Tazewell County, Virginia (VA)

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% of renters here:	23%
State:	32%

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

Type of workers:

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Races in Tazewell County, Virginia:

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

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

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Tazewell County:	2.4 people
Virginia:	2.5 people

This county:	$34,841
Virginia:	$59,562

This county:	$376
State:	$753

Tazewell County:	$121,396
Virginia:	$262,100

Detached houses: $176,775

Here:	$176,775
State:	$357,398

Townhouses or other attached units: $181,283

Here:	$181,283
State:	$371,438

In 2-unit structures: $78,355

Here:	$78,355
State:	$295,743

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $122,504

Here:	$122,504
State:	$305,320

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $103,095

Here:	$103,095
State:	$316,638

Mobile homes: $29,201

Here:	$29,201
State:	$37,843

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $45,000

Here:	$45,000
State:	$92,978

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

This county:	15.3%
Whole state:	9.6%

This county:	6.3%
Whole state:	4.3%

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

Here:	8.1%
Virginia:	7.0%

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%

Mean travel time to work: 26.6 minutes

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

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

Here:	45.4% with mortgage
State:	75.1% with mortgage

Tazewell County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Virginia state average. It is 74% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/2/2006 at 17:53:02, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, Depth: 0.6 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 19.8 miles away from Tazewell County center
On 11/23/2006 at 10:42:57, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, 4.3 LG) earthquake occurred 22.4 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 21.3 miles away from the 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 85.9 miles away from Tazewell County center
On 4/19/1996 at 08:50:14, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 MB, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 80.8 miles away from the county center
On 3/11/1995 at 08:15:52, a magnitude 3.8 (3.7 MB, 3.8 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 87.3 miles away from Tazewell County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

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%)

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%

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%

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

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

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

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

• 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Here:	5.8
State:	6.6

Here:	4.8
State:	4.3

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

Here:	3.7%
Virginia:	9.5%

Here:	5.0%
Virginia:	8.2%

Here:	24.5%
Virginia:	20.6%

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