Tazewell County, Virginia (VA)

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County population in 2005: 44,795 (42% urban, 58% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 14,127
Renter-occupied apartments: 4,150

% of renters here:	23%
State:	32%

Land area: 520 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.

Population density: 86 people per square mile

(average).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	15.3%
Whole state:	9.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	6.3%
Whole state:	4.3%

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (21.8%), Retail trade (16.7%), Manufacturing (11.6%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 77%
Government: 16%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 6%
Unpaid family work: 0%

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Races in Tazewell County, Virginia:

White Non-Hispanic (95.8%)
Black (2.3%)
Two or more races (0.6%)
Hispanic (0.5%)

Median resident age:	40.7 years
Virginia median age:	35.7 years

Males: 21,369	(47.9%)
Females: 23,229	(52.1%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $23,432
County population in 2003: 44,531
Jobs in 2003: 17,790

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Tazewell County,VA real estate house value trend

Total labor force in 2004: 19,186
Unemployment rate in 2004: 4.6%

Average household size:

Tazewell County:	2.4 people
Virginia:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $31,728 ($27,304 in 2000)

This county	$31,728
Virginia:	$54,240

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $121,340

Tazewell County	$121,340
Virginia:	$212,300

Median montly rent in 2000: $376
Institutionalized population: 517
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Tazewell County in 2000: $664

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

Murders: 1
Rapes: 10
Robberies: 6
Assaults: 32
Burglaries: 198
Thefts: 352
Auto thefts: 48

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

Murders: 0
Rapes: 12
Robberies: 2
Assaults: 42
Burglaries: 190
Thefts: 486
Auto thefts: 32

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Single-family new house construction building permits:

2000: 79 buildings, average cost: $102,800
2001: 71 buildings, average cost: $98,700
2002: 77 buildings, average cost: $117,000
2003: 77 buildings, average cost: $110,600
2004: 77 buildings, average cost: $114,700

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in 1000s)

2004 Presidential Election results in Tazewell County Virginia:

Bush/Cheney (Republican): 57.4%
Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 41.1%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $358 (0.5%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Tazewell County is $403 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $483 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $620 a month.

Cities in this county include: Bluefield, Tazewell, Richlands, Raven, Claypool Hill, Cedar Bluff, Pocahontas.

Neighboring counties: Bland County , Buchanan County , McDowell County, West Virginia , Mercer County, West Virginia , Russell County , Smyth County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Tazewell County: Burkes Garden Station (A), Prison Camp Number 31 (B), Camp Joy (C), Bluefield Industrial Park (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Tazewell County include: Pleasant Hill Church (A), Concord Church (B), Bandy Assembly of God Church (C), Gospel Mission (D), Crabtree Chapel (E), Grassy Spur Church (F), Salem Church (G), Sheffys Chapel (H), Greens Chapel (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Lowe Cemetery (1), Ratcliff Cemetery (2), Graham Cemetery (3), Grandview Memory Gardens (4), Billips Cemetery (5), Pocahontas Cemetery (6), Green Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: Sportsman Club Lake (A), Falls Mill Lake (B), Tazewell County Sportsmen Club Lake (C), Tazewell Reservoir (D), Falls Mills Lake (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Pounding Mill Branch (A), Little Horsepen Creek (B), Maiden Spring Creek (C), Jonathan Branch (D), Johny Branch (E), Haynes Branch (F), Johnson Branch (G), Raven Nest Branch (H), Ray Fork (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Tazewell County: Burkes Garden Rural Historic District (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Post office: Burkes Garden Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	5.4%
Virginia:	2.8%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 1,954
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 67.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 11.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 431 (58% naturalized citizens)

Tazewell County:	1.0%
Whole state:	8.1%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 78
1990 to 1994: 88
1985 to 1989: 75
1980 to 1984: 7
1975 to 1979: 30
1970 to 1974: 17
1970 to 1974: 54
1965 to 1969: 82

Mean travel time to work: 26.6 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 68.1%

Tazewell County marital status for males

Tazewell County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 13,566
One, attached: 293
Two: 219
3 or 4: 420
5 to 9: 441
10 to 19: 139
20 or more: 144
Mobile homes: 5,155
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 13

Housing units in Tazewell County with a mortgage: 4,261 (259 second mortgage, 303 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 5,133

Agriculture in Tazewell County
Average size of farms: 252 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $32182
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $50.86
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 0.53%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 93.53%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $29524
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 16.24%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $34753
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 90.20%
Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 26.94
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 3.68%
Corn for grain: 619 harvested acres
Vegetables: 28 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 19 acres

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Construction (12%)
Mining (10%)
Public administration (5%)
Repair and maintenance (4%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)
Educational services (4%)
Truck transportation (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (22%)
Educational services (15%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Food and beverage stores (6%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
Public administration (4%)
Finance and insurance (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
Extraction workers (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (3%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Cashiers (7%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Registered nurses (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Health technologists and technicians (4%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)

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

Pakistan (19%)
Korea (9%)
Germany (8%)
Canada (8%)
India (6%)
United Kingdom (5%)
Japan (5%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Tazewell County:

United States or American (46%)
Irish (10%)
English (9%)
German (9%)
Scotch-Irish (4%)
Italian (2%)
Dutch (1%)

Tazewell County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 14,419 (84%)
Carpooled: 1,959 (11%)
Bus or trolley bus: 63 (0%)
Taxi: 4 (0%)
Motorcycle: 4 (0%)
Walked: 254 (1%)
Other means: 120 (1%)
Worked at home: 318 (2%)

People in group quarters in Tazewell County, Virginia

291 people in nursing homes
226 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
200 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
102 people in other group homes

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $45,299.

5.21% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,777 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.21%
Virginia average:	11.06%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.23% relocated from other counties in Virginia ($13,612 average AGI)
2.98% relocated from other states ($22,165 average AGI)
Tazewell County: 2.98%
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 Mercer County, WV	1.01% ($44,762 average AGI)
from Buchanan County, VA	0.47% ($32,194)
from Russell County, VA	0.42% ($24,797)
from McDowell County, WV	0.18% ($44,640)
from Washington County, VA	0.13% ($38,556)
from Bland County, VA	0.11% ($22,813)
from Montgomery County, VA	0.11% ($28,867)

5.34% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,552 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.34%
Virginia average:	10.78%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.34% relocated to other counties in Virginia ($16,613 average AGI)
3.00% relocated to other states ($16,939 average AGI)
Tazewell County: 3.00%
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 Mercer County, WV	0.78% ($27,945 average AGI)
to Russell County, VA	0.40% ($33,035)
to Buchanan County, VA	0.28% ($27,821)
to Washington County, VA	0.17% ($48,958)
to Pulaski County, VA	0.12% ($35,235)
to Sullivan County, TN	0.11% ($34,750)
to Washington County, TN	0.11% ($17,750)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.4

Births per 1000 population in Tazewell County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.3

Deaths per 1000 population in Tazewell County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 8.2

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Tazewell County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 10,924 (7,306 aged, 3,618 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%

Household type by relationship

Households: 43,795

In family households: 38,301 (10,492 male householders, 2,765 female householders)
10,691 spouses, 12,077 children (11,162 natural, 294 adopted, 621 stepchildren), 878 grandchildren, 338 brothers or sisters, 233 parents, 415 other relatives, 412 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 5,494 (1,798 male householders (1,552 living alone)), 3,208 female householders (3,044 living alone)), 488 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 803 (258 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 6,339 2-persons, 3,517 3-persons, 2,354 4-persons, 779 5-persons, 195 6-persons, 73 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,596 1-person, 354 2-persons, 51 3-persons, 5 4-persons.

6,681 married couples with children.
1,918 single-parent households (408 men, 1,510 women).

97.6% of residents of Tazewell County speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (72% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (83% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (47% speak English very well, 34% speak English well, 19% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $319,905,000 ($7148 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $7,009,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $176,234,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $81,873,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,351,000
Federal grants: $45,213,000
Federal procurement contracts: $5,189,000 ($3,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $10,045,000 ($3,895,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,408,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $4,079,000
Federal Government insurance: $37,810,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 2,475

Here:	55 per 1000 residents
State:	70 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 2,885

Here:	64 per 1000 residents
State:	40 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +63

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

Net internal migration: +597

Here:	+13 per 1000 residents
State:	+14 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Tazewell County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.98 millions of gallons per day (4% from ground, 96% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.8
State:	6.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.8
State:	4.3

