Piney Mountain, Virginia

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Population in 2010: 1,130.
Males: 643  (56.9%)
Females: 487  (43.1%)
Median resident age:

33.3 years
Virginia median age:

39.0 years
Estimated median household income in 2022: $93,691
Piney Mountain:

$93,691
VA:

$85,873

Estimated per capita income in 2022: $53,536

Piney Mountain CDP income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $486,900
Piney Mountain:

$486,900
VA:

$365,700

Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $600,526; detached houses: $665,139; townhouses or other attached units: $364,543; in 2-unit structures: $294,460; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $255,882; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $304,791; mobile homes: $101,679

Median gross rent in 2022: $1,576.

March 2022 cost of living index in Piney Mountain: 93.6 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 3.8%

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  • Races in Piney Mountain, VA (2022)
    • 1,33454.3%White alone
    • 52721.4%Two or more races
    • 38115.5%Black alone
    • 2429.8%Hispanic
    • 1315.3%Asian alone

Races in Piney Mountain detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth

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Ancestries: English (19.2%), Albanian (11.8%), German (11.1%), American (7.4%), Ukrainian (2.9%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

418 residents are foreign born (5.9% Latin America, 4.1% Asia, 3.8% Europe, 1.7% Africa).

This place:

17.0%
Virginia:

12.6%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $2,067 (0.8%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,860 (0.5%)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lynchburg, VA (66.9 miles , pop. 65,269).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Washington, DC (91.8 miles , pop. 572,059).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (216.5 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities:

Hollymead, VA (1.9 miles ),
Rivanna, VA (1.9 miles ),
Ruckersville, VA (2.3 miles ),
Twin Lakes, VA (2.5 miles ),
Free Union, VA (2.9 miles),
Pantops, VA (3.0 miles ),
Stanardsville, VA (3.1 miles ),
Charlottesville, VA (3.1 miles )

Latitude: 38.16 N, Longitude: 78.41 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 434

Distribution of median household income in Piney Mountain, VA in 2022
Distribution of house value in Piney Mountain, VA in 2022
Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

2.3%
Virginia:

2.7%
Air pollution and air quality trends
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AQI SO2 Ozone PM2.5
Air Quality Index

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2023 was 75.3. This is about average.

City:

75.3
U.S.:

72.6
Sulfur Dioxide Level

Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2006 was 1.58. This is about average. Closest monitor was 9.6 miles away from the city center.

City:

1.58
U.S.:

1.51
Ozone Level

Ozone [ppb] level in 2023 was 38.7. This is about average. Closest monitor was 7.8 miles away from the city center.

City:

38.7
U.S.:

33.3
Particulate Matter Level

Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2022 was 7.36. This is about average. Closest monitor was 7.8 miles away from the city center.

City:

7.36
U.S.:

8.11

Tornado activity:

Piney Mountain-area historical tornado activity is near Virginia state average. It is 33% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 7/25/1985, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 2.7 miles away from the Piney Mountain place center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 9/30/1959, a category F3 tornado 9.6 miles away from the place center killed one person and injured 9 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Piney Mountain-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Virginia state average. It is 47% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 31.2 miles away from Piney Mountain center
On 8/25/2011 at 05:07:52, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 ML, Depth: 4.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 28.4 miles away from Piney Mountain center
On 12/9/2003 at 20:59:18, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 ML, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 31.8 miles away from Piney Mountain center
On 12/9/2003 at 20:59:14, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB, 4.5 LG) earthquake occurred 48.5 miles away from the city center
On 8/9/2020 at 12:07:37, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MW, Depth: 4.7 mi) earthquake occurred 188.1 miles away from the city center
On 8/24/2011 at 00:04:36, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 ML) earthquake occurred 30.2 miles away from Piney Mountain center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), moment magnitude (MW)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Albemarle County (20) is greater than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 15
Emergencies Declared: 4

Causes of natural disasters: Winter Storms: 6, Storms: 5, Hurricanes: 4, Floods: 3, Snowstorms: 3, Blizzard: 1, Drought: 1, Earthquake: 1, Fire: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Tropical Storm: 1, Wind: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).

