Giles County, Virginia (VA)

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• • 15,51593.9%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 3752.3%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 3342.0%Hispanic or Latino
  • 1931.2%Two or more races
  • 600.4%Asian alone
  • 490.3%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone
  • 30.02%American Indian and Alaska Native alone

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $195,828

Here:	$195,828
State:	$472,865

Townhouses or other attached units: $221,509

Here:	$221,509
State:	$457,437

Mobile homes: $65,936

Here:	$65,936
State:	$100,736

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 2
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 13
• Burglaries: 18
• Thefts: 50
• Auto thefts: 6

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 2
• Rapes: 4
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 6
• Burglaries: 19
• Thefts: 47
• Auto thefts: 11

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,048 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $861 (0.6%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Giles County is $408 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $483 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $616 a month.

Cities in this county include: Pearisburg, Narrows, Pembroke, Rich Creek, Glen Lyn.

2023 air pollution in Giles County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.039 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.002 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Significanly above U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Cape Girardeau County, Missouri , Charles City County , Cedar County, Missouri , Mississippi County, Missouri .

Current college students: 504
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 90.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 19.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 253 (84.6% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 542010 or later
• 822000 to 2009
• 691990 to 1999
• 181980 to 1989
• 321970 to 1979
• 34Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 97.1%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 6,128
• One, attached: 61
• Two: 228
• 3 or 4: 45
• 5 to 9: 127
• 10 to 19: 70
• 20 to 49: 222
• 50 or more: 5
• Mobile homes: 1,498

Housing units in Giles County with a mortgage: 2,353 (224 second mortgage, 54 home equity loan, 154 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 148

Religion statistics for Giles County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Giles County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Virginia Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4512-VA: April 2, 2020, FEMA Id: 4512, Natural disaster type: Other
• Virginia Hurricane Sandy, Incident Period: October 26, 2012 to November 01, 2012, Emergency Declared EM-3359: October 29, 2012, FEMA Id: 3359, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Virginia Severe Storms and Straight-line Winds, Incident Period: June 29, 2012 to July 01, 2012, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4072: July 27, 2012, FEMA Id: 4072, Natural disaster type: Storm, Wind
• Virginia Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3240: September 12, 2005, FEMA Id: 3240, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Virginia Severe Storms and Flooding from the remnants of Hurricane Jeanne, Incident Period: September 27, 2004 to September 30, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1570: October 18, 2004, FEMA Id: 1570, Natural disaster type: Storm, Hurricane, Flood
• Virginia Severe Storms And Flooding, Incident Period: November 18, 2003 to November 19, 2003, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1502: December 09, 2003, FEMA Id: 1502, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Virginia Winter Storm, Incident Period: January 25, 2000 to January 30, 2000, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1318: February 28, 2000, FEMA Id: 1318, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• Virginia Hurricane Fran, Incident Period: September 05, 1996 to September 23, 1996, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1135: September 06, 1996, FEMA Id: 1135, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Virginia Severe Flooding, Incident Period: January 19, 1996 to February 01, 1996, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1098: January 27, 1996, FEMA Id: 1098, Natural disaster type: Flood
• Virginia Blizzard, Incident Period: January 06, 1996 to January 12, 1996, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1086: January 13, 1996, FEMA Id: 1086, Natural disaster type: Blizzard
• 6 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

5.09% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($49,764 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
3.27% relocated from other counties in Virginia ($31,198 average AGI)
1.82% relocated from other states ($18,569 average AGI)

Giles County:	1.82%
Virginia average:	3.91%

from Montgomery County, VA	1.34% ($52,286 average AGI)
from Pulaski County, VA	0.45% ($36,179)
from Mercer County, WV	0.40% ($43,920)
from Monroe County, WV	0.38% ($34,292)

5.59% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($44,875 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.63% relocated to other counties in Virginia ($29,627 average AGI)
1.96% relocated to other states ($15,251 average AGI)

Giles County:	1.96%
Virginia average:	3.98%

to Montgomery County, VA	1.35% ($49,694 average AGI)
to Pulaski County, VA	0.61% ($31,105)
to Monroe County, WV	0.48% ($47,700)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.7

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 12.4
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 13.8

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 7.5

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Giles County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 4%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 3,752 (1,070 living alone), Female householders: 3,285 (1,129 living alone)

• 3,379 spouses (3,379 opposite-sex spouses), 448 unmarried partners, (420 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 4,279 children (3,942 natural, 174 adopted, 151 stepchildren), 138 grandchildren, 360 brothers or sisters, 315 parents, 7 foster children, 234 other relatives, 499 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 166

Size of family households: 2,449 2-persons, 881 3-persons, 690 4-persons, 218 5-persons, 172 6-persons, 23 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,199 1-person, 383 2-persons, 14 3-persons, 18 4-persons, 4 7-or-more-persons.

2,415 married couples with children.
586 single-parent households (131 men, 455 women).

97.4% of residents of Giles speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (30% speak English very well, 37% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 20% don't speak English at all).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (42% speak English very well, 33% speak English well, 25% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (78% speak English very well, 22% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (58% speak English very well, 42% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $100,833,000 ($5,935 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $5,688,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $55,889,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $23,507,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $250,000
Federal grants: $14,414,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,095,000 ($300,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $5,679,000 ($3,040,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $356,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $8,794,000
Federal Government insurance: $9,757,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.06 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

• Year house built in Giles County, Virginia
• 92020 or later
• 3332010 to 2019
• 6762000 to 2009
• 1,2551990 to 1999
• 7401980 to 1989
• 1,2041970 to 1979
• 7891960 to 1969
• 8871950 to 1959
• 1,4321940 to 1949
• 8971939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Giles County, Virginia

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Giles County, Virginia
• 31 room
• 72 rooms
• 1753 rooms
• 5694 rooms
• 1,5185 rooms
• 1,0816 rooms
• 8087 rooms
• 5078 rooms
• 8229+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Giles County, Virginia
• 91 room
• 1732 rooms
• 1743 rooms
• 4154 rooms
• 3955 rooms
• 2196 rooms
• 657 rooms
• 398 rooms
• 509+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Giles County, Virginia

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Giles County, Virginia
• 10no bedroom
• 501 bedroom
• 1,0302 bedrooms
• 3,0793 bedrooms
• 9294 bedrooms
• 4015+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Giles County, Virginia
• 14no bedroom
• 2371 bedroom
• 6742 bedrooms
• 4983 bedrooms
• 1014 bedrooms
• 85+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Giles County, Virginia in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Giles County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 146no vehicle
• 1,1551 vehicle
• 2,4192 vehicles
• 1,2033 vehicles
• 4154 vehicles
• 1725+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Giles County in renter-occupied apartments
• 252no vehicle
• 6031 vehicle
• 5562 vehicles
• 1073 vehicles
• 174 vehicles
• 05+ vehicles

94.2% of Giles County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 28% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 47% lived in Virginia.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 12,486
• Other state: 3,972
• Northeast: 608
• Midwest: 424
• South: 2,648
• West: 281

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 535
• Number of aged recipients: 54
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 481
• Number of recipients under 18: 54
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 368
• Number of recipients older than 64: 113
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 237
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 209

Giles County on our top lists:

• #43 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply"