Scott County, Virginia (VA)

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County population in July 2007: 22,787 (18% urban, 82% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 7,671
Renter-occupied apartments: 2,124

% of renters here:	22%
State:	32%

Land area: 537 sq. mi.
Water area: 2.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 42 people per square mile

(average).

2008 cost of living index in Scott County: 75.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (21.3%), Educational,health and social services (18.7%), Retail trade (13.4%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 79%
Government: 14%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 7%
Unpaid family work: 1%

Scott County, Virginia business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Scott County, Virginia:

White Non-Hispanic (98.2%)
Black (0.6%)
Two or more races (0.5%)

Median resident age:	41.4 years
Virginia median age:	35.7 years

Males: 11,297	(48.3%)
Females: 12,106	(51.7%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $22,771
County population in 2003: 23,024
Jobs in 2003: 4,908

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Total labor force in 2004: 9,791
Unemployment rate in 2004: 5.5%

Average household size:

Scott County:	2.4 people
Virginia:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2007: $34,885 ($27,339 in 1999)

This county:	$34,885
Virginia:	$59,562

2007 median house/condo value: $137,889 ($69,100 in 2000)

Scott County:	$137,889
Virginia:	$262,100

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $339 (lower quartile is $220, upper quartile is $440)

This county:	$339
State:	$753

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,126
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $209

Institutionalized population: 204

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

Murders: 1
Rapes: 5
Robberies: 5
Assaults: 22
Burglaries: 88
Thefts: 258
Auto thefts: 30

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 5
Robberies: 6
Assaults: 27
Burglaries: 81
Thefts: 281
Auto thefts: 27

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Single-family new house construction building permits:

2000: 67 buildings, average cost: $68,100
2001: 71 buildings, average cost: $89,500
2002: 72 buildings, average cost: $86,500
2003: 90 buildings, average cost: $99,600
2004: 67 buildings, average cost: $101,900
2005: 51 buildings, average cost: $112,000
2006: 48 buildings, average cost: $133,300

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in 1000s)

2004 Presidential Election results in Scott County Virginia:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 65.0%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 33.4%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $397 (0.6%)

Scott County household income distribution in 2007

Scott County contract rent distribution in 2007

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	16.8%
Whole state:	9.6%

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

This county:	6.6%
Whole state:	4.3%

Area name: Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Scott County is $389 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $483 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $647 a month.

Cities in this county include: Fort Belvoir, Gate City, Weber City, Nickelsville, Dungannon, Clinchport, Duffield.

Neighboring counties: Hancock County, Tennessee , Hawkins County, Tennessee , Lee County , Sullivan County, Tennessee , Russell County , Washington County , Wise County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Scott County: Addington Store (A), Hagan Hall (B), Alley Valley (C), Hanging Rock Recreation Site (D), Holston River Mill (E), Moccasin Gap (F), Moccasin Siding (G), Mabe (H), Ka (I), Verdi (J), Bangor (K), Bark Campground (L), Carter Ferry (M), Speers Ferry Mill (N), Speers Ferry (O), Hill (P), Miller Yard (Q), Big Cut Station (R), Copper Siding (S), Danlboone Yard (T). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Scott County include: Pine Grove Church (A), Addington Church (B), Gaines Chapel (C), Point Truth Church (D), Alleys Chapel (E), Gardner Chapel (F), Prospect United Methodist Church (G), Purchase Church (H), Red Hill Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Robbins Cemetery (1), Benton Cemetery (2), Riner Cemetery (3), Jennings Cemetery (4), Berry Cemetery (5), Richmond Cemetery (6), Godsey Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Flag Pond (A), Blue Water Pond (B), Bark Camp Lake (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Possum Creek (A), Powers Branch (B), Little Duck Branch (C), Jones Branch (D), Mahogany Spring Branch (E), Lane Camp Branch (F), Henderson Branch (G), Head Creek (H), Raccon Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Scott County include: Anderson Block House Monument (1), Natural Tunnel State Park (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post offices: Slant Post Office (A), Hortons Summit Post Office (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	4.1%
Virginia:	2.8%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 634
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 64.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 8.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 71 (39% naturalized citizens)

