Southampton County, Virginia (VA)

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% of renters here:	26%
State:	32%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (24.3%), Educational,health and social services (18.3%), Retail trade (12.3%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Southampton County, Virginia:

Median resident age:	38.6 years
Virginia median age:	35.7 years

Males: 9,226	(52.8%)
Females: 8,256	(47.2%)

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Southampton County:	2.5 people
Virginia:	2.5 people

This county:	$43,379
Virginia:	$59,562

Southampton County:	$175,395
Virginia:	$262,100

This county:	$398
State:	$753

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 3
• Robberies: 4
• Assaults: 20
• Burglaries: 63
• Thefts: 227
• Auto thefts: 29

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 3
• Robberies: 3
• Assaults: 13
• Burglaries: 40
• Thefts: 230
• Auto thefts: 22

This county:	14.6%
Whole state:	9.6%

This county:	6.1%
Whole state:	4.3%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Southampton County is $483 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $535 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $662 a month.

Cities in this county include: Courtland, Boykins, Ivor, Newsoms, Capron, Branchville.

Neighboring counties: Gates County, North Carolina , Greensville County , Hertford County, North Carolina , Isle of Wight County , Northampton County, North Carolina , Surry County , Sussex County , Franklin city , Suffolk city .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Southampton County: Story (A), Still Landing (B), Battle Beach (C), Mill Creek Landing (D), White Head Hall (E), Southhampton Speedway (F), Cobbs Wharf (G), Cypress Cove Country Club (H), Darden Camp (I), Sands (J), Bronco Rod and Gun Club (K), Southampton State Correctional Farm (L). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Southampton County include: Pleasant Grove Church (A), Clarksbury Church (B), Galilee Church (C), Pleasant Plain Church (D), Pleasant Shade Church (E), Rising Star Church (F), Saint Johns Church (G), Corinth Friends Church (H), Saint Lukes Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Pleasant Plain Memorial Cemetery (1), Pleasant Grove Cemetery (2), Mount Table Cemetery (3), Stephenson Cemetery (4), Southampton Memorial Park (5), Butts Cemetery (6), Capron Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Wades Pond (A), McGraphs Pond (B), Mill Run Pond (C), Pearsons Mill Pond (D), Dardens Millpond (E), Cypress Cove Pond (F), Whitefields Millpond (G), Colgate Darden Millpond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Poplar Swamp (A), Powell Creek (B), Raccoon Creek (C), Reddy Hole Branch (D), Franks Branch (E), Fox Branch (F), Rosa Swamp (G), Round Hill Swamp (H), Flat Swamp (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Post office: Handsom Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	3.4%
Virginia:	2.8%

Current college students: 565
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 63.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 11.7%

Number of foreign born residents: 51 (76% naturalized citizens)

Southampton County:	0.3%
Whole state:	8.1%

Mean travel time to work: 26.6 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 37.8%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 5,508
• One, attached: 47
• Two: 83
• 3 or 4: 107
• 5 to 9: 101
• 20 or more: 21
• Mobile homes: 1,184
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 7

Housing units in Southampton County with a mortgage: 2,207 (256 second mortgage, 328 home equity loan, 2 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,374

Here:	61.6% with mortgage
State:	75.1% with mortgage

Southampton County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is below Virginia state average. It is 2.3 times below overall U.S. average.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 5,667 (82%) Carpooled: 895 (13%) Bus or trolley bus: 38 (1%) Taxi: 2 (0%) Bicycle: 3 (0%) Walked: 91 (1%) Other means: 78 (1%) Worked at home: 171 (2%)

8.00% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,116 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.00%
Virginia average:	11.06%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
6.19% relocated from other counties in Virginia ($27,992 average AGI)
1.80% relocated from other states ($7,124 average AGI)

Southampton County:	1.80%
Virginia average:	4.24%

from Franklin city, VA	1.21% ($34,192 average AGI)
from Suffolk city, VA	0.78% ($37,043)
from Virginia Beach city, VA	0.68% ($37,488)
from Isle of Wight County, VA	0.61% ($34,811)
from Portsmouth city, VA	0.46% ($44,821)
from Chesapeake city, VA	0.41% ($37,440)
from Norfolk city, VA	0.35% ($37,619)

6.02% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,483 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.02%
Virginia average:	10.78%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.30% relocated to other counties in Virginia ($22,421 average AGI)
1.73% relocated to other states ($9,062 average AGI)

Southampton County:	1.73%
Virginia average:	4.13%

to Franklin city, VA	1.07% ($30,159 average AGI)
to Isle of Wight County, VA	0.54% ($26,469)
to Suffolk city, VA	0.42% ($30,680)
to Sussex County, VA	0.27% ($31,563)
to Chesterfield County, VA	0.19% ($35,091)
to Emporia city, VA	0.19% ($26,545)
to Portsmouth city, VA	0.19% ($39,727)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.6

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.3

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 5.0

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,297 (1,903 aged, 394 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 13,927 (3,437 male householders, 1,127 female householders)

  3,423 spouses, 4,601 children (4,177 natural, 116 adopted, 308 stepchildren), 388 grandchildren, 208 brothers or sisters, 206 parents, 274 other relatives, 263 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 2,013 (852 male householders (715 living alone)), 883 female householders (847 living alone)), 278 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 1,542 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 1,920 2-persons, 1,152 3-persons, 949 4-persons, 381 5-persons, 95 6-persons, 67 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,562 1-person, 131 2-persons, 13 3-persons, 20 4-persons, 9 5-persons.

97.8% of residents of Southampton County speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (69% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 13% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (83% speak English very well, 17% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $92,780,000 ($5276 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $2,298,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $37,453,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $20,835,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $9,736,000
Federal grants: $20,464,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,608,000 ($116,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,683,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,247,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $8,578,000
Federal Government insurance: $41,328,000

Here:	52 per 1000 residents
State:	70 per 1000 residents

Here:	52 per 1000 residents
State:	40 per 1000 residents

Here:	+0 per 1000 residents
State:	+18 per 1000 residents

Here:	+9 per 1000 residents
State:	+14 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.27 millions of gallons per day (39% from ground, 61% from surface)

Here:	6.2
State:	6.6

Here:	4.8
State:	4.3

63% of Southampton County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 40% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 82% lived in Virginia.

Southampton County:	63.2%
State average:	53.8%

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

• This state: 13507
• Northeast: 713
• Midwest: 398
• South: 2295
• West: 477

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $56,500

Here:	13.4%
Virginia:	9.5%

Here:	15.8%
Virginia:	8.2%

Here:	8.4%
Virginia:	20.6%