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Population in July 2007: 22,063.
Males: 10,964  (49.7%)
Females: 11,099  (50.3%)
Median resident age:  34.7 years
Virginia median age:  35.7 years

Zip codes: 22306.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $78,100 (it was $60,150 in 2000)
Groveton  $78,100
Virginia:  $59,562

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $418,900 (it was $171,800 in 2000)
Groveton  $418,900
Virginia:  $262,100

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Races in Groveton:

  • White Non-Hispanic (51.5%)
  • Black (19.4%)
  • Hispanic (18.6%)
  • Other race (9.4%)
  • Two or more races (4.5%)
  • Other Asian (2.7%)
  • Asian Indian (1.3%)
  • Filipino (1.1%)
  • Korean (0.9%)
  • Chinese (0.9%)
  • American Indian (0.8%)
  • Vietnamese (0.7%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Groveton: 115.4 (more than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Recent posts about Groveton, Virginia on our local forum with over 400,000 registered users. Groveton is mentioned 13 times on our forum:
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Ancestries: German (11.5%), Irish (10.0%), English (9.9%), United States (4.5%), Subsaharan African (4.0%), Italian (3.6%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Land area: 6.15 square miles.

Population density: 3587 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Groveton

  • High school or higher: 81.7%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 38.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 15.8%
  • Unemployed: 3.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 33.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Groveton CDP

  • Never married: 30.1%
  • Now married: 53.3%
  • Separated: 2.9%
  • Widowed: 4.9%
  • Divorced: 8.8%

5,152 residents are foreign born (11.9% Latin America, 7.0% Asia, 3.4% Africa).

This place:  24.2%
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:

Groveton:  1.1% ($1,923)
Virginia:  0.9% ($1,143)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Alexandria, VA (3.1 miles , pop. 128,283).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Washington, DC (10.9 miles , pop. 572,059).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (158.1 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Huntington, VA (1.7 miles ), Rose Hill, VA (1.8 miles ), Belle Haven, VA (1.9 miles ), Hybla Valley, VA (2.0 miles ), Alexandria, VA (3.1 miles ), Fort Hunt, VA (3.5 miles ), Mount Vernon, VA (3.6 miles ), Franconia, VA (4.4 miles ).

Latitude: 38.77 N, Longitude: 77.09 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -8,219 (-38.6%)
Workers who live and work in this place: 719 (6.3%)


62 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
4 people in homes for the mentally ill

Area code commonly used in this area: 757

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Most common industries for males:
  • Construction (14%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (13%)
  • Public administration (12%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
  • Educational services (4%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Public administration (16%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (14%)
  • Educational services (10%)
  • Health care (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Social assistance (6%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (5%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Computer specialists (8%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
  • Engineers (3%)
  • Business operations specialists (3%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (3%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Computer specialists (6%)
  • Child care workers (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
  • Business operations specialists (4%)


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Average climate in Groveton, Virginia

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Groveton-area historical tornado activity is above Virginia state average. It is 31% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/28/2002, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 16.7 miles away from the Groveton place center killed 3 people and injured 122 people and caused $124 million in damages.

On 9/5/1979, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 0.7 miles away from the place center killed one person and injured 6 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Groveton:
  • MT VERNON HOSPITAL (about 2 miles; ALEXANDRIA, VA)
  • INOVA ALEXANDRIA HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; ALEXANDRIA, VA)
  • LYNN HOUSE OF POTOMAC VALLEY (about 4 miles; ALEXANDRIA, VA)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Groveton:
  • RONALD REAGAN WASHINGTON NATIONAL (about 7 miles; WASHINGTON, DC; ID: DCA)
  • ANDREWS AFB (about 16 miles; CAMP SPRINGS, MD; ID: ADW)
  • WASHINGTON DULLES INTERNATIONAL (about 28 miles; WASHINGTON, DC; ID: IAD)
Other public-use airports nearest to Groveton:
  • SOUTH CAPITOL STREET (about 9 miles; WASHINGTON, DC; ID: 09W)
  • POTOMAC AIRFIELD (about 10 miles; FRIENDLY, MD; ID: VKX)
  • MARYLAND (about 13 miles; INDIAN HEAD, MD; ID: 2W5)