Hospitals and medical centers near Piney Mountain:

  • CHARLOTTESVILLE NORTH DIALYSIS (Dialysis Facility, about 3 miles away; CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA)
  • SENTARA HOME CARE SERVICES (Home Health Center, about 7 miles away; CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA)
  • CARESOUTH HOMECARE PROFESSIONALS (Home Health Center, about 7 miles away; CHARLOTTESVLE, VA)
  • OUR LADY OF PEACE INC (Nursing Home, about 8 miles away; CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA)
  • THE LAURELS OF CHARLOTTESVILLE (Nursing Home, about 8 miles away; CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA)
  • KIMBERLY QUALITY CARE (Home Health Center, about 8 miles away; CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA)
  • ELDERCARE GARDENS (Nursing Home, about 8 miles away; CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA)

Amtrak station near Piney Mountain:

  • 11 miles: CHARLOTTSVILLE (CHARLOTTESVILE, 810 W. MAIN ST.) . Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Piney Mountain:

  • University of Virginia-Main Campus (about 11 miles; Charlottesville, VA; Full-time enrollment: 22,274)
  • Piedmont Virginia Community College (about 12 miles; Charlottesville, VA; FT enrollment: 3,029)
  • Blue Ridge Community College (about 30 miles; Weyers Cave, VA; FT enrollment: 2,891)
  • James Madison University (about 32 miles; Harrisonburg, VA; FT enrollment: 19,727)
  • Germanna Community College (about 38 miles; Locust Grove, VA; FT enrollment: 4,455)
  • University of Mary Washington (about 52 miles; Fredericksburg, VA; FT enrollment: 4,506)
  • Longwood University (about 60 miles; Farmville, VA; FT enrollment: 4,565)

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Streams, rivers, and creeks: Jacobs Run (A), Herring Branch (B), Flat Branch (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Albemarle County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Average household size:
This place:

2.6 people
Virginia:

2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:

69.4%
Whole state:

67.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:

5.6%
Whole state:

5.7%


Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

For population 15 years and over in Piney Mountain:

Marital status in Piney Mountain, VA
  • Never married: 26.0%
  • Now married: 64.6%
  • Separated: 0.4%
  • Widowed: 3.8%
  • Divorced: 5.2%

For population 25 years and over in Piney Mountain:

  • High school or higher: 98.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 43.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 14.1%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 13.3 minutes
Educational Attainment in 2022
School Enrollment by Level of School in 2022
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
Here:

8.2
Virginia average:

12.1

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Piney Mountain
Presidential Elections Results

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Religion statistics for Piney Mountain, VA (based on Albemarle County data)

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Evangelical Protestant12,61061
Mainline Protestant9,67134
Other2,36211
Catholic1661
Black Protestant-1
None74,161-
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Graphs represent county-level data

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 24
This county:

2.59 / 10,000 pop.
State:

2.03 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
Here:

0.11 / 10,000 pop.
Virginia:

0.17 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 11
This county:

1.19 / 10,000 pop.
Virginia:

1.43 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 29
Albemarle County:

3.13 / 10,000 pop.
Virginia:

4.03 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 58
This county:

6.26 / 10,000 pop.
Virginia:

7.65 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
This county:

8.2%
Virginia:

9.3%
Adult obesity rate:
This county:

23.3%
State:

26.7%

11.54% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($113,942 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

11.54%
Virginia average:

10.16%

0.07% of residents moved from foreign countries ($687 average AGI)
Albemarle County:

0.07%
Virginia average:

0.12%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Charlottesville city, VA  2.33% ($85,534 average AGI)
from Fluvanna County, VA  0.40% ($55,178)
from Fairfax County, VA  0.36% ($250,497)

Strongest AM radio stations in Piney Mountain:

