Radford city, Virginia (VA)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 874
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 2,585
Renter-occupied apartments: 3,496 (it was 3,224 in 2000)
% of renters here: | 56% |
State: | 33% |
Land area: 10 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.4 sq. mi.
Population density: 1680 people per square mile (very high).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (29.8%), Retail trade (16.6%), Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services (15.1%), Manufacturing (10.3%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 74%
- Government: 24%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 2%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 13,33781.8%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 1,4348.8%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 5563.4%Hispanic or Latino
- 5393.3%Two or more races
- 3832.3%Asian alone
- 520.3%Some other race alone
- 60.04%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
Median resident age: | 23.5 years |
Virginia median age: | 39.0 years |
Males: 7,463 | (45.3%) |
Females: 9,028 | (54.7%) |
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Radford city: | 2.0 people |
Virginia: | 3 people |
Estimated median household income in 2022: $50,234 ($24,654 in 1999)
This county: | $50,234 |
Virginia: | $85,873 |
Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $855 (lower quartile is $551, upper quartile is $1,234)
This county: | $855 |
State: | $1270 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $220,303 (it was $93,100 in 2000)
Radford city: | $220,303 |
Virginia: | $365,700 |
Mean price in 2022:
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,339Detached houses: $210,560
Here: $210,560 State: $472,865 Townhouses or other attached units: $297,033
Here: $297,033 State: $457,437 Mobile homes: $160,558
Here: $160,558 State: $100,736
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $407
Institutionalized population: 49
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,423 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,428 (0.7%)
Radford city: | 35.7% |
Virginia: | 10.6% |
Median age of residents in 2022: 23.5 years old
(Males: 23.8 years old, Females: 23.3 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 24.4 years old, Black residents: 20.7 years old, Asian residents: 22.8 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 22.0 years old, Other race residents: 20.5 years old)
Area name: Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Radford city is $513 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $575 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $789 a month.
Cities in this county include: Radford.
Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Radford city: Lawsons Store (A), Cumberland Plateau Regional Industrial Park (B), Clinch River Steam Plant (C), Counts (D), Drill (E), Castle Siding (F), Mount Rogers Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Radford city include: Adams Chapel (A), Reeds Valley Church (B), Bakers Ridge Church (C), Bethel Church (D), Bascom Church (E), Ring Chapel (F), Bethany Church (G), Brick Church (H), Buffalo Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Steffey Cemetery (1), Stevens Cemetery (2), Payne Cemetery (3), Stinson Cemetery (4), Phillips Cemetery (5), Street Cemetery (6), Sutherland Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Lake Mountain Top (A), Lake Copper (B), Mountain Lake (C), Lake Bonaventure (D), Moss Number Three Preparation Plant Upper Slurry (E), Gent Lake (F), Ash Pond Area Number One (G), Ash Pond Number Two (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Wolfpen Branch (A), Weaver Creek (B), Waddy Branch (C), Thompson Creek (D), Taylor Branch (E), Sword Creek (F), Sulphur Spring Branch (G), Sugar Run (H), Strow Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Radford city include: Cedar Creek Park (1), Clinch Mountain State Wildlife Management Area (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Neighboring counties: Cherokee County, Kansas , Carroll County , Clinton County, Kentucky , Harlan County, Kentucky , Rockcastle County, Kentucky , Newport News city , Williamsburg city .