Amtrak stations near Groveton:
  • 3 miles: ALEXANDRIA (110 CALLAHAN DR.). Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, ATM, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
  • 11 miles: WASHINGTON (50 MASSACHUSETTS AVE. N.E.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, full-service food facilities and snack bar, ATM, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, car rental agency, taxi stand, public transit connection.
  • 11 miles: LORTON (AUTO-TRAIN) (LORTON, 8006 LORTON RD.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, call for taxi service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Groveton:
  • GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 10 miles; WASHINGTON, DC; Full-time enrollment: 16,045)
  • MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY (about 10 miles; ARLINGTON, VA; FT enrollment: 2,479)
  • GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY (about 10 miles; WASHINGTON, DC; FT enrollment: 11,674)
  • HOWARD UNIVERSITY (about 10 miles; WASHINGTON, DC; FT enrollment: 9,297)
  • NORTHERN VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 10 miles; ANNANDALE, VA; FT enrollment: 19,406)
  • UNIVERSITY OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA (about 12 miles; WASHINGTON, DC; FT enrollment: 3,223)
  • AMERICAN UNIVERSITY (about 12 miles; WASHINGTON, DC; FT enrollment: 8,859)

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Notable locations in Groveton: Stoneybrook Mansion (A), Paul Springs Retirement Home (B), Mount Vernon Sports Complex (C), Martha Washington Library (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Shopping Centers: Beacon Mall Shopping Center (1), Jefferson Manor Shopping Center (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Groveton include: God of Prophecy Church (A), Saint Marks Church (B), Bethany Lutheran Church (C), Groveton Baptist Church (D), Virginia Hills Baptist Church (E), Huntley Methodist Church (F), Calvary Presbyterian Church (G), Nazarene Church (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemetery: Mount Comfort Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Barnyard Run (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Parks in Groveton include: Stoneybrook Park (1), Mount Vernon District Park (2), Groveton Heights Park (3), Huntley Meadows Park (4), Lenclair Park (5), Lee District Park (6), Jefferson Manor Park (7), White Oaks Park (8). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post office: Jefferson Manor Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

 

Average household size:
This place:  2.6 people
Virginia:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  65.6%
Whole state:  68.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  5.3%
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: 0.6% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  6.8%
Whole state:  9.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  3.6%
Whole state:  4.3%

Groveton compared to Virginia state average:

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  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.


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2004 Presidential Election results in Fairfax County Virginia:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:

9.86% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($58,935 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  9.86%
Virginia average:  11.06%

0.41% of residents moved from foreign countries ($2,540 average AGI)
Fairfax County:  0.41%
Virginia average:  0.41%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Arlington County, VA  1.10% ($61,763 average AGI)
from Alexandria city, VA  0.96% ($58,401)
from Prince William County, VA  0.70% ($50,369)


11.53% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($70,546 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  11.53%
Virginia average:  10.78%

0.26% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,670 average AGI)
Fairfax County:  0.26%
Virginia average:  0.22%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Prince William County, VA  1.51% ($53,618 average AGI)
to Loudoun County, VA  1.42% ($81,475)
to Arlington County, VA  0.82% ($58,399)


