Smyth County, VA

People

Smyth County

Virginia

Population, 2000

33,081

7,078,515

Population, net change, 1990 to 2000

711

889,318

Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000

2.2%

14.4%

White persons, 2000 (a)

32,043

5,120,110

Black or African American persons, 2000 (a)

619

1,390,293

American Indian and Alaska Native persons, 2000 (a)

51

21,172

Asian persons, 2000 (a)

61

261,025

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

1

3,946

Persons reporting some other race, 2000 (a)

107

138,900

Persons reporting two or more races, 2000

199

143,069

White persons, percent, 2000 (a)

96.9%

72.3%

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

1.9%

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)

0.3%

2.0%

Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000

0.6%

2.0%

Persons under 18 years old, 2000

7,147

1,738,262

Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000

21.6%

24.6%

Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, 2000 (b)

283

329,540

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

0.9%

4.7%

Deaths, 1997

413

53,852

Infant deaths, 1997

3

714

High school graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990

11,575

2,987,611

College graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990

1,702

972,894

Homeownership rate, 1990

74.3%

66.3%

Households, 1990

12,197

2,294,722

Persons per household, 1990

2.56

2.61

Median household money income, 1997 model-based estimate

$28,367

$40,209

Persons below poverty, number, 1997 model-based estimate

5,606

782,827

Persons below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate

17.3%

11.6%

Children below poverty, number, 1997 model-based estimate

1,894

286,182

Children below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate

25.1%

17.0%

Business

Smyth County

Virginia

Personal income, 1997 ($1000)

563,636

175,910,792

Personal income per capita, 1997

17,164

26,109

Civilian labor force, 1999

16,697

3,521,965

Unemployment, 1999

1,013

97,964

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

18,949

4,123,480

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

1,103

403,867

Employment in government, 1997

2,916

780,914

Average earnings per job, 1997

$20,847

$29,727

Private nonfarm establishments with paid employees, 1998

662

172,182

Change in private nonfarm establishments, 1990 to 1998

36

22,487

Private nonfarm establishments, percent change 1990-1998

5.8%

15.0%

Private nonfarm estabs with less than 20 employees, 1998

576

147,954

Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000)

692,628

83,814,009

Retail sales, 1997 ($1000)

232,065

62,569,924

Retail sales per capita, 1997

$7,057

$9,293

Housing units authorized by building permits, 1999

77

53,151

Farm land, 1997 (acres)

125,116

8,228,226

Federal funds and grants, 1999 ($1000)

164,558

57,842,231

Geography MapStats

Smyth County

Virginia

Land area, 2000 (square miles)

452

39,594

Persons per square mile, 2000

73.2

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