Essex County, Virginia
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State Health Department
- Virginia State Health Department: 109 Governor Street, Richmond
Population:
- Total Population: 9,989
- Males: 4,682
- Females: 5,307
Ethnicity:
- White: 5,737
- Black/African American: 3,951
- Hispanic: 20
- Native American/Eskimo: 8
- Asian: 86
- Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 0
- Other: 20
- 2 or more: 167
Top 5 Languages spoken at home:
- English only (9,220)
- Spanish (120)
- French (50)
- Tagalog (30)
- German (20)
Top 7 Countries of Origin for Immigrants
Total Reported: 140
- India (22)
- Japan (21)
- Philippines (17)
- Canada (10)
- France (8)
- United Kingdom (7)
- Romania (7)
Top 5 Religions by Adherents:
- Southern Baptist Convention (1,842)
- United Methodist Church, The (693)
- Episcopal Church (631)
- Catholic Church (491)
- Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) (187)
Migrant Health Clinics
Disabilities:
- Total Reported: 3,678
- Sensory: 363
- Physical: 862
- Mental: 491
- Self-care: 270
- Go outside home: 841
- Employment: 865
Grandparents as caregivers
Grandparents as caregivers: 124
Heating fuel:
- Total Reported: 3,995
- Utility gas: 57
- Bottled or LP gas: 469
- Electricity: 2,062
- Fuel oil, kerosene: 1,205
- Coal or Coke: 0
- Wood: 190
- Solar Energy: 0
- Other fuel: 6
- No fuel used: 6
Vehicles available:
- Total Reported: 6,464
- No vehicle: 362
- 1 or more vehicle: 6,102
Education Attainment:
- No School: 105
- No High School: 631
- Some High School: 1,131
- High School: 2,455
- Some College: 1,225
- Associate's Degree: 280
- College Degree: 847
- Master's Degree: 245
- Professional Degree: 90
- Doctoral Degree: 43
Household Phones:
- Households Reporting: 3,995
- Owners with phone: 3,023
- Owners without phone: 63
- Renters with phone: 875
- Renters without phone: 34
10 closest counties:
- Richmond County, Virginia
- King and Queen County, Virginia
- Westmoreland County, Virginia
- King William County, Virginia
- New Kent County, Virginia
- King George County, Virginia
- St. Mary's County, Maryland
- Caroline County, Virginia
- Lancaster County, Virginia
- Middlesex County, Virginia
Data Detail
Zip Codes in county:
22436, 22437, 22438, 22454, 22476, 22504, 22509, 22560, 23115
Licensed Broadcast Media Outlets:
- WRAR-FM (105.5 FM) TAPPAHANNOCK, VA
- WRAR (1000 AM) TAPPAHANNOCK, VA
- Page last updated on Mar 12, 2007
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