Scott County:	0.3%
Whole state:	8.1%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 17 1990 to 1994: 9 1985 to 1989: 0 1980 to 1984: 14 1975 to 1979: 4 1970 to 1974: 8 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 19

Mean travel time to work: 30.6 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 39.5%

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 8,158
One, attached: 56
Two: 105
3 or 4: 96
5 to 9: 80
10 to 19: 66
20 or more: 113
Mobile homes: 2,681

Housing units in Scott County with a mortgage: 1,635 (128 second mortgage, 177 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,628

Here:	38.4% with mortgage
State:	75.1% with mortgage

Agriculture in Scott County
Average size of farms: 106 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $8518
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $257.57
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 1.31%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 46.26%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $7237
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 16.79%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 2.04%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $27307
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 96.11%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 17.01
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 1.27%
Corn for grain: 154 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 67 harvested acres
Vegetables: 281 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 35 acres

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Construction (14%)
Chemicals (10%)
Printing and related support activities (5%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
Machinery (4%)
Public administration (4%)
Educational services (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (21%)
Educational services (11%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Food and beverage stores (6%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Public administration (4%)
Chemicals (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
Cashiers (7%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
Health technologists and technicians (4%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)

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

Germany (25%)
Italy (18%)
Russia (18%)
Other Western Europe (10%)
Korea (7%)
Mexico (7%)
Yugoslavia (6%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Scott County:

United States or American (51%)
English (11%)
Irish (10%)
German (7%)
Scotch-Irish (4%)
Scottish (2%)
Dutch (1%)

Scott County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 7,325 (81%)
Carpooled: 1,179 (13%)
Bus or trolley bus: 40 (0%)
Taxi: 9 (0%)
Bicycle: 12 (0%)
Walked: 148 (2%)
Other means: 74 (1%)
Worked at home: 267 (3%)

People in group quarters in Scott County, Virginia

171 people in nursing homes
134 people in other group homes
33 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
5 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $39,699.

4.62% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,086 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.62%
Virginia average:	11.06%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
1.57% relocated from other counties in Virginia ($10,828 average AGI)
3.05% relocated from other states ($18,259 average AGI)
Scott County: 3.05%
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 Sullivan County, TN	1.10% ($28,145 average AGI)
from Hawkins County, TN	0.49% ($30,486)
from Wise County, VA	0.42% ($33,063)
from Lee County, VA	0.31% ($22,261)
from Washington County, VA	0.20% ($38,067)
from Russell County, VA	0.17% ($28,769)
from Washington County, TN	0.13% ($22,600)

4.56% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,397 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.56%
Virginia average:	10.78%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
1.13% relocated to other counties in Virginia ($7,257 average AGI)
3.43% relocated to other states ($23,140 average AGI)
Scott County: 3.43%
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 Sullivan County, TN	1.67% ($32,198 average AGI)
to Hawkins County, TN	0.60% ($35,778)
to Wise County, VA	0.19% ($36,071)
to Washington County, TN	0.17% ($28,385)
to Russell County, VA	0.17% ($20,923)
to Washington County, VA	0.15% ($25,909)
to Lee County, VA	0.13% ($30,100)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.9

Births per 1000 population in Scott County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.1

Deaths per 1000 population in Scott County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 14.3

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Scott County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 5,318 (3,993 aged, 1,325 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 6%

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 992.940
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1406.670
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 4.36

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 13.27
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 39.2

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 4.36

Crimes per 100,000 population in 1996 : 1

Household type by relationship

Households: 23,056

In family households: 20,146 (5,846 male householders, 1,275 female householders)
5,889 spouses, 6,226 children (5,748 natural, 116 adopted, 362 stepchildren), 319 grandchildren, 126 brothers or sisters, 120 parents, 196 other relatives, 149 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 2,910 (1,033 male householders (937 living alone)), 1,697 female householders (1,628 living alone)), 180 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 347 (208 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,500 2-persons, 1,849 3-persons, 1,277 4-persons, 357 5-persons, 122 6-persons, 16 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,565 1-person, 156 2-persons, 9 3-persons.