Here: | 3.4% |
Virginia: | 2.7% |
Current college students: 6,952
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 93.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 44.8%
Number of foreign born residents: 560 (70.9% naturalized citizens)
Radford city: | 3.4% |
Whole state: | 12.7% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 2072010 or later
- 1542000 to 2009
- 561990 to 1999
- 801980 to 1989
- 411970 to 1979
- 39Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 101.1%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 3,396
- One, attached: 243
- Two: 247
- 3 or 4: 338
- 5 to 9: 805
- 10 to 19: 1,031
- 20 to 49: 321
- 50 or more: 23
- Mobile homes: 74
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 14
Housing units in Radford city with a mortgage: 1,416 (250 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 214 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 20
Here: | 4.8% with mortgage |
State: | 97.2% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Radford city
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Evangelical Protestant | 3,422 | 20 |
Mainline Protestant | 2,520 | 12 |
Black Protestant | 167 | 1 |
Other | 3 | 1 |
None | 10,296 | - |
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Radford city: | 1.24 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 2.03 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 2.48 / 10,000 pop. |
Virginia: | 1.43 / 10,000 pop. |
Radford city: | 3.10 / 10,000 pop. |
Virginia: | 4.03 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 7.44 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 7.65 / 10,000 pop. |
Radford city: | 7.1% |
Virginia: | 9.3% |
Radford city: | 25.5% |
State: | 26.7% |
Here: | 13.4% |
State: | 18.6% |
Tornado activity:
Radford city historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Virginia state average. It is 1009168.5 times below overall U.S. average.Earthquake activity:
Radford city-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Virginia state average. It is 20% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 154.2 miles away from Radford city center
On 8/9/2020 at 12:07:37, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MW, Depth: 4.7 mi) earthquake occurred 53.6 miles away from the county center
On 7/27/1980 at 18:52:21, a magnitude 5.2 (5.1 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 UK, 5.2 UK) earthquake occurred 199.2 miles away from the county center
On 11/2/2006 at 17:53:02, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, Depth: 0.6 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 74.6 miles away from the county center
On 11/23/2006 at 10:42:57, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB) earthquake occurred 77.5 miles away from Radford city center
On 12/9/2003 at 20:59:18, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 ML, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 142.8 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 6,727 (74.9%)
- Carpooled: 622 (6.9%)
- Bus: 79 (0.9%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 194 (2.2%)
- Bicycle: 34 (0.4%)
- Walked: 611 (6.8%)
- Worked at home: 464 (5.2%)
- Educational services (29%)
- Accommodation and food services (18%)
- Health care and social assistance (16%)
- Retail trade (14%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
- Manufacturing (5%)
- Other services, except public administration (5%)
- Educational services (25%)
- Accommodation and food services (16%)
- Health care and social assistance (14%)
- Retail trade (13%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
- Manufacturing (4%)
- Other services, except public administration (4%)
- Sales and related occupations (13%)
- Management occupations (11%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (8%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (8%)
- Material moving occupations (7%)
- Production occupations (6%)
- Computer and mathematical occupations (6%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (16%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (15%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (11%)
- Sales and related occupations (10%)
- Management occupations (7%)
- Community and social service occupations (6%)
- Production occupations (5%)
- India (26%)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (15%)
- Philippines (11%)
- Taiwan (9%)
- Brazil (8%)
- Russia (7%)
- Ghana (6%)
- American (33%)
- German (9%)
- Irish (8%)
- English (7%)
- Scotch-Irish (3%)
- Italian (2%)
- Scottish (2%)
People in group quarters in Radford city, Virginia in 2010:
- 2,561 people in college/university student housing
- 49 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 24 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
- 18 people in other noninstitutional facilities
People in group quarters in Radford city, Virginia in 2000:
- 2,741 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 39 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 20 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
- 13 people in homes for the mentally retarded
14.50% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($41,213 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 14.50% |
Virginia average: | 10.16% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
11.39% relocated from other counties in Virginia ($28,920 average AGI)
3.11% relocated from other states ($12,293 average AGI)
Radford city: 3.11% Virginia average: 3.91%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Montgomery County, VA | 4.34% ($37,115 average AGI) |
from Pulaski County, VA | 2.46% ($36,546) |
14.23% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($45,002 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 14.23% |
Virginia average: | 10.20% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
11.43% relocated to other counties in Virginia ($34,949 average AGI)
2.81% relocated to other states ($10,053 average AGI)
Radford city: 2.81% Virginia average: 3.98%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Montgomery County, VA | 3.38% ($47,128 average AGI) |
to Pulaski County, VA | 2.53% ($48,955) |
to Roanoke city, VA | 0.62% ($28,704) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 8.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 6.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 6.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 6.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 8.7
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 3.8%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 1,806 (1,453 aged, 353 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 124 (6%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Radford city, Virginia in 1999 - 2019:
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (27)
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (24)
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (23)
- Unspecified dementia (10)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 789
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 7
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 51
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 117
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 14
EPA green book nonattainment status in 2004-2006: 1
Household type by relationship:
Households: 16,491- Male householders: 2,546 (892 living alone), Female householders: 3,075 (823 living alone)
1,819 spouses (1,748 opposite-sex spouses), 495 unmarried partners, (437 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 2,395 children (2,295 natural, 64 adopted, 35 stepchildren), 413 grandchildren, 174 brothers or sisters, 143 parents, 0 foster children, 328 other relatives, 1,906 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 3,056
Size of family households: 1,242 2-persons, 429 3-persons, 668 4-persons, 122 5-persons, 168 6-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 1,715 1-person, 935 2-persons, 143 3-persons, 111 4-persons, 99 5-persons, 23 6-persons.
