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Caroline County

Community Profile

Caroline County is strategically located in central Virginia along the Interstate 95 corridor roughly midway between the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area and Richmond. The county's 549 square miles consist of relatively level plains and gently rolling countryside, which have developed as home to both productive agriculture and resource-based industry. The interstate and primary highway and railroad network provides excellent access to eastern markets.

Caroline County is about 35 miles north of the state capital of Richmond and about 75 miles south of Washington, D.C. Norfolk and the Port of Hampton Roads are approximately 110 miles to the southeast.

Labor Market Data

Population

Gender Distribution
Caroline County	49.8% male	50.2% female

 

Ethnic Distribution
Caroline County	62.6% white	37.4% nonwhite
Caroline County		38 years

Civilian Labor Force (2005)

Caroline County	12,409
Surrounding Labor Area	241,403
Total	253,812

Labor Force Participation (2000 Census)

Caroline County	63.9%
Surrounding Labor Area	69.7%

Unemployment

Unemployment Rate (October 2006)
Caroline County	2.78%
Surrounding Labor Area	2.19%
Statewide	2.71%

Unemployed 2005
Caroline County	460
Surrounding Labor Area	6,808
Total	7,268

Commuting Patterns (2000 Census)

Live and work in Caroline County	3,351	27.5%
Total In-Commuters	1,830	15.0%
Total Out-Commuters	7,001	57.5%
Net Out-Commuters	5,171

In-Commuters From:
Spotsylvania Co. VA	516	47.6%
Hanover Co. VA	201	18.6%
Henrico Co. VA	143	13.2%
Stafford Co. VA	121	11.2%
King William Co. VA	102	9.4%

Out-Commuters To:
Hanover Co. VA	1,426	29.5%
Spotsylvania Co. VA	1,238	25.6%
Henrico Co. VA	854	17.6%
Fredericksburg City VA	732	15.1%
Richmond City VA	591	12.2%

Additional Labor Resources

High school graduates not continuing	2004-2005	10
Two-year college graduates	Spring 2005	2,393
Two-year college enrollees	Fall 2005	19,164
Other college and university graduates	Spring 2005	274
	Total	21,841

Educational Attainment

Percentage of Caroline County 2001-2002 ninth graders graduating in 2004-2005	59.9%
Percentage of Caroline County population age 25+ who are high school graduates	71.3%
Percentage of Caroline County population age 25+ who have earned a Bachelor's Degree or higher	12.1%

Employment by Sector* (Second Quarter 2006)

Employment by Occupation* (Second Quarter 2006)

Major Employers (Manufacturing)

Company	Product/Service	Est. Employment
Hoover Treated Wood Products	Wood products	50 - 99
Sauder Wood Products Inc.	Wood trim and moldings	20 - 49
Williamsburg Millwork Corporation	Pallets, skids	50 - 99

Major Employers (Nonmanufacturing)

Company	Product/Service	Est. Employment
Rappahannock Electric Cooperative	Electric utility	50 - 99
Union Bank & Trust	Banking/Finance	100 - 299

Union Activity (01/2004 - 5/2006)

No Union Activity

Estimated Earnings (May 2005)

Occupation	Med. Wage	Mean Wage	Med. Salary	Mean Salary
Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand	$11.06	$11.68	$23,000.00	$24,300.00
Truck drivers, light or delivery services	$14.09	$14.18	$29,300.00	$29,500.00
Truck drivers, heavy and tractor-trailer	$17.69	$17.64	$36,800.00	$36,700.00
Construction laborers	$12.45	$12.98	$25,900.00	$27,000.00
Carpenters	$16.01	$16.83	$33,300.00	$35,000.00
First-line supervisors/managers of construction trades & extraction wrkrs	$21.39	$24.04	$44,500.00	$50,000.00
Office clerks, general	$11.63	$12.02	$24,200.00	$25,000.00
Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive	$15.87	$15.91	$33,000.00	$33,100.00
Stock clerks and order fillers	$10.77	$11.39	$22,400.00	$23,700.00
Receptionists and information clerks	$10.29	$10.67	$21,400.00	$22,200.00
Customer service representatives	$13.56	$14.47	$28,200.00	$30,100.00
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks	$14.86	$15.29	$30,900.00	$31,800.00
First-line supervisors/managers of office & admin support workers	$20.43	$22.64	$42,500.00	$47,100.00
Sales reps, wholesale & manufacturing, ex technical & scientific products	$18.17	$24.23	$37,800.00	$50,400.00
Teacher assistants	$8.46	$9.04	$17,600.00	$18,800.00
Secondary school teachers, except special and vocational education	$32.64	$31.88	$67,900.00	$66,300.00
Business operations specialists, all other	$30.10	$30.05	$62,600.00	$62,500.00
General and operations managers	$46.63	$55.29	$97,000.00	$115,000.00

Per Capita Personal Income (2004)

$26,974

Median Family Income (2005)

$52,950

Education

Public School Enrollment

Level	Number	Fall 05 Enrollment
Elementary	4	2,142
Middle School	1	887
High School	1	1,204

Student Teacher Ratio (2004-05)

Elementary	13.5:1
Secondary	11.3:1

Percentage of 2001-2002 ninth grade membership graduating 2004-2005	59.9%
Percentage of high school graduates continuing education 2004-2005 (including military)	70.0%

Per Pupil Expenditure (FY 2005)

$7,952.80

Workforce Development Facilities

Facility	Type
Job Assistance Center	Comprehensive Center
Virginia Employment Commission Field Office: EasternShore	Comprehensive Center
Virginia Employment Commission Field Office: Fredericksburg	Comprehensive Center
Virginia Employment Commission Field Office: Warsaw - Northern Neck One Stop	Comprehensive Center

Higher Education Facilities

Facility	Fall 05 Enrollment
J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College - Parham Road Campus	11,671‡
Germanna Community College - Fredericksburg Campus	3,867
Germanna Community College - Locust Grove Campus	2,002
Rappahannock Community College - Warsaw Campus	1,624
Randolph-Macon College	1,125

Transportation

Interstates

Name	Distance
I-95	0.0 miles (0.0 km.)
I-295	8.7 miles (14.0 km.)
I-64	13.3 miles (21.3 km.)
I-195	13.5 miles (21.8 km.)
I-395	37.5 miles (60.4 km.)
I-495	37.5 miles (60.4 km.)
I-85	38.4 miles (61.9 km.)
I-66	39.0 miles (62.7 km.)

Note: Measured from border of locality/region.

Highways

Highway 1	Highway 17	Highway 2
Highway 207	Highway 30	Highway 301

Note: 4-Lane US Highways located within locality/region.

Commercial Air Service

Richmond International Airport, Richmond, VA	18.9 miles (30.4 km.)

AirTran Airways	American Airlines	American Eagle
Comair/ Delta Connection	Continental Airlines	Delta Air Lines
Northwest Airlines	United Airlines	US Airways
JetBlue Airways

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Washington, D.C.	43.0 miles (69.2 km.)

Air Canada	AirTran Airways	America West Airlines
American Airlines	American Eagle	Continental Airlines
Continental Express	Delta Air Lines	Delta Connection
Delta Shuttle	Frontier Airlines	Northwest Airlines
Spirit Airlines	United Airlines	US Airways
US Airways Express	US Airways Shuttle	Midwest Airlines
Alaska Airlines	ATA Airlines

Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport, Charlottesville, VA	45.3 miles (73.0 km.)

Comair/ Delta Connection	Northwest Airlines	United Express
US Airways Express

Washington Dulles International Airport, Washington, D.C.	48.1 miles (77.4 km.)

Aeroflot Airlines	Air Canada	Air France
AirTran Airways	All Nippon Airways	America West Airlines
American Airlines	American Eagle	Austrian Airlines
British Airways	BWIA International Airways	Continental Airlines
Continental Express	Delta Air Lines	Delta Connection
Ethiopian Airlines	Grupo Taca International Airlines	KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
Korean Air Lines	Lufthansa German Airlines	Northwest Airlines
Saudi Arabian Airlines	United Airlines	United Express
US Airways	US Airways Express	Virgin Atlantic Airways
Alaska Airlines	Alitalia	American Connection
BMI/British Midland Airways	JetBlue Airways	LAB/Lloyd Aero Boliviano
South African Airlines	SAS/Scandinavian Airlines	TED

Note: Within 75 miles of nearest locality/region boundary.

General Aviation Service

Name	Runway Length
Shannon Airport, Fredericksburg, VA	2,910 ft (887 m)

Freight Rail Service

CSX Transportation

Ports

Name	Distance
Port of Richmond	39.0 miles (62.8 km)
Norfolk International Terminals	98.0 miles (157.7 km)

Note: Measured from center of locality/region

Utilities

Electric
Dominion Virginia Power	Rappahannock Electric Cooperative

Natural Gas
Columbia Gas of Virginia

Telecommunications
Verizon South

Water
Caroline County	Milford Sanitary District

Waste Water Treatment
Caroline County

Solid Waste Disposal
Caroline County Landfill

Financial Institutions

Bank	1st Qtr 2006 Assets (in millions)
Union Bank & Trust Co.	$1,380.7
Virginia Heartland Bank	$281.1

Government

Caroline County has a County Administrator and a five-member Board of Supervisors.

The county has a comprehensive plan and zoning and subdivision ordinances.

Bowling Green is the county seat. Port Royal is the only other incorporated town.

Taxes

Localities in Virginia collect a 1% sales tax. They do not tax other items taxed at the State level.

Counties and cities in Virginia are separate taxing entities. Therefore, a company pays taxes to either a county or to a city.

If a company is located in a town, it pays town and county taxes except for utility taxes which are paid only to the town and the license tax which is paid only to the town unless town law permits the additional collection of a county tax.

Manufacturers pay real estate, machinery and tools, truck and automobile, utility, and sales taxes.

Nonmanufacturers pay real estate, tangible personal property, truck and automobile, utility, and sales taxes. They also may pay either a merchants' capital or a license tax.

Manufacturer's Tax Profile (Caroline) 51033 MFG.PDF
Non-Manufacturer's Tax Profile (Caroline) 51033 NMFG.PDF

Climate

Average Temperatures
January	35ºF (2ºC)
July	77ºF (25ºC)

Average Annual Precipitation
Rainfall	38.25" (97.16 cm)
Snowfall	16.00" (40.64 cm)

Community Facilities

Mary Washington Hospital, in nearby Fredericksburg, provides excellent care for Caroline County residents. This 310-bed (all private rooms) regional medical facility is equipped with the latest in medical technology and services. Among its many services include the following special care units: Fast Track Emergency Department, Maternity Center, Renal Dialysis, Oncology, Geriatrics, Pediatrics, Same-day Surgery, and Cardiac Intensive Care Unit. A 60-bed, freestanding psychiatric facility was the first to be completed on this medical campus. Hospital affiliates include the Cancer Center of Virginia, a medical mall, nursing homes, and a seniors living community. Additional medical facilities, including medical emergency facilities, are located in Richmond, including the Medical College of Virginia Hospital and several other major hospitals. Emergency medical ground and air transport service is available.

A public health center and two private clinics also operate within the county.

Six doctors and four dentists practice in the county.

Numerous nursing homes, in both the Fredericksburg and Richmond areas, provide care to the elderly.

Sixty-six Churches in Caroline County represent several major Protestant denominations. Catholic and Greek churches and Jewish synagogues are located in nearby Fredericksburg and Richmond.

The County has a public library system with three branches, all having Internet access, and a collection of over 35,000 volumes.

Local residents are served by two shopping centers, a retail district in Bowling Green, and several convenience retail and service centers throughout the county. Spotsylvania Mall, near Fredericksburg, contains over 100 stores and is the major retail center for the Fredericksburg area. An outlet mall, in southern Spotsylvania County, also offers easy access to shopping for county residents. With the Richmond area about 35 miles away, residents can take advantage of many varied shopping opportunities. The "professional shopper" will also take advantage of access to the Commonwealth's number one tourist attraction, the Potomac Mills Mall--north on Interstate 95 about 50 miles.

The close proximity of Caroline County to Fredericksburg; Washington, D.C.; and Richmond allows residents to experience a great variety of entertainment, sporting events, and cultural offerings. Mary Washington College in Fredericksburg presents regular theatrical and musical programs. Amateur theater is available locally to either participate in or simply enjoy. For those who enjoy the mountains and shorelines, Caroline County is ideally situated for a short jaunt in either direction for year-round recreation and relaxation.

Lifestyle

The county offers an extensive public recreation program, including organized athletics and instructional programs for all ages. Eleven ball fields, six tennis courts, basketball courts, soccer fields, picnic pavilions, and an 18-hole golf course comprise some of the county's recreation facilities. Several recreation activities, such as softball leagues and major special events, are also sponsored by various service organizations. The Fredericksburg Country Club, in adjacent Spotsylvania County, has many Caroline County residents among its membership. The club features excellent golfing, tennis, swimming, and dining facilities.

The Rappahannock and Mattaponi Rivers, which border the county to the north and south, provide the setting for excellent boating and fishing. The North Anna River borders the county to the southwest. About 70,000 acres of the Fort A. P. Hill military reservation, east of Bowling Green, have been designated as a cooperative wildlife management area and offer superb hunting. Fort A. P. Hill has also become the permanent site of the National Boy Scout Jamboree.

Paramount's Kings Dominion, a major amusement/theme park, is located just outside the border of Caroline County along Interstate 95 and is a source of entertainment, excitement, and fun for all ages.

The National Park Service operates several Civil War battlefield parks in the area, including the "Stonewall" Jackson Shrine in Caroline County. The Fredericksburg area is home to a significant concentration of Colonial and Civil War attractions with scores of restored 18th and 19th century buildings which are today home to businesses and residences and offer an inviting environment for the more than half-million tourists annually.

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