Population, Income, Education, and Employment
| Population |
| |
Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
| Year |
| 1980 |
1,005,072 |
4,341,725 |
5,346,797 |
| 1990 |
1,000,091 |
5,187,267 |
6,187,358 |
| 2000 |
1,071,452 |
6,007,063 |
7,078,515 |
| 2007 (latest estimates) |
1,104,267 |
6,607,824 |
7,712,091 |
More information on Virginia population
• County-level Population Data
• Rural Population and Migration Briefing Room
• Contact John Cromartie, 202-694-5421.
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Income
|
| |
Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
| Per-capita income (2006 dollars) |
| 2005 |
26,147 |
41,388 |
39,193 |
| 2006 |
26,341 |
41,754 |
39,540 |
| Percent change |
0.7 |
0.9 |
0.9 |
| |
| Earnings per job (2006 dollars) |
| 2005 |
31,836 |
51,940 |
49,637 |
| 2006 |
31,350 |
51,919 |
49,577 |
| Percent change |
-1.6 |
-0.0 |
-0.1 |
| |
| Poverty rate (percent) |
| 1979 |
15.9 |
10.9 |
11.8 |
| 1989 |
15.7 |
9.2 |
10.2 |
| 1999 |
14.0 |
8.8 |
9.6 |
| 2005 (latest model-based estimates) |
15.2 |
9.1 |
10.0 |
More information on Virginia poverty rates
• County-level Poverty Data
• Rural Income, Poverty, and Welfare Briefing Room
• See important notes about decennial and model-based intercensal poverty estimates
• Contact Robert Gibbs, 202-694-5423
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Education (Persons 25 and older)
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| |
Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
| Percent not completing high school |
| 1980 |
56.5 |
33.0 |
37.6 |
| 1990 |
41.6 |
21.5 |
24.8 |
| 2000 |
31.7 |
16.0 |
18.5 |
| |
| Percent completing high school only |
| 1980 |
25.0 |
29.2 |
28.4 |
| 1990 |
30.5 |
25.9 |
26.6 |
| 2000 |
33.6 |
24.5 |
26.0 |
| |
| Percent completing some college |
| 1980 |
9.7 |
16.2 |
14.9 |
| 1990 |
17.5 |
25.4 |
24.0 |
| 2000 |
21.5 |
26.9 |
26.0 |
| |
| Percent completing college |
| 1980 |
8.7 |
21.6 |
19.1 |
| 1990 |
10.4 |
27.3 |
24.5 |
| 2000 |
13.1 |
32.6 |
29.5 |
More information on Virginia education
• County-level Education Data
• Rural Labor and Education Briefing Room
• Contact Robert Gibbs, 202-694-5423
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Employment
|
| |
Rural * |
Urban * |
Total |
| Total number of jobs |
| 2005 |
544,591 |
4,209,727 |
4,754,318 |
| 2006 |
553,177 |
4,305,838 |
4,859,015 |
| |
| Unemployment rate (percent) |
| 2006 |
4.1 |
2.9 |
3.0 |
| 2007 |
4.2 |
2.9 |
3.0 |
More information on Virginia unemployment rates
• County-level Unemployment and Median Household Income Data
• Rural Labor and Education Briefing Room
• Contact Lorin Kusmin, 202-694-5429
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| Percent employment change |
| 2004-2005 |
1.2 |
2.3 |
2.1 |
| 2005-2006 |
0.5 |
2.6 |
2.4 |
| 2006-2007 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
| |
| Percent of 2002 employment in farm and farm-related jobs |
| Total |
21.5 |
12.2 |
13.3 |
| Production |
5.5 |
0.8 |
1.4 |
| Farm inputs |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
| Processing & marketing |
4.0 |
1.2 |
1.6 |
| Wholesale & retail trade |
10.4 |
9.4 |
9.5 |
More information on farm employment
• Farm and Farm-Related Employment data
• Contact Tim Parker, 202-694-5435
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Farm Characteristics
| 1992, 1997 and 2002 Census of Agriculture |
| |
| |
1992 |
1997 |
2002 |
| Total land area (million acres) |
24.90 |
24.90 |
25.34 |
| Total farmland (million acres) |
8.30 |
8.75 |
8.62 |
| Percent of total land area |
33.3 |
35.2 |
34.0 |
| |
| Cropland (million acres) |
4.31 |
4.53 |
4.19 |
| Percent of total farmland |
52.0 |
51.7 |
48.6 |
| Percent in pasture |
35.4 |
35.8 |
30.2 |
| Percent irrigated |
1.4 |
1.8 |
2.3 |
| |
Harvested Cropland
(million acres) |
2.45 |
2.60 |
2.62 |
| |
| Woodland (million acres) |
2.60 |
2.74 |
2.67 |
| Percent of total farmland |
31.3 |
31.3 |
30.9 |
| Percent in pasture |
25.4 |
23.5 |
23.9 |
| |
| Pastureland (million acres) |
1.10 |
1.14 |
1.41 |
| Percent of total farmland |
13.3 |
13.0 |
16.4 |
| |
Land in house lots, ponds,
roads, wasteland, etc.
