8%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Russell County:

United States or American (52%)
English (12%)
German (8%)
Irish (7%)
Scotch-Irish (3%)
Scottish (1%)
Italian (1%)

Russell County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 8,685 (82%)
Carpooled: 1,422 (13%)
Bus or trolley bus: 7 (0%)
Walked: 122 (1%)
Other means: 62 (1%)
Worked at home: 276 (3%)

People in group quarters in Russell County, Virginia

1050 people in state prisons
173 people in nursing homes
139 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
53 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
30 people in other group homes
28 people in halfway houses
10 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
7 people in other nonhousehold living situations

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $38,709.

4.69% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,749 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.69%
Virginia average:	11.06%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.38% relocated from other counties in Virginia ($22,520 average AGI)
1.31% relocated from other states ($11,229 average AGI)
Russell County: 1.31%
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 Tazewell County, VA	0.67% ($33,035 average AGI)
from Washington County, VA	0.65% ($30,709)
from Buchanan County, VA	0.57% ($34,208)
from Wise County, VA	0.54% ($29,000)
from Dickenson County, VA	0.17% ($35,643)
from Scott County, VA	0.15% ($20,923)
from Sullivan County, TN	0.14% ($24,500)

4.65% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,982 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.65%
Virginia average:	10.78%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.26% relocated to other counties in Virginia ($20,881 average AGI)
1.39% relocated to other states ($9,102 average AGI)
Russell County: 1.39%
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 Washington County, VA	0.86% ($35,301 average AGI)
to Tazewell County, VA	0.70% ($24,797)
to Wise County, VA	0.40% ($45,147)
to Sullivan County, TN	0.24% ($22,500)
to Buchanan County, VA	0.22% ($16,737)
to Dickenson County, VA	0.18% ($25,733)
to Bristol city, VA	0.17% ($23,786)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.4

Births per 1000 population in Russell County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.3

Deaths per 1000 population in Russell County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 10.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 3.6

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Russell County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 5,649 (3,502 aged, 2,147 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%

Household type by relationship

Households: 28,830

In family households: 25,714 (7,208 male householders, 1,646 female householders)
7,417 spouses, 8,136 children (7,491 natural, 195 adopted, 450 stepchildren), 516 grandchildren, 153 brothers or sisters, 180 parents, 206 other relatives, 252 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 3,116 (1,196 male householders (1,096 living alone)), 1,716 female householders (1,623 living alone)), 204 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 1,478 (1,359 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 4,152 2-persons, 2,426 3-persons, 1,662 4-persons, 452 5-persons, 105 6-persons, 57 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,719 1-person, 176 2-persons, 17 3-persons.

4,690 married couples with children.
1,119 single-parent households (288 men, 831 women).

98.2% of residents of Russell County speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (79% speak English very well, 5% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (85% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 1% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (76% speak English very well, 24% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $194,201,000 ($6721 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $15,624,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $90,748,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $45,853,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $2,419,000
Federal grants: $35,528,000
Federal procurement contracts: $15,704,000 ($14,569,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,949,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,967,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,215,000
Federal Government insurance: $10,796,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,601

Here:	55 per 1000 residents
State:	70 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 1,756

Here:	61 per 1000 residents
State:	40 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +25

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

Net internal migration: -145

Here:	-5 per 1000 residents
State:	+14 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Russell County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.02 millions of gallons per day (46% from ground, 54% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.6
State:	6.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.8
State:	4.3

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 225
1995 to 1998: 1,116
1990 to 1994: 1,024
1980 to 1989: 2,139
1970 to 1979: 3,423
1960 to 1969: 1,633
1950 to 1959: 1,196
1940 to 1949: 777
1939 or earlier: 1,658

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

1 room: 5
2 rooms: 44
3 rooms: 146
4 rooms: 1,274
5 rooms: 2,979
6 rooms: 2,261
7 rooms: 1,399
8 rooms: 832
9 or more rooms: 624

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

1 room: 14
2 rooms: 71
3 rooms: 161
4 rooms: 683
5 rooms: 642
6 rooms: 350
7 rooms: 150
8 rooms: 100
9 or more rooms: 54

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

no bedroom: 11
1 bedroom: 160
2 bedrooms: 2,621
3 bedrooms: 5,471
4 bedrooms: 1,121
5 or more bedrooms: 180

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Russell County:

no bedroom: 14
1 bedroom: 258
2 bedrooms: 1,122
3 bedrooms: 709
4 bedrooms: 91
5 or more bedrooms: 31

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

no vehicle: 632
1 vehicle: 2,327
2 vehicles: 4,141
3 vehicles: 1,824
4 vehicles: 491
5 or more vehicles: 149

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

no vehicle: 445
1 vehicle: 923
2 vehicles: 716
3 vehicles: 99
4 vehicles: 29
5 or more vehicles: 13

68% of Russell County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 61% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 61% lived in Virginia.

Russell County:	68.1%
State average:	53.8%

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

This state: 25133
Northeast: 454
Midwest: 655
South: 3746
West: 147

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $33,900

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Electricity (64%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (22%)
Wood (5%)
Coal or coke (4%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)
Utility gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Electricity (64%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (26%)
Wood (4%)
Coal or coke (3%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
Other fuel (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 93

Here:	3.2%
Virginia:	9.5%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 91

Here:	5.3%
Virginia:	8.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 92

Here:	10.2%
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)

Russell County government finances in 2002:

Charges - Elementary & Secondary Education School Lunch: $532,000
Solid Waste Management: $140,000

All Other: $98,000

Elementary & Secondary Education School Tuition: $22,000

Elementary & Secondary Education - Other: $2,000
Construction - Elementary & Secondary Education: $976,000
General Public Buildings: $106,000
Current Operations - Elementary & Secondary Education: $26,390,000
Welfare - Other: $4,131,000

Housing & Community Development: $3,787,000

Solid Waste Management: $2,000,000

Corrections - Other: $1,581,000

Police Protection: $1,479,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $1,006,000

Financial Administration: $794,000

Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $787,000

Central Staff Services: $544,000

General Public Buildings: $375,000

Water Utilities: $337,000

Fire Protection: $309,000

Libraries: $294,000

Regular Highways: $288,000

Parks & Recreation: $165,000

Natural Resources - Other: $138,000

Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $85,000
Federal Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $161,000
General - Interest on Debt: $5,178,000
Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $5,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $59,561,000
Water Utilities: $892,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, Education, NEC: $14,970,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,175,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $1,744,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $426,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Elementary & Secondary Education: $13,816,000
Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $1,114,000

Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $890,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $58,036,000
Other, NEC: $1,732,000
Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $1,525,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,580,000
Other, NEC: $73,000

Water Utilities: $2,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $4,410,000
Interest Earnings: $4,398,000
Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $832,000
Police Protection: $183,000

Welfare - Other: $51,000

General Public Building: $38,000

Financial Administration: $28,000

Libraries: $21,000

Judicial: $11,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $9,023,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $176,000
Short Term Debt Outstanding - End of Fiscal Year: $5,564,000
Beginning: $1,600,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $58,036,000
State Intergovernmental - Education: $22,252,000
Public Welfare: $3,136,000

All Other: $2,199,000

General Support: $1,692,000

Housing & Community Development: $1,554,000
Tax - Property: $9,512,000
NEC: $1,600,000

Total General Sales: $1,183,000

Public Utilities: $891,000

Motor Vehicle License: $299,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $21,911,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $39,000

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