Economic News/ Statistics for
Southwestern Virginia Counties

Prepared by the Radford University Center for Economic Education
Dr. Douglas Woolley, Director

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List of Counties: (In alphabetical order)

  • Bland County
  • Buchanan County
  • Carroll County
  • Craig County
  • Dickenson County
  • Floyd County
  • Giles County
  • Grayson County
  • Lee County
  • Montgomery County
  • Pulaski County
  • Russell County
  • Roanoke County
  • Scott County
  • Smyth County
  • Tazewell County
  • Washington County
  • Wise County
  • Wythe County
    		•  List of Independent Cities: (In alphabetical order)

  • Bristol
  • Galax
  • Norton
  • Radford
  • Roanoke
  • Salem
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    Counties

    Bland County

    Economic News

    Statistics
    Statistic 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995
    Taxable Sales
    		8,881,171 10,293,692

    Wealth Estimates
    		185,455,413 182,811,360


    Other Statistics of Interest
    Statistic 1990
    crime rate 1,781
    % substandard housing 2.0
    % vacant housing 17.1

    Buchanan County

    Economic News

    Statistics
    Statistic 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995
    Taxable Sales
    		118,733,794
    		122,567,421

    Wealth Estimates
    		1,202,729,847 1,112,616,367


    Other Statistics of Interest
    Statistic 1990
    crime rate 1,382
    % substandard housing 3.1
    % vacant housing 9.5

    Carroll County

    Economic News

    Statistics
    Statistic 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995
    Taxable Sales
    		67,006,885 69,056,129

    Wealth Estimates
    		734,226,810 728,899,498


    Other Statistics of Interest
    Statistic 1990
    crime rate 1,177
    % substandard housing 2.1
    % vacant housing 14.3

    Craig County

    Economic News

    Statistics
    Statistic 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995
    Taxable Sales

    		5,739,000

    Wealth Estimates
    		126,233,922 129,256,405


    Other Statistics of Interest
    Statistic 1990
    crime rate 549
    % substandard housing 1.5
    % vacant housing 15.9

    Dickenson County

    Economic News

    Statistics
    Statistic 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995
    Taxable Sales
    		42,936,902 43,403,371

    Wealth Estimates
    		473,761,197 548,967,169


    Other Statistics of Interest
    Statistic 1990
    crime rate 800
    % substandard housing 2.8
    % vacant housing 9.2

    Floyd County

    Economic News

    Statistics
    Statistic 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995
    Taxable Sales
    		24,219,755 25,526,200

    Wealth Estimates
    		399,839,135 410,603,373


    Other Statistics of Interest
    Statistic 1990
    crime rate 683
    % substandard housing 1.6
    % vacant housing 13.5

    Giles County

    Economic News

    Statistics
    Statistic 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995
    Taxable Sales
    		69,185,859 70,554,971

    Wealth Estimates
    		409,555,320 419,580,688


    Other Statistics of Interest
    Statistic 1990
    crime rate 1,094
    % substandard housing 2.0
    % vacant housing 9.0

    Grayson County

    Economic News

    Statistics
    Statistic 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995
    Taxable Sales
    		22,465,090 23,107,458

    Wealth Estimates
    		414,536,842 421,593,283


    Other Statistics of Interest
    Statistic 1990
    crime rate 651
    % substandard housing 2.1
    % vacant housing 14.1

    Lee County

    Economic News

    Statistics
    Statistic 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995
    Taxable Sales
    		60,258,880 62,469,239

    Wealth Estimates
    		527,991,952 541,897,969


    Other Statistics of Interest
    Statistic 1990
    crime rate 825
    % substandard housing 2.7
    % vacant housing 10.1

    Montgomery County

    Economic News

    Statistics
    Statistic 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995
    Taxable Sales
    		425,032,356 468,531,549

    Wealth Estimates
    		2,166,239,128 2,222,973,683


    Other Statistics of Interest
    Statistic 1990
    crime rate 3,261
    % substandard housing 1.8
    % vacant housing 5.5

    Pulaski County

    Economic News

    Statistics
    Statistic 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995
    Taxable Sales
    		168,145,792 179,060,001

    Wealth Estimates
    		1,072,176,968 1,105,687,720


    Other Statistics of Interest
    Statistic 1990
    crime rate 3,971
    % substandard housing 1.3
    % vacant housing 9.4

    Roanoke County

    Economic News

    Statistics
    Statistic 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995
    Taxable Sales
    		471,582,838 513,801,054

