Wythe County, Virginia (VA)

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• • 25,97992.6%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 6922.5%Two or more races
  • 6062.2%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 4201.5%Hispanic or Latino
  • 2190.8%Asian alone
  • 830.3%Some other race alone
  • 250.09%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone
  • 190.07%American Indian and Alaska Native alone

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 16
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 4
• Burglaries: 12
• Thefts: 102
• Auto thefts: 18

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 3
• Rapes: 9
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 10
• Burglaries: 14
• Thefts: 150
• Auto thefts: 25

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $825 (0.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $745 (0.5%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Wythe County is $398 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $483 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $633 a month.

Cities in this county include: Wytheville, Rural Retreat, Fort Chiswell, Ivanhoe, Max Meadows.

2023 air pollution in Wythe County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.035 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Bell County, Kentucky , Dinwiddie County , Franklin County , Laurel County, Kentucky , Patrick County , Ozark County, Missouri , Sumner County, Tennessee .

Current college students: 1,024
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 90.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 20.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 321 (49.9% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 332010 or later
• 272000 to 2009
• 271990 to 1999
• 81980 to 1989
• 151970 to 1979
• 46Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 99.6%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 9,859
• One, attached: 248
• Two: 194
• 3 or 4: 327
• 5 to 9: 518
• 10 to 19: 218
• 20 to 49: 75
• 50 or more: 85
• Mobile homes: 2,619

Housing units in Wythe County with a mortgage: 4,080 (381 second mortgage, 10 home equity loan, 309 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 136

Religion statistics for Wythe County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Wythe County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Virginia Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4512-VA: April 2, 2020, FEMA Id: 4512, Natural disaster type: Other
• Virginia Hurricane Sandy, Incident Period: October 26, 2012 to November 01, 2012, Emergency Declared EM-3359: October 29, 2012, FEMA Id: 3359, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Virginia Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3240: September 12, 2005, FEMA Id: 3240, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Virginia Severe Winter Storm, Snowfall, Heavy Rain, Flooding, and Mudslides, Incident Period: February 15, 2003 to February 28, 2003, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1458: March 27, 2003, FEMA Id: 1458, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Mudslide, Flood, Heavy Rain, Snowfall
• Virginia Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: March 17, 2002 to March 20, 2002, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1406: April 02, 2002, FEMA Id: 1406, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Virginia Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 25, 2000 to January 30, 2000, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1318: February 28, 2000, FEMA Id: 1318, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• Virginia Severe Flooding, Incident Period: January 19, 1996 to February 01, 1996, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1098: January 27, 1996, FEMA Id: 1098, Natural disaster type: Flood
• Virginia Blizzard, Incident Period: January 06, 1996 to January 12, 1996, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1086: January 13, 1996, FEMA Id: 1086, Natural disaster type: Blizzard
• Virginia Ice Storm, Severe Storm, Flooding, Incident Period: February 08, 1994 to February 12, 1994, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1014: March 10, 1994, FEMA Id: 1014, Natural disaster type: Ice Storm, Storm, Flood
• Virginia Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: March 13, 1993 to March 14, 1993, Emergency Declared EM-3112: March 25, 1993, FEMA Id: 3112, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• 2 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

5.88% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($46,600 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.61% relocated from other counties in Virginia ($26,881 average AGI)
2.27% relocated from other states ($19,718 average AGI)

Wythe County:	2.27%
Virginia average:	3.91%

from Smyth County, VA	0.67% ($36,542 average AGI)
from Pulaski County, VA	0.47% ($53,333)
from Carroll County, VA	0.37% ($35,725)
from Bland County, VA	0.32% ($37,176)
from Montgomery County, VA	0.30% ($41,250)
from Grayson County, VA	0.23% ($43,880)

4.73% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($41,169 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.37% relocated to other counties in Virginia ($27,724 average AGI)
1.36% relocated to other states ($13,445 average AGI)

Wythe County:	1.36%
Virginia average:	3.98%

to Smyth County, VA	0.69% ($32,781 average AGI)
to Pulaski County, VA	0.50% ($38,019)
to Carroll County, VA	0.39% ($33,122)
to Bland County, VA	0.24% ($38,077)
to Grayson County, VA	0.19% ($24,200)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.8

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 11.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 13.4

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 6.9

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Wythe County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 6%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 6,442 (1,763 living alone), Female householders: 6,323 (2,391 living alone)

• 6,054 spouses (5,990 opposite-sex spouses), 794 unmarried partners, (750 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 6,766 children (6,019 natural, 250 adopted, 479 stepchildren), 556 grandchildren, 128 brothers or sisters, 144 parents, 10 foster children, 556 other relatives, 547 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 222

Size of family households: 4,130 2-persons, 1,505 3-persons, 1,379 4-persons, 651 5-persons, 184 6-persons, 60 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,154 1-person, 503 2-persons, 184 3-persons.

3,178 married couples with children.
1,446 single-parent households (797 men, 649 women).

98.0% of residents of Wythe speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (79% speak English very well, 21% speak English well).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (10% speak English very well, 90% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (64% speak English very well, 33% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $163,120,000 ($5,823 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $3,356,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $87,135,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $39,998,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $549,000
Federal grants: $27,853,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,451,000 ($174,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $6,135,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $575,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $8,671,000
Federal Government insurance: $4,292,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.53 millions of gallons per day (28% from ground, 72% from surface)

• Year house built in Wythe County, Virginia
• 162020 or later
• 9382010 to 2019
• 2,3292000 to 2009
• 1,9911990 to 1999
• 1,5461980 to 1989
• 2,3131970 to 1979
• 1,4721960 to 1969
• 6931950 to 1959
• 1,0041940 to 1949
• 1,7321939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Wythe County, Virginia

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Wythe County, Virginia
• 471 room
• 562 rooms
• 2593 rooms
• 8774 rooms
• 1,6185 rooms
• 2,5066 rooms
• 1,8667 rooms
• 1,0968 rooms
• 1,3619+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wythe County, Virginia
• 621 room
• 1372 rooms
• 3463 rooms
• 7214 rooms
• 6695 rooms
• 6156 rooms
• 2997 rooms
• 758 rooms
• 1509+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Wythe County, Virginia

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Wythe County, Virginia
• 52no bedroom
• 2451 bedroom
• 1,6962 bedrooms
• 5,6063 bedrooms
• 1,7334 bedrooms
• 3295+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wythe County, Virginia
• 63no bedroom
• 5671 bedroom
• 1,1442 bedrooms
• 1,0243 bedrooms
• 2024 bedrooms
• 915+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Wythe County, Virginia in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Wythe County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 587no vehicle
• 1,9271 vehicle
• 3,4292 vehicles
• 2,4273 vehicles
• 9304 vehicles
• 3675+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Wythe County in renter-occupied apartments
• 507no vehicle
• 1,8241 vehicle
• 5402 vehicles
• 1673 vehicles
• 754 vehicles
• 225+ vehicles

91.4% of Wythe County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 34% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 65% lived in Virginia.

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

• This state: 20,085
• Other state: 7,798
• Northeast: 1,619
• Midwest: 928
• South: 4,819
• West: 404

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 789
• Number of aged recipients: 86
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 703
• Number of recipients under 18: 73
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 527
• Number of recipients older than 64: 189
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 374
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 324