SPOTSYLVANIA
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People Quick Facts |
Spotsylvania County |
Virginia |
Population, 2006 estimate |
119,529 |
7,642,884 |
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 |
32.2% |
8.0% |
Population, 2000 |
90,395 |
7,078,515 |
Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2005 |
7.2% |
6.8% |
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2005 |
27.5% |
24.1% |
Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2005 |
8.0% |
11.4% |
Female persons, percent, 2005 |
50.6% |
50.8% |
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White persons, percent, 2005 (a) |
81.6% |
73.6% |
Black persons, percent, 2005 (a) |
14.4% |
19.9% |
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2005 (a) |
0.3% |
0.3% |
Asian persons, percent, 2005 (a) |
1.8% |
4.6% |
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2005 (a) |
0.1% |
0.1% |
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2005 |
1.9% |
1.6% |
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2005 (b) |
5.3% |
6.0% |
White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2005 |
76.9% |
68.2% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
53.4% |
52.2% |
Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
3.2% |
8.1% |
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
5.5% |
11.1% |
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
83.8% |
81.5% |
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
22.8% |
29.5% |
Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
13,508 |
1,155,083 |
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
37.1 |
27 |
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Housing units, 2005 |
41,941 |
3,174,708 |
Home ownership rate, 2000 |
82.2% |
68.1% |
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 |
6.3% |
21.5% |
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$128,500 |
$125,400 |
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Households, 2000 |
31,308 |
2,699,173 |
Persons per household, 2000 |
2.87 |
2.54 |
Median household income, 2004 |
$67,722 |
$51,103 |
Per capita money income, 1999 |
$22,536 |
$23,975 |
Persons below poverty, percent, 2004 |
5.7% |
9.5% |
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Business Quick Facts |
Spotsylvania County |
Virginia |
Private non farm establishments, 2005 |
1,976 |
193,067 |
Private non farm employment, 2005 |
25,713 |
3,060,127 |
Private non farm employment, percent change 2000-2005 |
41.6% |
5.4% |
Non employer establishments, 2004 |
5,420 |
448,023 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
6,201 |
529,520 |
Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
6.3% |
7.8% |
American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F |
0.5% |
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
4.4% |
5.8% |
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F |
0.1% |
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
3.0% |
3.6% |
Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
28.3% |
29.7% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
340,932 |
83,952,547 |
Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
725,290 |
69,267,796 |
Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
1,170,499 |
80,509,062 |
Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$11,412 |
$11,069 |
Accommodation and food services sales, 2002 ($1000) |
81,643 |
10,929,429 |
Building permits, 2006 |
1,266 |
47,704 |
Federal spending, 2004 ($1000) |
302,750 |
90,637,946 |
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Geography Quick Facts |
Spotsylvania County |
Virginia |
Land area, 2000 (square miles) |
400.86 |
39,594.07 |
Persons per square mile, 2000 |
225.4 |
178.8 |
FIPS Code |
177 |
51 |
Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area |
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(a) Includes persons reporting only one race. |
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(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. |
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FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data |
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NA: Not available |
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D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information |
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X: Not applicable |
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S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards |
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Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown |
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F: Fewer than 100 firms |
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Source: US Census Bureau State & County Quick facts |
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