    Wealth Estimates
    		3,315,871,929 3,491,914,411


    Other Statistics of Interest
    Statistic 1990
    crime rate 2,811
    % substandard housing 0.6
    % vacant housing 4.2

    Russell County

    Economic News

    Statistics
    Statistic 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995
    Taxable Sales
    		85,677,293 89,094,327

    Wealth Estimates
    		685,727,745 710,750,821


    Other Statistics of Interest
    Statistic 1990
    crime rate 876
    % substandard housing 2.1
    % vacant housing 7.9

    Scott County

    Economic News

    Statistics
    Statistic 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995
    Taxable Sales
    		92,567,442 92,423,283

    Wealth Estimates
    		512,986,092 526,544,519


    Other Statistics of Interest
    Statistic 1990
    crime rate 1,224
    % substandard housing 1.9
    % vacant housing 10.4

    Smyth County

    Economic News

    Statistics
    Statistic 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995
    Taxable Sales
    		151,031,432 164,430,609

    Wealth Estimates
    		928,165,502 951,988,470


    Other Statistics of Interest
    Statistic 1990
    crime rate 1,545
    % substandard housing 2.3
    % vacant housing 6.8

    Tazewell County

    Economic News

    Statistics
    Statistic 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995
    Taxable Sales
    		290,261,875 309,528,747

    Wealth Estimates
    		1,274,681,222 1,315,211,842


    Other Statistics of Interest
    Statistic 1990
    crime rate 1,632
    % substandard housing 1.9
    % vacant housing 8.4

    Washington County

    Economic News

    Statistics
    Statistic 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995
    Taxable Sales
    		222,312,924 234,534,807

    Wealth Estimates
    		1,469,173,694 1,655,425,621


    Other Statistics of Interest
    Statistic 1990
    crime rate 1,772
    % substandard housing 1.3
    % vacant housing 8.9

    Wise County

    Economic News

    Statistics
    Statistic 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995
    Taxable Sales
    		183,930,124 200,517,779

    Wealth Estimates
    		1,281,290,988 1,296,939,103


    Other Statistics of Interest
    Statistic 1990
    crime rate 1,428
    % substandard housing 3.1
    % vacant housing 8.9

    Wythe County

    Economic News

    Statistics
    Statistic 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995
    Taxable Sales
    		173,221,467 177,802,087

    Wealth Estimates
    		885,469,618 915,477,896


    Other Statistics of Interest
    Statistic 1990
    crime rate 1,720
    % substandard housing 2.1
    % vacant housing 7.6

    Independent Cities

    Bristol

    Economic News

    Statistics
    Statistic 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995
    Taxable Sales
    		227,002,110 236,999,035

    Wealth Estimates
    		477,574,918 495,557,070


    Other Statistics of Interest
    Statistic 1990
    crime rate 6.133
    % substandard housing 1.4
    % vacant housing 7.1

    Galax

    Economic News

    Statistics

    Statistic 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995
    Taxable Sales
    		120,199,852


    Wealth Estimates
    		205,299,753 209,503,289

    Norton

    Economic News

    Statistics
    Statistic 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995
    Taxable Sales
    		89,862,843 97,680,989

    Wealth Estimates
    		118,914,800 120,535,700


    Other Statistics of Interest
    Statistic 1990
    crime rate 3,838
    % substandard housing 1.9
    % vacant housing 8.0

    Radford

    Economic News

    Statistics
    Statistic 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995
    Taxable Sales
    		49,350,570 50,952,375

    Wealth Estimates
    		421,293,965 433,547,224


    Other Statistics of Interest
    Statistic 1990
    crime rate 2,842
    % substandard housing 0.7
    % vacant housing 5.3

    Roanoke

    Economic News

    Statistics
    Statistic 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995
    Taxable Sales
    		1,125,737,515 1,211,788,231

    Wealth Estimates
    		3,332,463,733 3,398,073,237


    Other Statistics of Interest
    Statistic 1990
    crime rate 8,078
    % substandard housing 1.9
    % vacant housing 7.6

    Salem

    Economic News

    Statistics
    Statistic 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995
    Taxable Sales
    		321,637,746 342,833,727

    Wealth Estimates
    		969,690,285 1,060,563,990


    Other Statistics of Interest
    Statistic 1990
    crime rate 4,361
    % substandard housing 0.3
    % vacant housing 4.7

    Originally written by Charles Fulcher.
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