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Population (year 2000): 7,269
Males: 4,139  (56.9%)
Females: 3,130  (43.1%)

Henrico County

Median resident age:  21.7 years
Virginia median age:  35.7 years

Zip codes: 23801.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $40,900 (it was $36,325 in 2000)
Fort Lee  $40,900
Virginia:  $54,240

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $113,500 (it was $73,800 in 2000)
Fort Lee  $113,500
Virginia:  $212,300

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Races in Fort Lee:

  • Black (47.0%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (36.7%)
  • Hispanic (11.4%)
  • Other race (6.7%)
  • Two or more races (3.4%)
  • American Indian (1.4%)
  • Filipino (0.9%)
  • Korean (0.7%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Fort Lee: 85.3 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (10.8%), Irish (6.1%), Italian (4.9%), United States (3.6%), West Indian (3.4%), English (2.3%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Land area: 8.35 square miles.

Population density: 870 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Fort Lee

  • High school or higher: 98.2%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 7.2%
  • Unemployed: 7.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 11.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Fort Lee CDP

  • Never married: 42.6%
  • Now married: 50.8%
  • Separated: 1.3%
  • Widowed: 0.6%
  • Divorced: 4.7%

598 residents are foreign born (3.9% Latin America, 2.0% Asia, 1.3% Europe).

This place:  8.2%
Virginia:  8.1%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this place in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Fort Lee:  0.3% ($199)
Virginia:  0.9% ($1,143)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Richmond, VA (21.9 miles , pop. 197,790).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Norfolk, VA (77.9 miles , pop. 234,403).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (242.4 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Hopewell, VA (3.5 miles ), Colonial Heights, VA (4.9 miles ), Petersburg, VA (5.3 miles ), Ettrick, VA (6.4 miles ), Matoaca, VA (9.6 miles ), Chester, VA (10.1 miles ), Bellwood, VA (12.9 miles ), Chesterfield Court House, VA (14.7 miles ).

Latitude: 37.25 N, Longitude: 77.33 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +4,348 (+59.8%)
Workers who live and work in this place: 3,498 (80.0%)


1551 people in military transient quarters for temporary residents
1139 people in military barracks, etc.

Area code commonly used in this area: 804

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Historical population


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Most common industries for males:



  • Public administration (23%)
  • Accommodation and food services (12%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (12%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (9%)
  • Health care (6%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
  • Wood products (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Public administration (27%)
  • Finance and insurance (11%)
  • Health care (11%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
  • Pharmacies and drug stores (4%)
  • Educational services (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (14%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (12%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (10%)
  • Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (6%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (12%)
  • Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (8%)
  • Cashiers (8%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (7%)
  • Other healthcare support occupations (7%)
  • Customer service representatives (5%)
  • Computer specialists (4%)


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Average climate in Fort Lee, Virginia

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Fort Lee-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Virginia state average. It is 3% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/6/1993, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 6.5 miles away from the Fort Lee place center killed 4 people and injured 246 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 5/8/1984, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 4.2 miles away from the place center injured 15 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Fort Lee:
  • COLUMBIA JOHN RANDOLPH MEDICAL CENTER` (about 4 miles; HOPEWELL, VA)
  • POPLAR SPRINGS HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; PETERSBURG, VA)
  • HIRAM W DAVIS MEDICAL CENTER (about 8 miles; PETERSBURG, VA)

Political contributions by individuals in Fort Lee, VA

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Fort Lee:
  • RICHMOND INTERNATIONAL (about 18 miles; RICHMOND, VA; ID: RIC)
  • NEWPORT NEWS/WILLIAMSBURG INTERNATIONAL (about 60 miles; NEWPORT NEWS, VA; ID: PHF)
  • LANGLEY AFB (about 70 miles; HAMPTON, VA; ID: LFI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Fort Lee:
  • WATHALL CHANNEL (about 5 miles; CHESTER, VA; ID: 2G6)
  • DINWIDDIE COUNTY (about 13 miles; PETERSBURG, VA; ID: PTB)
  • CHESTERFIELD COUNTY (about 17 miles; RICHMOND, VA; ID: FCI)

Amtrak station near Fort Lee:
  • 7 miles: PETERSBURG (ETTRICK, 3516 SOUTH ST.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, full-service food facilities, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Fort Lee:
  • VIRGINIA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 6 miles; PETERSBURG, VA; Full-time enrollment: 3,641)
  • JOHN TYLER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 10 miles; CHESTER, VA; FT enrollment: 2,520)
  • UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND (about 22 miles; RICHMOND, VA; FT enrollment: 3,756)
  • VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY (about 23 miles; RICHMOND, VA; FT enrollment: 18,753)
  • J SARGEANT REYNOLDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 28 miles; RICHMOND, VA; FT enrollment: 4,906)
  • COLLEGE OF WILLIAM AND MARY (about 41 miles; WILLIAMSBURG, VA; FT enrollment: 7,133)
  • CHRISTOPHER NEWPORT UNIVERSITY (about 60 miles; NEWPORT NEWS, VA; FT enrollment: 4,432)

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Notable locations in Fort Lee: Nowak Field (A), Sixth Street Gate (B), Shop Road Gate (C), Fort Lee Golf Course (D), Fort Lee Post General Library (E), Quartermaster Museum (F), Kenner Army Community Hospital Library (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

Church in Fort Lee: Rosewood Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

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Average household size:
This place:  3.3 people
Virginia:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  87.3%
Whole state:  68.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  1.9%
Whole state:  4.7%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.4% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  7.6%
Whole state:  9.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  3.3%
Whole state:  4.3%

Fort Lee compared to Virginia state average:
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Black race population percentage above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
  • Median age significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly above state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.


