Russell County, Virginia QuickFacts

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People QuickFacts Russell County Virginia
?  Population, 2000 30,3087,078,515
?  Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 5.7%14.4%
?  Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 5.4%6.5%
?  Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 21.2%24.6%
?  Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 13.3%11.2%
?  White persons, percent, 2000 (a) 96.1%72.3%
?  Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a) 3.1%19.6%
?  American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.1%0.3%
?  Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) Z3.7%
?  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) Z0.1%
?  Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a) 0.3%2.0%
?  Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 0.4%2.0%
?  Female population, percent, 2000 49.3%51.0%
?  Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) 0.8%4.7%
?  White persons, not of Hispanic/Latino origin, percent, 2000 95.6%70.2%
?  High school graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990 9,5392,987,611
?  College graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990 1,268972,894
?  Housing units, 2000 13,1912,904,192
?  Homeownership rate, 2000 81.1%68.1%
?  Households, 2000 11,7892,699,173
?  Persons per household, 2000 2.442.54
?  Households with persons under 18 years, percent, 2000 34.1%35.9%
?  Median household money income, 1997 model-based estimate $25,956$40,209
?  Persons below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate 20.7%11.6%
?  Children below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate 27.6%17.0%

Business QuickFacts Russell County Virginia
?  Private nonfarm establishments with paid employees, 1998 579172,182
?  Private nonfarm employment, 1998 6,8172,700,589
?  Private nonfarm employment, percent change 1990-1998 7.0%16.3%
?  Nonemployer establishments, 1997 1,080349,652
?  Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000) 129,23683,814,009
?  Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) 154,24262,569,924
?  Retail sales per capita, 1997 $5,318$9,293
?  Minority-owned firms, 1992 NA46,666
?  Women-owned firms, 1992 380138,494
?  Housing units authorized by building permits, 1999 8953,151
?  Federal funds and grants, 1999 ($1000) 139,86957,842,231
?  Local government employment - full-time equivalent, 1997 826253,219

Geography QuickFacts Russell County Virginia
?  Land area, 2000 (square miles) 47539,594
?  Persons per square mile, 2000 63.8178.8
?  Metropolitan Area None 

(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.

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X: Not applicable
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Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown