Scott County, Virginia (VA)

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% of renters here:	22%
State:	32%

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

Type of workers:

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

Races in Scott County, Virginia:

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

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

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Scott County:	2.4 people
Virginia:	2.5 people

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

This county:	$339
State:	$753

Scott County:	$131,925
Virginia:	$262,100

Detached houses: $175,505

Here:	$175,505
State:	$357,398

Townhouses or other attached units: $356,520

Here:	$356,520
State:	$371,438

In 2-unit structures: $316,227

Here:	$316,227
State:	$295,743

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $62,940

Here:	$62,940
State:	$305,320

Mobile homes: $33,597

Here:	$33,597
State:	$37,843

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

This county:	16.8%
Whole state:	9.6%

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

Here:	9.5%
Virginia:	7.0%

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%

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

Scott County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Virginia state average. It is 63% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/30/1973 at 07:48:41, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB, 4.6 ML, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 98.5 miles away from Scott County center
On 11/23/2006 at 10:42:57, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, 4.3 LG) earthquake occurred 46.7 miles away from the county center
On 11/2/2006 at 17:53:02, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 50.9 miles away from the county center
On 6/29/1996 at 19:30:42, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 MB, 3.9 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 49.1 miles away from Scott County center
On 10/26/1995 at 00:37:28, a magnitude 4.0 (3.9 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 38.1 miles away from the county center
On 8/17/1990 at 21:01:17, a magnitude 4.0 (3.5 LG, 4.0 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 41.9 miles away from Scott County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML)

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%)

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%

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%

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

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

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

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%

Household type by relationship

• 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

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

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

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

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

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

Here:	5.6
State:	6.6

Here:	4.7
State:	4.3

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

Here:	0.7%
Virginia:	9.5%

Here:	1.7%
Virginia:	8.2%

Here:	5.7%
Virginia:	20.6%

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