(million acres) |
0.28 |
0.35 |
0.35 |
| Percent of total farmland |
3.4 |
4.0 |
4.1 |
| |
| Conservation practices |
Farmland in conservation or
wetlands reserve programs
(million acres) |
0.06 |
0.10 |
0.11 |
| Percent of total farmland |
0.7 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
| |
| Average farm size (acres) |
197 |
177 |
181 |
| |
| Farms by size (percent) |
| 1 to 99 acres |
52.5 |
56.7 |
56.8 |
| 100 to 499 acres |
38.5 |
35.8 |
35.7 |
| 500 to 999 acres |
6.0 |
5.0 |
4.6 |
| 1000 to 1,999 acres |
2.3 |
1.9 |
2.1 |
| 2,000 or more acres |
0.7 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
| |
| Farms by sales (percent) |
| Less than $9,999 |
60.1 |
65.9 |
67.3 |
| $10,000 to $49,999 |
25.0 |
21.0 |
20.6 |
| $50,000 to $99,999 |
4.6 |
4.2 |
3.9 |
| $100,000 to $499,999 |
8.2 |
6.2 |
6.0 |
| More than $500,000 |
1.8 |
2.2 |
2.3 |
| |
| Tenure of farmers |
| Full owner (farms) |
26,492 |
31,995 |
31,814 |
| Percent of total |
62.7 |
64.8 |
66.8 |
| |
| Part owner (farms) |
12,599 |
13,847 |
13,138 |
| Percent of total |
29.8 |
28.0 |
27.6 |
| |
| Tenant owner (farms) |
3,131 |
3,524 |
2,654 |
| Percent of total |
7.4 |
7.1 |
5.6 |
| |
| Farm organization |
Individuals/family, sole
proprietorship (farms) |
36,866 |
43,445 |
42,851 |
| Percent of total |
87.3 |
88.0 |
90.0 |
| |
Family-held corporations
(farms) |
1,160 |
1,603 |
1,531 |
| Percent of total |
2.7 |
3.2 |
3.2 |
| |
| Partnerships (farms) |
3,786 |
3,866 |
2,757 |
| Percent of total |
9.0 |
7.8 |
5.8 |
| |
| Non-family corporations (farms) |
167 |
184 |
192 |
| Percent of total |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
| |
Others - cooperative, estate or
trust, institutional, etc. (farms) |
243 |
268 |
275 |
| Percent of total |
0.6 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
| |
| Characteristics of principal farm operators |
| Average operator age (years) |
55.6 |
55.8 |
56.7 |
Percent with farming as their
primary occupation |
46.4 |
41.5 |
53.6 |
| Men (persons) |
37,993 |
43,591 |
40,825 |
| Women (persons) |
4,229 |
5,775 |
6,781 |
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More information on farm characteristics
• Census of Agriculture
• Contact NASS Customer Service, 1-800-727-9540.