98.8% of residents of Scott County speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (70% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 20% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (92% speak English very well, 5% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $168,365,000 ($7326 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $8,484,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $75,587,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $36,781,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $2,790,000
Federal grants: $41,872,000
Federal procurement contracts: $943,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $10,392,000 ($6,978,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $2,207,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $12,947,000
Federal Government insurance: $9,945,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 1,146

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

Deaths: 1,540

Here:	67 per 1000 residents
State:	40 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +16

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

Net internal migration: -39

Here:	-2 per 1000 residents
State:	+14 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Scott County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.06 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.6
State:	6.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.7
State:	4.3

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 236
1995 to 1998: 739
1990 to 1994: 846
1980 to 1989: 1,671
1970 to 1979: 2,081
1960 to 1969: 1,518
1950 to 1959: 1,238
1940 to 1949: 1,106
1939 or earlier: 1,920

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Scott County, Virginia:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 38 3 rooms: 137 4 rooms: 1,137 5 rooms: 2,372 6 rooms: 1,969 7 rooms: 1,006 8 rooms: 614 9+ rooms: 398

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Scott County, Virginia:
	1 room: 5 2 rooms: 62 3 rooms: 186 4 rooms: 712 5 rooms: 559 6 rooms: 318 7 rooms: 164 8 rooms: 83 9+ rooms: 35

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Scott County:
	no bedroom: 8 1 bedroom: 201 2 bedrooms: 2,230 3 bedrooms: 4,326 4 bedrooms: 802 5+ bedrooms: 104

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Scott County:
	no bedroom: 5 1 bedroom: 288 2 bedrooms: 1,084 3 bedrooms: 598 4 bedrooms: 115 5+ bedrooms: 34

Cars and other vehicles available in Scott County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 707 1 vehicle: 1,935 2 vehicles: 3,099 3 vehicles: 1,351 4 vehicles: 474 5+ vehicles: 105

Cars and other vehicles available in Scott County in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 513 1 vehicle: 886 2 vehicles: 615 3 vehicles: 96 4 vehicles: 14 5+ vehicles: 0

70% of Scott County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 58% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 44% lived in Virginia.

Scott County:	69.6%
State average:	53.8%

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

This state: 10478
Northeast: 225
Midwest: 828
South: 11589
West: 166

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $24,800

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 7%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 5%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Electricity (66%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (16%) Wood (8%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%) Coal or coke (4%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (59%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (22%) Wood (8%) Coal or coke (6%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 16

Here:	0.7%
Virginia:	9.5%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 18

Here:	1.7%
Virginia:	8.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 31

Here:	5.7%
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.)

Scott County government finances in 2004:

Charges - All Other: $928,000
Sewerage: $669,000

Elementary & Secondary Education School Lunch: $507,000

Parks & Recreation: $119,000

Elementary & Secondary Education School Tuition: $40,000

Solid Waste Management: $36,000
Construction - Elementary & Secondary Education: $40,000
Current Operations - Elementary & Secondary Education: $25,297,000
Welfare - Other: $2,801,000

Police Protection: $1,920,000

Solid Waste Management: $1,145,000

Sewerage: $786,000

Water Utilities: $786,000

Financial Administration: $759,000

Central Staff Services: $557,000

Fire Protection: $469,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $421,000

Corrections - Other: $356,000

General Public Buildings: $318,000

Health Services - Other: $299,000

Parks & Recreation: $256,000

General - Other: $251,000

Housing & Community Development: $220,000

Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $96,000

Natural Resources - Other: $48,000
Federal Intergovernmental - Education: $254,000
General - Interest on Debt: $583,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Health: $219,000
Libraries: $196,000
Local Intergovernmental - Education: $285,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, Education, NEC: $1,630,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $8,080,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $1,960,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Elementary & Secondary Education: $1,341,000
Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $305,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $9,496,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Elementary and Secondary Education: $289,000
Other, NEC: $239,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $354,000
Interest Earnings: $276,000

Rents: $132,000
Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $1,101,000
Police Protection: $118,000

General Public Building: $20,000

Parks & Recreation: $5,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $9,210,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $699,000
State Intergovernmental - Education: $21,490,000
Public Welfare: $2,387,000

General Support: $1,945,000

All Other: $350,000

Health & Hospitals: $21,000
Tax - Property: $6,484,000
Total General Sales: $1,151,000

Public Utilities: $919,000

NEC: $493,000

Motor Vehicle License: $453,000

Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $47,000

Other Selective Sales: $21,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $22,339,000

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