Scott County, Virginia Where We Are Today

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Scott County, VirginiaWhere We Are Today

• Presented By
• Mr. Ron Flanary, Executive Director
• LENOWISCO Planning District Commission

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Scott County Historic and Future Population
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Educational Attainment
vs.
Scott County
Virginia
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Household Income

• Virginia 33,328
• Scott County 18,346

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Per Capita Income

• Virginia 15,713
• Scott County 9,100

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Percentage of Persons Below Poverty Level
Virginia 10 Scott County 21
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Housing Facts

• There are 10,003 Housing Units in Scott County.
• 10 of these Housing Units are Unoccupied
• The average House in Scott County is 35 years
  old.
• The average House in Scott County has 5 Rooms.
• At the time of this presentation there are 12
  Housing Units priced between 75,000 and 125,000
  on the market in Scott County.

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Housing Without Complete Plumbing Facilities

• Scott County 13
• Virginia - 1.8

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Housing Without Public Sewer

• Virginia 30
• Scott County 82

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Housing Without Public Water

• Virginia 34
• Scott County 73

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Miles of Unpaved Roads

• There are 692 Miles of Public Road in Scott
  County of which only 343 Miles (49) are Paved.
• The Commonwealth of Virginia as a whole has only
  7 of its Public Roads Unpaved.

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Historic Unemployment Rates
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Scott County Work Commuting Facts

• 54 of Scott Countys Working Residents Worked
  Outside of the County Compared to the
  Commonwealth's Average of 52.
• Of this 54 in Scott County though 43 worked
  outside of the Commonwealth of Virginia in
  another State compared to the Commonwealth
  Average of 9 Out of State Employment.

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Distribution of Employment
1990 1995
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A Community of 100

• How many of the citizens would be members of a
  minority
• Group Black, Hispanic, Asian, American Indian,
  etc.?
• The Answer is 1

• How many of the citizens would be female?
• The Answer is 50
• How many of the citizens would be 65 years of age
  and older?
• The Answer is 17

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A Community of 100

• How many of the citizens would be under the age
  of 18?
• The Answer is 22

• What would be the average age of the citizens?
• The Answer is 44 years old
• How many of the citizens would be living below
  the poverty level?
• The Answer is 21

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A Community of 100

• Of the citizens 25 years of age and older, how
  many would have less than a high school
  education?
• The Answer is 44

• Of the citizens 25 years of age and older, how
  many would have a bachelors degree or higher?
• The Answer is 7
• Of the citizens 16 years of age and older, ho
  many would be employed?
• The Answer is 50
• Of the citizens that would be employed, how many
  would travel outside the community to work?
• The Answer is 27