Smyth County, Virginia (VA)

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• • 28,87787.3%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 6602.0%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 6391.9%Hispanic or Latino
  • 2210.7%Asian alone
  • 1820.6%Two or more races
  • 1040.3%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 380.1%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone

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

• Murders: 5
• Rapes: 9
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 11
• Burglaries: 49
• Thefts: 274
• Auto thefts: 20

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

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 7
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 12
• Burglaries: 62
• Thefts: 268
• Auto thefts: 23

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $758 (0.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $619 (0.7%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Smyth County is $434 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $483 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $613 a month.

Cities in this county include: Marion, Saltville, Chilhowie, Adwolf, Atkins, Seven Mile Ford, Sugar Grove, McMullin.

Neighboring counties: Navajo County, Arizona , Hot Spring County, Arkansas , Jefferson County, Missouri , Nowata County, Oklahoma , McDuffie County, Georgia .

Current college students: 1,040
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 83.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 14.9%

Number of foreign born residents: 442 (14.2% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 2192010 or later
• 1272000 to 2009
• 761990 to 1999
• 231980 to 1989
• 401970 to 1979
• 33Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 22.5 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 79.7%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 10,972
• One, attached: 202
• Two: 270
• 3 or 4: 343
• 5 to 9: 417
• 10 to 19: 357
• 20 to 49: 75
• 50 or more: 91
• Mobile homes: 2,718
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 6

Housing units in Smyth County with a mortgage: 4,195 (83 second mortgage, 265 home equity loan, 21 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 5,065

Religion statistics for Smyth County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Smyth County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Virginia Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4512-VA: April 2, 2020, FEMA Id: 4512, Natural disaster type: Other
• Virginia Hurricane Sandy, Incident Period: October 26, 2012 to November 01, 2012, Emergency Declared EM-3359: October 29, 2012, FEMA Id: 3359, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Virginia Severe Storms and Straight-line Winds, Incident Period: June 29, 2012 to July 01, 2012, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4072: July 27, 2012, FEMA Id: 4072, Natural disaster type: Storm, Wind
• Virginia Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3240: September 12, 2005, FEMA Id: 3240, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Virginia Severe Storms And Flooding, Incident Period: November 18, 2003 to November 19, 2003, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1502: December 09, 2003, FEMA Id: 1502, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Virginia Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: March 17, 2002 to March 20, 2002, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1406: April 02, 2002, FEMA Id: 1406, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Virginia Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: July 08, 2001 to August 27, 2001, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1386: July 12, 2001, FEMA Id: 1386, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Virginia Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 25, 2000 to January 30, 2000, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1318: February 28, 2000, FEMA Id: 1318, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• Virginia Blizzard, Incident Period: January 06, 1996 to January 12, 1996, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1086: January 13, 1996, FEMA Id: 1086, Natural disaster type: Blizzard
• Virginia Ice Storm, Severe Storm, Flooding, Incident Period: February 08, 1994 to February 12, 1994, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1014: March 10, 1994, FEMA Id: 1014, Natural disaster type: Ice Storm, Storm, Flood
• 5 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

3.53% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($33,421 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.54% relocated from other counties in Virginia ($23,424 average AGI)
0.99% relocated from other states ($9,997 average AGI)

Smyth County:	0.99%
Virginia average:	3.61%

from Washington County, VA	1.12% ($32,387 average AGI)
from Wythe County, VA	0.45% ($32,646)

4.12% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($31,501 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.84% relocated to other counties in Virginia ($20,322 average AGI)
1.28% relocated to other states ($11,179 average AGI)

Smyth County:	1.28%
Virginia average:	3.89%

to Washington County, VA	1.34% ($30,497 average AGI)
to Wythe County, VA	0.59% ($29,492)
to Sullivan County, TN	0.20% ($27,905)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.5

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 12.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 13.8

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 5.2

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Smyth County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 6,444 (1,631 living alone), Female householders: 6,406 (2,305 living alone)

• 6,217 spouses (6,187 opposite-sex spouses), 593 unmarried partners, (573 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 7,828 children (6,859 natural, 366 adopted, 646 stepchildren), 992 grandchildren, 205 brothers or sisters, 372 parents, 0 foster children, 452 other relatives, 809 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 769

Size of family households: 4,213 2-persons, 1,931 3-persons, 1,383 4-persons, 520 5-persons, 304 6-persons, 87 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,936 1-person, 386 2-persons, 83 3-persons, 7 5-persons, 2 6-persons.

3,209 married couples with children.
1,748 single-parent households (630 men, 1,118 women).

97.2% of residents of Smyth speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (83% speak English very well, 6% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (92% speak English very well, 8% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (14% speak English very well, 37% speak English well, 49% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (94% speak English very well, 6% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $208,572,000 ($6,410 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $17,375,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $100,750,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $41,646,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $2,136,000
Federal grants: $42,448,000
Federal procurement contracts: $15,893,000 ($13,374,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $5,698,000 ($684,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,013,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $6,429,000
Federal Government insurance: $29,267,000

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

Here:	-4 per 1000 residents
State:	+14 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 5.73 millions of gallons per day (86% from ground, 14% from surface)

• Year house built in Smyth County, Virginia
• 3612014 or later
• 3222010 to 2013
• 1,0792000 to 2009
• 2,0271990 to 1999
• 2,1341980 to 1989
• 2,6661970 to 1979
• 2,0061960 to 1969
• 1,8101950 to 1959
• 1,1421940 to 1949
• 1,8961939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Smyth County, Virginia

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Smyth County, Virginia
• 431 room
• 392 rooms
• 2233 rooms
• 8484 rooms
• 2,3295 rooms
• 1,9936 rooms
• 1,7237 rooms
• 8918 rooms
• 1,0329+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Smyth County, Virginia
• 1321 room
• 742 rooms
• 4073 rooms
• 8474 rooms
• 1,0355 rooms
• 6496 rooms
• 2947 rooms
• 1288 rooms
• 809+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Smyth County, Virginia

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Smyth County, Virginia
• 56no bedroom
• 2491 bedroom
• 1,9062 bedrooms
• 5,3563 bedrooms
• 1,1544 bedrooms
• 3575+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Smyth County, Virginia
• 126no bedroom
• 4201 bedroom
• 1,5322 bedrooms
• 1,3693 bedrooms
• 1994 bedrooms
• 205+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Smyth County, Virginia in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Smyth County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 519no vehicle
• 2,0981 vehicle
• 3,4542 vehicles
• 2,1533 vehicles
• 6484 vehicles
• 2815+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Smyth County in renter-occupied apartments
• 627no vehicle
• 1,9681 vehicle
• 8262 vehicles
• 2063 vehicles
• 474 vehicles
• 05+ vehicles

88.2% of Smyth County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 35% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 67% lived in Virginia.

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

• This state: 24,064
• Other state: 6,417
• Northeast: 890
• Midwest: 704
• South: 4,446
• West: 337

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 1,336
• Number of aged recipients: 131
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,205
• Number of recipients under 18: 113
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 915
• Number of recipients older than 64: 308
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 662
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 523

Smyth County on our top lists:

• #55 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2011"
• #61 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating from other counties between 2010 and 2011"