Data from the 1992 Census of Agriculture is not adjusted for coverage. See Coverage Adjustment from NASS.
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Farm Financial Indicators
| Farm income and value added data |
| |
2005 |
2006 |
| |
| Number of farms |
47,000 |
46,800 |
| |
| |
Thousands $ |
| Final crop output |
781,082 |
807,691 |
| + Final animal output |
1,914,809 |
1,819,412 |
| + Services and forestry |
765,794 |
785,441 |
| = Final agricultural sector output |
3,461,684 |
3,412,544 |
| |
| - Intermediate consumption outlays |
1,700,577 |
1,819,496 |
| + Net government transactions |
120,414 |
47,567 |
| = Gross value added |
1,881,521 |
1,640,616 |
| |
| - Capital consumption |
535,923 |
567,859 |
| |
| = Net value added |
1,345,598 |
1,072,757 |
| |
| - Factor payments |
378,547 |
394,724 |
| Employee compensation (total hired labor) |
231,613 |
238,175 |
| Net rent received by nonoperator landlords |
-13,589 |
-25,612 |
| Real estate and nonreal estate interest |
160,523 |
182,161 |
| |
| = Net farm income |
967,051 |
678,033 |
| |
More information on farm income
• Farm Income Data
• Farm Income and Costs Briefing Room
• Contact Roger Strickland, 202-694-5592.
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| Farm balance sheet |
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• Estimation of State-level Balance Sheets has been suspended. See the Farm Balance Sheet data page for more information.
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Top Commodities, Exports, and Counties
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Top 5 agriculture commodities, 2006
|
| |
Value of receipts
thousand $ |
Percent of state total
farm receipts |
Percent of US value |
| 1. Broilers |
506,236 |
18.8 |
2.7 |
| 2. Cattle and calves |
426,086 |
15.8 |
0.9 |
| 3. Dairy products |
266,213 |
9.9 |
1.1 |
| 4. Turkeys |
260,709 |
9.7 |
7.5 |
| 5. Greenhouse/nursery |
237,400 |
8.8 |
1.4 |
| |
| All commodities |
2,688,669 |
|
1.1 |
| |
More information on Virginia's top agriculture commodities
• Leading commodities for cash receipts in Excel
• Contact Roger Strickland, 202-694-5592.
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| Top 5 agriculture exports, estimates, FY 2007 |
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Rank among states |
Value
million $ |
| 1. Wheat and products |
22 |
115.2 |
| 2. Poultry and products |
10 |
102.3 |
| 3. Live animals and meat |
18 |
94.6 |
| 4. Other |
20 |
85.8 |
| 5. Soybeans and products |
20 |
55.3 |
| |
| Overall rank |
31 |
622.0 |
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More information on agricultural exports
• State Export Data
• Agricultural Trade Briefing Room
• Contact Nora Brooks, 202-694-5211.
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| Top 5 counties in agricultural sales 2002 |
| |
Percent of state total receipts |
Million $ |
| 1. Rockingham County |
18.9 |
446.7 |
| 2. Augusta County |
6.1 |
143.9 |
| 3. Accomack County |
4.6 |
109.1 |
| 4. Page County |
4.6 |
108.7 |
| 5. Shenandoah County |
3.0 |
69.7 |
| |
| State total |
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2,360.9 |
| |
More information on agricultural sales
• Census of Agriculture
• Contact NASS Customer Service, 1-800-727-9540.
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Data Sources
- Local Area Unemployment Statistics, county data, Bureau
of Labor Statistics.
- Regional Economic Information System, April 2006, Bureau
of Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce.
- 1980, 1990, and 2000 Census of Population, Bureau
of the Census, U.S. Department of Commerce.
- Farm Income and Costs Briefing Room,
Economic Research Service, USDA.
- Foreign Agricultural Trade of the United States
(FATUS), Economic Research Service, USDA.
- Census of Agriculture, National Agricultural
Statistics Service, USDA.
Prepared by Economic Research Service, USDA, Washington, DC.
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