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County:

Radford city

State:

Virginia

FIPS Code:

51750

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

No NF Acreage

Percent Land in NF:

0.0%

Recreational County:

Not Applicable

Acreage in NF:

0

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

0.49

% Water:

0.4

Mean Jan. Temp:

34

Mean July Temp:

71

Topography:

Open Low Mountains

Metro Status:

Small metro area of less than 1 million residents

Economic Type:

Federal/State Government

Policy Type:

Housing Stress

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

11,596

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

13,457

16.0%

12.8%

3.3%

1990:

15,940

18.5%

16.4%

2.1%

2000:

15,859

-0.5%

-2.9%

2.4%

2005:

14,575

-8.1%

-9.1%

1.0%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

13,900

87.6%

0-to-19:

4,419

27.9%

Black:

1,274

8.0%

20-to-39:

6,997

44.1%

Hispanic:

184

1.2%

40-to-59:

2,545

16.0%

American Indian:

36

0.2%

60-plus:

1,898

12.0%

Other:

465

2.9%

Median Age:

23.9

Population Density (persons per square mile):

1,615.3

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

83.4%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

34.1%

Median Family Income:

$46,332

Families Below Poverty Line:

6.9%

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