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Banks with branches in Fort Lee (2007 data):
  • SunTrust Bank: Fort Lee Facility at 4305 Mahone Avenue, branch established on 1942-11-02; Fort Lee Commissary at 400 Shop Road, branch established on 1998-12-10. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $182,628.2 mil, Deposits: $126,571.2 mil, headquarters in Atlanta, GA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1750 total offices, Holding Company: Suntrust Banks, Inc.



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2004 Presidential Election results in Henrico County Virginia:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:

10.36% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($46,735 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  10.36%
Virginia average:  11.06%

0.11% of residents moved from foreign countries ($309 average AGI)
Henrico County:  0.11%
Virginia average:  0.41%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Richmond city, VA  2.48% ($44,791 average AGI)
from Chesterfield County, VA  1.01% ($40,499)
from Hanover County, VA  0.78% ($40,935)


9.62% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($52,927 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  9.62%
Virginia average:  10.78%

0.07% of residents moved to foreign countries ($345 average AGI)
Henrico County:  0.07%
Virginia average:  0.22%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Richmond city, VA  2.00% ($36,315 average AGI)
to Chesterfield County, VA  1.49% ($51,560)
to Hanover County, VA  0.90% ($54,269)


Strongest AM radio stations in Fort Lee:
  • WDZY (1290 AM; 25 kW; COLONIAL HEIGHTS, VA; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WRVA (1140 AM; 50 kW; RICHMOND, VA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WGGM (820 AM; 10 kW; CHESTER, VA; Owner: HOFFMAN COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WROU (1240 AM; 1 kW; PETERSBURG, VA; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
  • WHAP (1340 AM; 1 kW; HOPEWELL, VA; Owner: CHINA CAT COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WRJR (670 AM; 20 kW; CLAREMONT, VA; Owner: CHESAPEAKE-PORTSMOUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WTAR (850 AM; 50 kW; NORFOLK, VA; Owner: SINCLAIR COMMUNICATIONS)
  • WVNZ (1320 AM; 5 kW; RICHMOND, VA)
  • WCKO (1110 AM; daytime; 50 kW; NORFOLK, VA; Owner: WORD BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WREJ (1540 AM; 10 kW; RICHMOND, VA)
  • WFTH (1590 AM; 5 kW; RICHMOND, VA; Owner: TRI-CITY CHRISTIAN RADIO, INC.)
  • WXGI (950 AM; 4 kW; RICHMOND, VA; Owner: GEE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WRNL (910 AM; 5 kW; RICHMOND, VA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Fort Lee:
  • WRHH (99.3 FM; PETERSBURG, VA; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
  • WARV-FM (100.3 FM; PETERSBURG, VA; Owner: MAINQUAD COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
  • WKHK (95.3 FM; COLONIAL HEIGHTS, VA; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
  • WDYL (101.1 FM; CHESTER, VA; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WVST-FM (91.3 FM; PETERSBURG, VA; Owner: VIRGINIA STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WRVQ (94.5 FM; RICHMOND, VA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WBTJ (106.5 FM; RICHMOND, VA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WCVE-FM (88.9 FM; RICHMOND, VA; Owner: COMMONWEALTH PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WMXB (103.7 FM; RICHMOND, VA; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
  • WRXL (102.1 FM; RICHMOND, VA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WAUQ (89.7 FM; CHARLES CITY, VA; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
  • WJMO-FM (105.7 FM; RICHMOND, VA; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
  • WCDX (92.1 FM; MECHANICSVILLE, VA; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
  • WJZV (93.1 FM; ETTRICK, VA; Owner: RICHMOND BROADCASTING, INC)
  • WAFX (106.9 FM; SUFFOLK, VA; Owner: TIDEWATER COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • WKJS (104.7 FM; CREWE, VA; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
  • WBBT-FM (107.3 FM; POWHATAN, VA; Owner: MAINQUAD, INC.)
  • W274AB (102.7 FM; PETERSBURG, VA; Owner: CSN INTERNATIONAL)
  • WKLR (96.5 FM; FORT LEE, VA; Owner: COX RADIO, INC.)
  • W291AJ (106.1 FM; WAVERLY, VA; Owner: CSN INTERNATIONAL)

TV broadcast stations around Fort Lee:
  • WCVE-TV (Channel 23; RICHMOND, VA; Owner: COMMONWEALTH PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WRLH-TV (Channel 35; RICHMOND, VA; Owner: WRLH LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WTVR-TV (Channel 6; RICHMOND, VA; Owner: ELCOM OF VIRGINIA, INC.)
  • WWBT (Channel 12; RICHMOND, VA; Owner: JEFFERSON-PILOT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY OF VIRGINIA)
  • WRIC-TV (Channel 8; PETERSBURG, VA; Owner: YOUNG BROADCASTING OF RICHMOND, INC.)
  • WCVW (Channel 57; RICHMOND, VA; Owner: COMMONWEALTH PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WWAY (Channel 3; WILMINGTON, NC; Owner: LIBCO, INC.)
  • WXOB-LP (Channel 17; RICHMOND, VA; Owner: KM BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • W48BI (Channel 48; RICHMOND, VA; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
  • WUPV (Channel 65; ASHLAND, VA; Owner: BELL BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
  • W39CO (Channel 39; RICHMOND, VA; Owner: NATIONAL MINORITY T.V., INC.)
  • WKYV-LP (Channel 61; KEYSVILLE, VA; Owner: TIGER EYE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WFMA-LP (Channel 52; FARMVILLE, VA; Owner: TIGER EYE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

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