Strongest AM radio stations in Groveton:
  • WKDL (730 AM; 8 kW; ALEXANDRIA, VA; Owner: MEGA COMMUNICATIONS OF ALEXANDRIA LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WTEM (980 AM; 50 kW; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WUST (1120 AM; daytime; 20 kW; WASHINGTON, DC)
  • WPGC (1580 AM; 50 kW; MORNINGSIDE, MD; Owner: INFINITY WPGC(AM), INC.)
  • WTOP (1500 AM; 50 kW; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
  • WWGB (1030 AM; daytime; 50 kW; INDIAN HEAD, MD; Owner: GOOD BODY MEDIA, LLC)
  • WABS (780 AM; daytime; 5 kW; ARLINGTON, VA; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF VIRGINIA, INC.)
  • WMET (1150 AM; 50 kW; GAITHERSBURG, MD; Owner: BELTWAY ACQUISITION CORPORATION)
  • WFAX (1220 AM; 5 kW; FALLS CHURCH, VA; Owner: NEWCOMB BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
  • WZHF (1390 AM; 5 kW; ARLINGTON, VA; Owner: WAY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WMAL (630 AM; 5 kW; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: WMAL, INC.)
  • WTNT (570 AM; 5 kW; BETHESDA, MD; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Groveton:
  • WETA (90.9 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: GREATER WASHINGTON EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSN.)
  • WGTS (91.9 FM; TAKOMA PARK, MD; Owner: COLUMBIA UNION COLLEGE BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WAVA (105.1 FM; ARLINGTON, VA; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF VIRGINIA, INC.)
  • WRQX (107.3 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: WMAL, INC.)
  • WHUR-FM (96.3 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: THE HOWARD UNIVERSITY)
  • WJFK-FM (106.7 FM; MANASSAS, VA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORP. OF WASHINGTON, DC)
  • WKYS (93.9 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
  • WASH (97.1 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WARW (94.7 FM; BETHESDA, MD; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WJZW (105.9 FM; WOODBRIDGE, VA; Owner: WMAL, INC.)
  • WIHT (99.5 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WMZQ-FM (98.7 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WGMS-FM (103.5 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
  • WAMU (88.5 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: THE EXEC. COMM. OF THE BD. OF TRUSTEES OF AMERICAN UNIV.)
  • WWZZ (104.1 FM; WALDORF, MD; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
  • WWDC-FM (101.1 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WMMJ (102.3 FM; BETHESDA, MD; Owner: RADIO ONE LICENSES, LLC)
  • WBIG-FM (100.3 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WCSP-FM (90.1 FM; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: NATIONAL CABLE SATELLITE CORPORATION)
  • WPGC-FM (95.5 FM; MORNINGSIDE, MD; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF MARYLAND)

TV broadcast stations around Groveton:
  • WJLA-TV (Channel 7; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: ACC LICENSEE, INC.)
  • WUSA (Channel 9; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: THE DETROIT NEWS, INC.)
  • WTTG (Channel 5; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
  • WHUT-TV (Channel 32; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: HOWARD UNIVERSITY)
  • WETA-TV (Channel 26; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: THE GREATER WASHINGTON ED TELECOMM. ASSOC)
  • WRC-TV (Channel 4; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: NBC SUBSIDIARY (WRC-TV), INC.)
  • WNVC (Channel 56; FAIRFAX, VA; Owner: COMMONWEALTH PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WDCA (Channel 20; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
  • WBDC-TV (Channel 50; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: WBDC BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • W28BY (Channel 63; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: INFORMATION SUPER STATION, L.L.C.)
  • WIAV-LP (Channel 58; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: ASIAVISION, INC.)
  • WMDO-CA (Channel 30; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • WZDC-LP (Channel 64; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: ONDA CAPITAL, INC.)
  • WPXW (Channel 66; MANASSAS, VA; Owner: PAXSON WASHINGTON LICENSE, INC.)
  • WKRP-LP (Channel 42; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: CAPITAL MEDIA, LLC)
  • WNVT (Channel 53; GOLDVEIN, VA; Owner: COMMONWEALTH PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WMPT (Channel 22; ANNAPOLIS, MD; Owner: MARYLAND PUBLIC BROADCASTING COMMISSION)
  • WBFF (Channel 45; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: CHESAPEAKE TELEVISION LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WNUV (Channel 54; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: BALTIMORE (WNUV-TV) LICENSEE, INC.)
  • WUTB (Channel 24; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
  • W42BE (Channel 42; FAIRFAX, VA; Owner: FAIRFAX LOW POWER CO.)

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