Sussex County, Virginia (VA)

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% of renters here:	31%
State:	32%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (19.9%), Educational,health and social services (18.9%), Retail trade (12.2%).

Type of workers:

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Races in Sussex County, Virginia:

Median resident age:	37.6 years
Virginia median age:	35.7 years

Males: 7,185	(57.5%)
Females: 5,319	(42.5%)

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Sussex County:	2.4 people
Virginia:	2.5 people

This county:	$39,566
Virginia:	$59,562

This county:	$398
State:	$753

Sussex County:	$139,377
Virginia:	$262,100

Detached houses: $169,531

Here:	$169,531
State:	$357,398

Townhouses or other attached units: $110,882

Here:	$110,882
State:	$371,438

In 2-unit structures: $186,903

Here:	$186,903
State:	$295,743

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $7,060

Here:	$7,060
State:	$305,320

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $1,241,681

Here:	$1,241,681
State:	$316,638

Mobile homes: $69,887

Here:	$69,887
State:	$37,843

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 3
• Robberies: 3
• Assaults: 19
• Burglaries: 51
• Thefts: 124
• Auto thefts: 27

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

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 19
• Burglaries: 29
• Thefts: 133
• Auto thefts: 11

This county:	16.1%
Whole state:	9.6%

This county:	6.7%
Whole state:	4.3%

Area name: Richmond, VA HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Sussex County is $678 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $757 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1010 a month.

Cities in this county include: Waverly, Wakefield, Stony Creek.

Neighboring counties: Dinwiddie County , Greensville County , Prince George County , Southampton County , Surry County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Sussex County: Wakefield Community Hunt Club (A), Barretts Store (B), Comans Well (C), Roland Crossroads (D), Sussex County Courthouse (E). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Sussex County include: Piney Grove Church (A), Plank Road Church (B), Pleasant Grove Church (C), Reidville Church (D), Russian Church (E), Concord Church (F), Saint Johns Church (G), Sappony Church (H), Sharon Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Jerusalem Cemetery (1), Bethel Cemetery (2), Reidville Cemetery (3), Trisvan Cemetery (4), Oakland Cemetery (5), Newville Cemetery (6), New Hope Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs and swamps: Laniers Millpond (A), Drumwright Pond (B), Spiers Pond (C), Harrell Pond (D), Belsches Millpond (E), Bellches Millpond (F), Harrells Mill Pond (G), Harrells Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Lees Branch (A), Jones Hole Swamp (B), Moores Swamp (C), Quaker Branch (D), Rack Creek (E), Harris Swamp (F), Hardwood Creek (G), Manlove Branch (H), Jennies Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Park in Sussex County: Sussex Count Courthouse Historic District (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	10.5%
Virginia:	7.0%

Current college students: 442
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 57.6%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 10.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 119 (37% naturalized citizens)

Sussex County:	1.0%
Whole state:	8.1%

Mean travel time to work: 27.9 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 44.3%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 3,186
• One, attached: 35
• Two: 68
• 3 or 4: 60
• 5 to 9: 100
• 10 to 19: 13
• 20 or more: 75
• Mobile homes: 1,116

Housing units in Sussex County with a mortgage: 961 (114 second mortgage, 90 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 898

Here:	51.7% with mortgage
State:	75.1% with mortgage

Sussex County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly above Virginia state average. It is 1.1 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 4 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/19/1978, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado injured 3 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Sussex County-area historical earthquake activity is below Virginia state average. It is 93% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 12/9/2003 at 20:59:14, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB, 4.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 57.8 miles away from Sussex County center
On 5/5/2003 at 16:32:32, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 72.7 miles away from the county center
On 3/15/1991 at 06:54:08, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, Depth: 10.9 mi) earthquake occurred 67.2 miles away from the county center
On 10/21/1998 at 05:56:47, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, 3.3 LG, Depth: 8.3 mi) earthquake occurred 68.7 miles away from Sussex County center
On 9/22/2001 at 16:01:20, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG, 2.5 LG, Depth: 1.2 mi) earthquake occurred 98.4 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 3,368 (81%) Carpooled: 608 (15%) Bus or trolley bus: 19 (0%) Taxi: 12 (0%) Walked: 78 (2%) Other means: 18 (0%) Worked at home: 78 (2%)

8.23% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,300 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.23%
Virginia average:	11.06%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
6.89% relocated from other counties in Virginia ($27,728 average AGI)
1.34% relocated from other states ($4,572 average AGI)

Sussex County:	1.34%
Virginia average:	4.24%

from Chesterfield County, VA	0.71% ($42,963 average AGI)
from Prince George County, VA	0.71% ($27,222)
from Petersburg city, VA	0.63% ($26,875)
from Dinwiddie County, VA	0.55% ($36,048)
from Surry County, VA	0.47% ($31,778)
from Southampton County, VA	0.42% ($31,563)
from Emporia city, VA	0.42% ($35,438)

6.56% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,371 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.56%
Virginia average:	10.78%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
5.27% relocated to other counties in Virginia ($23,094 average AGI)
1.28% relocated to other states ($5,282 average AGI)

Sussex County:	1.28%
Virginia average:	4.13%

to Petersburg city, VA	0.70% ($23,000 average AGI)
to Chesterfield County, VA	0.46% ($39,824)
to Southampton County, VA	0.43% ($35,625)
to Dinwiddie County, VA	0.37% ($26,429)
to Greensville County, VA	0.32% ($19,333)
to Prince George County, VA	0.32% ($38,167)
to Surry County, VA	0.27% ($34,200)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.8

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.5

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 10.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 14.5

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,253 (1,836 aged, 417 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 8,462 (1,918 male householders, 915 female householders)

  1,887 spouses, 2,839 children (2,551 natural, 105 adopted, 183 stepchildren), 329 grandchildren, 150 brothers or sisters, 67 parents, 189 other relatives, 168 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 1,455 (579 male householders (484 living alone)), 712 female householders (674 living alone)), 164 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 2,587 (2,567 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,282 2-persons, 706 3-persons, 508 4-persons, 221 5-persons, 89 6-persons, 27 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,158 1-person, 118 2-persons, 15 3-persons.

97.8% of residents of Sussex County speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (52% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 19% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (82% speak English well, 18% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $77,556,000 ($6510 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,802,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $33,122,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $19,782,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $4,012,000
Federal grants: $16,261,000
Federal procurement contracts: $523,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,857,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $693,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $4,658,000
Federal Government insurance: $12,011,000

Here:	54 per 1000 residents
State:	70 per 1000 residents

Here:	62 per 1000 residents
State:	40 per 1000 residents

Here:	+4 per 1000 residents
State:	+18 per 1000 residents

Here:	-31 per 1000 residents
State:	+14 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.51 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	5.9
State:	6.6

Here:	4.9
State:	4.3

63% of Sussex 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, 77% lived in Virginia.

Sussex County:	62.9%
State average:	53.8%

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

• This state: 10349
• Northeast: 483
• Midwest: 180
• South: 1309
• West: 34

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $34,400

Here:	15.4%
Virginia:	9.5%

Here:	19.9%
Virginia:	8.2%

Here:	6.6%
Virginia:	20.6%

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