Lee County, VA

People

Lee County

Virginia

Population, 2000

23,589

7,078,515

Population, net change, 1990 to 2000

-907

889,318

Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000

-3.7%

14.4%

White persons, 2000 (a)

23,221

5,120,110

Black or African American persons, 2000 (a)

103

1,390,293

American Indian and Alaska Native persons, 2000 (a)

53

21,172

Asian persons, 2000 (a)

42

261,025

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, 2000 (a)

1

3,946

Persons reporting some other race, 2000 (a)

19

138,900

Persons reporting two or more races, 2000

150

143,069

White persons, percent, 2000 (a)

98.4%

72.3%

Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a)

0.4%

19.6%

American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a)

0.2%

0.3%

Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a)

0.2%

3.7%

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a)

Z

0.1%

Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a)

0.1%

2.0%

Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000

0.6%

2.0%

Persons under 18 years old, 2000

5,372

1,738,262

Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000

22.8%

24.6%

Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, 2000 (b)

120

329,540

Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b)

0.5%

4.7%

Deaths, 1997

278

53,852

Infant deaths, 1997

1

714

High school graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990

7,673

2,987,611

College graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990

1,040

972,894

Homeownership rate, 1990

75.7%

66.3%

Households, 1990

9,225

2,294,722

Persons per household, 1990

2.64

2.61

Median household money income, 1997 model-based estimate

$21,574

$40,209

Persons below poverty, number, 1997 model-based estimate

6,900

782,827

Persons below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate

28.5%

11.6%

Children below poverty, number, 1997 model-based estimate

2,424

286,182

Children below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate

38.0%

17.0%

Business

Lee County

Virginia

Personal income, 1997 ($1000)

363,183

175,910,792

Personal income per capita, 1997

15,114

26,109

Civilian labor force, 1999

9,631

3,521,965

Unemployment, 1999

849

97,964

Full-time and part-time employment by place of work, 1997

8,777

4,123,480

Full-time and part-time employment, net change 1990 to 1997

944

403,867

Employment in government, 1997

1,328

780,914

Average earnings per job, 1997

$17,496

$29,727

Private nonfarm establishments with paid employees, 1998

366

172,182

Change in private nonfarm establishments, 1990 to 1998

11

22,487

Private nonfarm establishments, percent change 1990-1998

3.1%

15.0%

Private nonfarm estabs with less than 20 employees, 1998

329

147,954

Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000)

70,763

83,814,009

Retail sales, 1997 ($1000)

86,361

62,569,924

Retail sales per capita, 1997

$3,589

$9,293

Housing units authorized by building permits, 1999

133

53,151

Farm land, 1997 (acres)

127,420

8,228,226

Federal funds and grants, 1999 ($1000)

256,794

57,842,231

Geography MapStats

Lee County

Virginia

Land area, 2000 (square miles)

437

39,594

Persons per square mile, 2000

54.0

178.8

Metropolitan Area

None

(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.

Figures are in absolute numbers unless otherwise indicated.

FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown

Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis, Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Agricultural Statistics Service, National Center for Health Statistics, U.S. Census Bureau