| | People QuickFacts | Appomattox County | Virginia |
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Population, 2011 estimate | NA | 8,096,604 |
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Population, 2010 | 14,973 | 8,001,024 |
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Population, percent change, 2000 to 2010 | 9.3% | 13.0% |
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Population, 2000 | 13,705 | 7,078,515 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 5.4% | 6.4% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 22.2% | 23.2% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 | 17.4% | 12.2% |
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Female persons, percent, 2010 | 51.3% | 50.9% |
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White persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 77.5% | 68.6% |
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Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 20.1% | 19.4% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.2% | 0.4% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.2% | 5.5% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) | Z | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 | 1.7% | 2.9% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) | 1.1% | 7.9% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 | 76.7% | 64.8% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 | 90.5% | 83.8% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 | 1.5% | 10.8% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 | 1.5% | 14.1% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 79.8% | 86.1% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 11.8% | 33.8% |
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Veterans, 2006-2010 | 1,438 | 749,609 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 | 25.0 | 27.1 |
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Housing units, 2010 | 6,921 | 3,364,939 |
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Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 | 76.0% | 68.9% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 | 4.7% | 21.4% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 | $132,200 | $255,100 |
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Households, 2006-2010 | 5,976 | 2,974,481 |
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Persons per household, 2006-2010 | 2.44 | 2.56 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 | $22,388 | $32,145 |
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Median household income 2006-2010 | $49,224 | $61,406 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 | 13.8% | 10.3% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Appomattox County | Virginia |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2009 | 297 | 194,0181 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2009 | 2,723 | 3,061,1861 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2009 | -13.3% | 5.4%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2009 | 846 | 489,114 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 1,111 | 638,643 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 9.9% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 0.5% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 7.0% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.1% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 4.5% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 29.2% | 30.1% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | D | 92,417,797 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 16,795 | 60,513,396 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 107,167 | 105,663,299 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $7,551 | $13,687 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 7,267 | 15,340,483 |
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Building permits, 2010 | 61 | 20,992 |
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Federal spending, 2009 | 87,173 | 127,798,0261 |