  • WCHV (1260 AM; 5 kW; CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WKTR (840 AM; daytime; 8 kW; EARLYSVILLE, VA; Owner: WKTR, INC.)
  • WINA (1070 AM; 5 kW; CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA; Owner: EURE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WSVA (550 AM; 10 kW; HARRISONBURG, VA; Owner: M. BELMONT VERSTANDIG, INC.)
  • WKCW (1420 AM; 50 kW; WARRENTON, VA; Owner: WAY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WKAV (1400 AM; 1 kW; CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WRVA (1140 AM; 50 kW; RICHMOND, VA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WKCI (970 AM; 5 kW; WAYNESBORO, VA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WWGB (1030 AM; daytime; 50 kW; INDIAN HEAD, MD; Owner: GOOD BODY MEDIA, LLC)
  • WTEM (980 AM; 50 kW; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
  • WMET (1150 AM; 50 kW; GAITHERSBURG, MD; Owner: BELTWAY ACQUISITION CORPORATION)
  • WTAR (850 AM; 50 kW; NORFOLK, VA; Owner: SINCLAIR COMMUNICATIONS)

Strongest FM radio stations in Piney Mountain:

  • WHTE-FM (101.9 FM; RUCKERSVILLE, VA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WWWV (97.5 FM; CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA; Owner: EURE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WUMX (107.5 FM; CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA; Owner: AIR VIRGINIA, INC.)
  • WNRN (91.9 FM; CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA; Owner: STU-COMM, INC.)
  • WVTW (88.5 FM; CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA; Owner: VIRGINIA TECH FOUNDATION, INC)
  • WTJU (91.1 FM; CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA)
  • W240AF (95.9 FM; CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WUVA (92.7 FM; CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA; Owner: WUVA, INC.)
  • WVTU (89.3 FM; CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA; Owner: VIRGINIA TECH FOUNDATION INC)
  • WCYK-FM (99.7 FM; STAUNTON, VA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WMRY (103.5 FM; CROZET, VA; Owner: JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY BOARD OF VISITORS)
  • WACL (98.5 FM; ELKTON, VA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WMXH-FM (105.7 FM; LURAY, VA; Owner: EASY RADIO, INC.)
  • WQMZ (95.1 FM; CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA; Owner: EURE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • W201BC (88.1 FM; STANARDSVILLE, VA; Owner: CSN INTERNATIONAL)
  • WQPO (100.7 FM; HARRISONBURG, VA; Owner: M. BELMONT VERSTANDIG, INC.)
  • WCUL (103.1 FM; CULPEPER, VA; Owner: JOYNER LICENSE, INC.)
  • WTON-FM (94.3 FM; STAUNTON, VA; Owner: HIGH IMPACT COMMUNICATIONS INC)
  • WPVA (90.1 FM; WAYNESBORO, VA; Owner: CSN INTERNATIONAL)
  • WJMA-FM (98.9 FM; ORANGE, VA; Owner: PIEDMONT COMMUNICATIONS, INC)

TV broadcast stations around Piney Mountain:

  • WVIR-TV (Channel 29; CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA; Owner: VIRGINIA BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WHTJ (Channel 41; CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA; Owner: COMMONWEALTH PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • W50CM (Channel 50; CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA; Owner: SHENANDOAH VALLEY EDUCUCATIONAL TV CORP.)
  • W10CE (Channel 10; CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA; Owner: THE RECTOR & VISITORS OF UNIV. OF VA)

Piney Mountain fatal accident list:

Mar 27, 2012 01:00 PM, Us-29, Boulders Rd, Lat: 38.159000, Lon: -78.417608, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Sep 19, 2005 07:19 AM, Us-29, Austin Dr, Lat: 38.164210, Lon: -78.414300, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Piney Mountain, VA
  • 78.4%Electricity
  • 21.6%Utility gas
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Piney Mountain, VA
  • 67.6%Electricity
  • 32.4%Utility gas


Piney Mountain compared to Virginia state average:

  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.
  • House age significantly below state average.

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