Washington County, Virginia (VA)

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% of renters here:	23%
State:	32%

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Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (22.0%), Educational,health and social services (17.8%), Retail trade (13.7%).

Type of workers:

Washington County, Virginia business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Washington County, Virginia:

Median resident age:	40.3 years
Virginia median age:	35.7 years

Males: 24,789	(48.5%)
Females: 26,314	(51.5%)

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Washington County:	2.4 people
Virginia:	2.5 people

This county:	$41,780
Virginia:	$59,562

This county:	$449
State:	$753

Washington County:	$176,694
Virginia:	$262,100

Detached houses: $249,079

Here:	$249,079
State:	$357,398

Townhouses or other attached units: $297,271

Here:	$297,271
State:	$371,438

In 2-unit structures: $390,660

Here:	$390,660
State:	$295,743

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $235,280

Here:	$235,280
State:	$305,320

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $391,432

Here:	$391,432
State:	$316,638

Mobile homes: $40,492

Here:	$40,492
State:	$37,843

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $75,000

Here:	$75,000
State:	$92,978

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 18
• Robberies: 6
• Assaults: 47
• Burglaries: 138
• Thefts: 743
• Auto thefts: 39

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

• Murders: 5
• Rapes: 13
• Robberies: 4
• Assaults: 62
• Burglaries: 204
• Thefts: 645
• Auto thefts: 50

This county:	10.9%
Whole state:	9.6%

This county:	3.7%
Whole state:	4.3%

Area name: Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Washington County is $389 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $483 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $647 a month.

Cities in this county include: Abingdon, Glade Spring, Damascus.

Neighboring counties: Grayson County , Johnson County, Tennessee , Sullivan County, Tennessee , Russell County , Scott County , Smyth County , Bristol city .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Washington County: Greenfield (A), Hayters Gap (B), Camp Pocahontas (C), Bear Tree Fisherman Parking (D), Bear Tree Group Camp (E), Nordyke (F), Beartree Family Camp (G), King Mill (H), Southwest Virginia 4-H Center (I), Wolf Creek Boat Dock (J), South Holston Boat Dock (K), Sequoya Camp (L), River Bridge (M). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Washington County include: Abrams Falls Church (A), Pine Hill Church (B), Pleasant Home Church (C), Clear Branch Church (D), Pleasant View Church (E), Pleasantview Church (F), Poor Valley Church (G), Anderson Church (H), Revival Center Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Riverview Cemetery (1), Ridgeway Cemetery (2), Gobble Cemetery (3), Goble Cemetery (4), Goodman Cemetery (5), Goodson Cemetery (6), Ratcliff Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: Crystal Pool (A), Middle Fork Holston River (B), Bristol Reservoir (C), Hidden Valley Lake (D). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Little Moccasin Creek (A), Poston Branch (B), Price Creek (C), Moore Branch (D), Maiden Creek (E), Henry Widener Branch (F), Rafferty Cove Branch (G), Haskell Branch (H), Ramsey Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	8.5%
Virginia:	7.0%

Current college students: 2,539
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 72.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 16.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 470 (31% naturalized citizens)

Washington County:	0.9%
Whole state:	8.1%

Mean travel time to work: 24.2 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 58.9%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 16,073
• One, attached: 360
• Two: 493
• 3 or 4: 604
• 5 to 9: 606
• 10 to 19: 316
• 20 or more: 225
• Mobile homes: 4,246
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 62

Housing units in Washington County with a mortgage: 6,113 (560 second mortgage, 718 home equity loan, 25 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 4,891

Here:	55.6% with mortgage
State:	75.1% with mortgage

Washington County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is near Virginia state average. It is 1.2 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one fatality and 6 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/4/1974, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado killed one person and injured 4 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Washington County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Virginia state average. It is 69% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/23/2006 at 10:42:57, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, 4.3 LG, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 30.7 miles away from Washington County center
On 11/2/2006 at 17:53:02, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 33.8 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 32.8 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 68.5 miles away from Washington County center
On 8/17/1990 at 21:01:17, a magnitude 4.0 (3.5 LG, 4.0 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 76.8 miles away from the county center
On 4/19/1996 at 08:50:14, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 MB, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 61.5 miles away from Washington County center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 19,953 (85%) Carpooled: 2,289 (10%) Bus or trolley bus: 26 (0%) Motorcycle: 14 (0%) Bicycle: 15 (0%) Walked: 318 (1%) Other means: 158 (1%) Worked at home: 722 (3%)

6.36% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($41,436 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.36%
Virginia average:	11.06%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.16% relocated from other counties in Virginia ($17,686 average AGI)
3.20% relocated from other states ($23,749 average AGI)

Washington County:	3.20%
Virginia average:	4.24%

from Bristol city, VA	0.90% ($33,687 average AGI)
from Sullivan County, TN	0.85% ($50,804)
from Smyth County, VA	0.53% ($29,566)
from Russell County, VA	0.39% ($35,301)
from Buchanan County, VA	0.16% ($54,724)
from Tazewell County, VA	0.13% ($48,958)
from Wise County, VA	0.10% ($27,158)

6.00% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,260 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.00%
Virginia average:	10.78%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.97% relocated to other counties in Virginia ($15,749 average AGI)
3.03% relocated to other states ($18,511 average AGI)

Washington County:	3.03%
Virginia average:	4.13%

to Bristol city, VA	1.19% ($28,845 average AGI)
to Sullivan County, TN	1.09% ($33,279)
to Smyth County, VA	0.57% ($24,358)
to Russell County, VA	0.30% ($30,709)
to Washington County, TN	0.15% ($27,185)
to Tazewell County, VA	0.10% ($38,556)
to Scott County, VA	0.08% ($38,067)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.8

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.5

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.1
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 4.0

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 8,709 (6,679 aged, 2,030 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 6%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 42,838 (12,352 male householders, 2,558 female householders)

  12,610 spouses, 13,157 children (11,981 natural, 381 adopted, 795 stepchildren), 812 grandchildren, 282 brothers or sisters, 270 parents, 454 other relatives, 343 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 6,920 (2,609 male householders (2,185 living alone)), 3,512 female householders (3,252 living alone)), 799 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 1,345 (412 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 7,310 2-persons, 3,832 3-persons, 2,639 4-persons, 855 5-persons, 193 6-persons, 81 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 5,437 1-person, 584 2-persons, 67 3-persons, 33 4-persons.

97.7% of residents of Washington County speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (58% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 33% speak English not well).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (85% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 1% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (49% speak English very well, 36% speak English well, 15% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (80% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $254,245,000 ($4887 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $7,179,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $138,221,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $49,573,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $2,410,000
Federal grants: $55,220,000
Federal procurement contracts: $2,048,000 ($209,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $6,773,000 ($678,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $7,577,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $5,647,000
Federal Government insurance: $13,662,000

Here:	53 per 1000 residents
State:	70 per 1000 residents

Here:	53 per 1000 residents
State:	40 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	+19 per 1000 residents
State:	+14 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 9.68 millions of gallons per day (28% from ground, 72% from surface)

Here:	6.0
State:	6.6

Here:	4.4
State:	4.3

62% of Washington County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 50% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 49% lived in Virginia.

Washington County:	61.8%
State average:	53.8%

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

• This state: 34231
• Northeast: 1594
• Midwest: 1705
• South: 12287
• West: 700

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $76,700

Here:	6.4%
Virginia:	9.5%

Here:	5.4%
Virginia:	8.2%

Here:	40.6%
Virginia:	20.6%

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