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 264
1995 to 1998: 1,143
1990 to 1994: 1,625
1980 to 1989: 3,231
1970 to 1979: 4,675
1960 to 1969: 2,388
1950 to 1959: 2,433
1940 to 1949: 1,910
1939 or earlier: 2,721

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Tazewell County, Virginia:

1 room: 12
2 rooms: 58
3 rooms: 155
4 rooms: 1,886
5 rooms: 3,805
6 rooms: 3,328
7 rooms: 2,225
8 rooms: 1,355
9 or more rooms: 1,303

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Tazewell County, Virginia:

1 room: 6
2 rooms: 58
3 rooms: 304
4 rooms: 1,340
5 rooms: 1,202
6 rooms: 580
7 rooms: 397
8 rooms: 136
9 or more rooms: 127

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Tazewell County:

no bedroom: 12
1 bedroom: 176
2 bedrooms: 3,861
3 bedrooms: 7,702
4 bedrooms: 1,939
5 or more bedrooms: 437

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Tazewell County:

no bedroom: 6
1 bedroom: 467
2 bedrooms: 1,823
3 bedrooms: 1,537
4 bedrooms: 259
5 or more bedrooms: 58

Cars and other vehicles available in Tazewell County in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 990
1 vehicle: 3,877
2 vehicles: 5,975
3 vehicles: 2,570
4 vehicles: 517
5 or more vehicles: 198

Cars and other vehicles available in Tazewell County in renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 746
1 vehicle: 1,878
2 vehicles: 1,185
3 vehicles: 277
4 vehicles: 48
5 or more vehicles: 16

67% of Tazewell County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 63% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 42% lived in Virginia.

Tazewell County:	67.0%
State average:	53.8%

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

This state: 28425
Northeast: 657
Midwest: 1305
South: 13365
West: 328

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $57,000

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Electricity (58%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (20%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (9%)
Coal or coke (5%)
Utility gas (5%)
Wood (3%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Electricity (63%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (20%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%)
Coal or coke (5%)
Utility gas (4%)
Wood (2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 163

Here:	3.7%
Virginia:	9.5%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 119

Here:	5.0%
Virginia:	8.2%

Students in private undegraduate colleges: 422

Here:	24.5%
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 (Noninstitutionalized)

Tazewell County government finances in 2002:

Charges - Air Transportation: $71,000
Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $1,989,000
Charges - All Other: $8,842,000
Sewerage: $1,107,000

Elementary & Secondary Education School Lunch: $963,000

Solid Waste Management: $262,000

Elementary & Secondary Education School Tuition: $60,000

Parking Facilities: $28,000
Construction - Parks & Recreation: $379,000
General: $168,000

Health - Other: $152,000

Elementary & Secondary Education: $134,000

Regular Highways: $2,000
Current Operations - Elementary & Secondary Education: $45,626,000
Health Services - Other: $14,239,000

Corrections - Other: $3,418,000

Welfare - Other: $3,407,000

Police Protection: $2,055,000

Welfare, Federal Categorical Assistance Programs: $1,573,000

General - Other: $1,536,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $1,246,000

Water Utilities: $1,141,000

Sewerage: $1,141,000

Solid Waste Management: $892,000

Financial Administration: $817,000

Libraries: $707,000

General Public Buildings: $615,000

Regular Highways: $459,000

Fire Protection: $335,000

Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $262,000

Central Staff Services: $248,000

Parks & Recreation: $204,000

Air Transportation: $167,000

Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $160,000

Natural Resources - Other: $84,000

Housing & Community Development: $38,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $420,000
Health & Hospitals: $34,000

General Support: $19,000
General - Interest on Debt: $1,689,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Health: $277,000
Higher Education: $77,000
Local Intergovernmental - Health & Hospitals: $122,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, Education, NEC: $5,240,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $19,222,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $4,631,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $5,651,000
Full Faith & Credit - Elementary & Secondary Education: $4,786,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $16,110,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $2,092,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $454,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $1,186,000
Interest Earnings: $402,000

Rents: $23,000
Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $1,066,000
Health - Other: $429,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $11,881,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $1,353,000
State Intergovernmental - Education: $34,673,000
Health & Hospitals: $5,462,000

All Other: $5,088,000

Public Welfare: $4,168,000

General Support: $2,989,000
Tax - Property: $15,319,000
Total General Sales: $3,876,000

NEC: $1,276,000

Public Utilities: $942,000

Motor Vehicle License: $273,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $42,681,000

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