Prince Edward County, Virginia QuickFacts

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People QuickFacts Prince Edward County Virginia
?  Population, 2000 19,7207,078,515
?  Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 13.9%14.4%
?  Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 5.0%6.5%
?  Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 20.2%24.6%
?  Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 14.2%11.2%
?  White persons, percent, 2000 (a) 62.2%72.3%
?  Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a) 35.8%19.6%
?  American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.2%0.3%
?  Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.5%3.7%
?  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) 0.1%0.1%
?  Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a) 0.2%2.0%
?  Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 1.0%2.0%
?  Female population, percent, 2000 51.1%51.0%
?  Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) 0.9%4.7%
?  White persons, not of Hispanic/Latino origin, percent, 2000 61.8%70.2%
?  High school graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990 5,7222,987,611
?  College graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990 1,345972,894
?  Housing units, 2000 7,5272,904,192
?  Homeownership rate, 2000 68.4%68.1%
?  Households, 2000 6,5612,699,173
?  Persons per household, 2000 2.432.54
?  Households with persons under 18 years, percent, 2000 33.9%35.9%
?  Median household money income, 1997 model-based estimate $27,854$40,209
?  Persons below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate 24.0%11.6%
?  Children below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate 28.8%17.0%

Business QuickFacts Prince Edward County Virginia
?  Private nonfarm establishments with paid employees, 1998 536172,182
?  Private nonfarm employment, 1998 7,2822,700,589
?  Private nonfarm employment, percent change 1990-1998 16.1%16.3%
?  Nonemployer establishments, 1997 746349,652
?  Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000) D83,814,009
?  Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) 267,39762,569,924
?  Retail sales per capita, 1997 $14,163$9,293
?  Minority-owned firms, 1992 11646,666
?  Women-owned firms, 1992 323138,494
?  Housing units authorized by building permits, 1999 5853,151
?  Federal funds and grants, 1999 ($1000) 80,71757,842,231
?  Local government employment - full-time equivalent, 1997 506253,219

Geography QuickFacts Prince Edward County Virginia
?  Land area, 2000 (square miles) 35339,594
?  Persons per square mile, 2000 55.9178.8
?  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