1,102 married couples with children.
446 single-parent households (69 men, 377 women).
93.7% of residents of Radford city speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (98% speak English very well, 2% speak English well).
1.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (94% speak English very well, 6% speak English well).
1.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (65% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 16% speak English not well).
0.8% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $146,362,000 ($9,909 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $75,785,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $34,898,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $21,489,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $5,000
Federal grants: $13,019,000
Federal procurement contracts: $70,061,000 ($69,308,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $6,890,000 ($4,691,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $0,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $4,296,000
Federal Government insurance: $0,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 704Here: | 48 per 1000 residents |
State: | 70 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 550
Here: | 38 per 1000 residents |
State: | 40 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +118
Here: | +8 per 1000 residents |
State: | +18 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -1,535
Here: | -105 per 1000 residents |
State: | +14 per 1000 residents |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.84 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)
Here: | 6.8 |
State: | 7.0 |
Here: | 4.5 |
State: | 4.3 |
- Year house built in Radford city, Virginia
- 02020 or later
- 2272010 to 2019
- 6722000 to 2009
- 7361990 to 1999
- 1,1821980 to 1989
- 8911970 to 1979
- 5561960 to 1969
- 5851950 to 1959
- 7771940 to 1949
- 7921939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Radford city, Virginia
- 01 room
- 02 rooms
- 133 rooms
- 1844 rooms
- 5115 rooms
- 4356 rooms
- 4797 rooms
- 3878 rooms
- 5729+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Radford city, Virginia
- 541 room
- 1732 rooms
- 5063 rooms
- 7534 rooms
- 5735 rooms
- 4016 rooms
- 3007 rooms
- 1498 rooms
- 719+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Radford city, Virginia
- 0no bedroom
- 81 bedroom
- 3982 bedrooms
- 1,3523 bedrooms
- 6834 bedrooms
- 1385+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Radford city, Virginia
- 55no bedroom
- 5621 bedroom
- 1,3722 bedrooms
- 6163 bedrooms
- 2974 bedrooms
- 825+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Radford city in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 74no vehicle
- 5921 vehicle
- 1,1142 vehicles
- 4483 vehicles
- 2514 vehicles
- 1125+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Radford city in renter-occupied apartments
- 186no vehicle
- 1,3081 vehicle
- 1,1562 vehicles
- 1643 vehicles
- 1134 vehicles
- 565+ vehicles
73.6% of Radford city residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 16% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 82% lived in Virginia.
Radford city: | 73.6% |
State average: | 86.6% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 10,985
- Other state: 4,752
- Northeast: 948
- Midwest: 888
- South: 2,409
- West: 495
- 55.4%Electricity
- 32.9%Utility gas
- 6.0%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 4.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 1.4%Wood
- 81.8%Electricity
- 15.8%Utility gas
- 2.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Here: | 2.2% |
Virginia: | 13.2% |
Here: | 6.2% |
Virginia: | 10.2% |
Here: | 10.0% |
Virginia: | 18.7% |
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2004:
- Total number of recipients: 229
- Number of aged recipients: 17
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 212
- Number of recipients under 18: 26
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 162
- Number of recipients older than 64: 41
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 90
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 91
Most common first names in Radford city, VA among deceased individuals | ||
Name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Mary | 160 | 78.1 years |
William | 154 | 73.0 years |
James | 146 | 71.3 years |
Robert | 108 | 72.9 years |
John | 107 | 75.4 years |
Charles | 71 | 72.1 years |
George | 53 | 74.2 years |
Virginia | 52 | 74.3 years |
Margaret | 47 | 79.3 years |
Frank | 45 | 74.8 years |
Most common last names in Radford city, VA among deceased individuals | ||
Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Smith | 66 | 71.8 years |
Duncan | 55 | 75.5 years |
Phillips | 50 | 78.9 years |
Akers | 40 | 73.6 years |
Martin | 39 | 75.8 years |
Long | 38 | 76.8 years |
Wilson | 35 | 77.4 years |
Quesenberry | 34 | 69.3 years |
Cox | 34 | 72.5 years |
Harris | 34 | 75.9 years |
Businesses in Radford city, VA | ||||
Name | Count | Name | Count | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Chick-Fil-A | 1 | UPS | 1 | |
Starbucks | 1 | Wendy's | 1 |
Radford city on our top lists:
- #14 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2011"
- #25 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating from other counties between 2010 and 2011"