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King George County

Community Profile

King George County is located in north-eastern Virginia at the entrance to the historic Northern Neck peninsula. The county's northern boundary is formed by the Potomac River; the southern boundary is the Rappahannock River. The county's 183 square miles are predominantly in the coastal plain with the topography ranging from flat to gently rolling terrain. The county is served by major transportation routes providing easy access to the Metropolitan Washington, D.C. area and Baltimore, Maryland. While essentially rural in nature, the county maintains a prosperous mixture of light industrial, military, and residential environments. The U. S. Naval Surface Warfare Center at Dahlgren plays a leading role in the county's economy.

King George County is approximately 83 miles southeast of Washington; 60 miles north of the state capital of Richmond; and 143 miles northwest of Norfolk.

Labor Market Data

Population

Gender Distribution
King George County	50.2% male	49.8% female

Ethnic Distribution
King George County	77.7% white	22.3% nonwhite

Median Age
King George County	35 years

Civilian Labor Force (2005)

King George County	9,560
Surrounding Labor Area	904,636
Total	914,196

Labor Force Participation (2000 Census)

King George County	69.1%
Surrounding Labor Area	71.9%

Unemployment

Unemployment Rate (October 2006)
King George County	2.51%
Surrounding Labor Area	3.18%
Statewide	2.71%

Unemployed 2005
King George County	292
Surrounding Labor Area	33,066
Total	33,358

Commuting Patterns (2000 Census)

Live and work in King George County	4,422	32.3%
Total In-Commuters	5,493	40.2%
Total Out-Commuters	3,765	27.5%
Net Out-Commuters	1,728

In-Commuters From:
Spotsylvania Co. VA	1,580	37.2%
Stafford Co. VA	1,033	24.4%
Westmoreland Co. VA	960	22.6%
Fredericksburg City VA	346	8.2%
Charles Co. MD	323	7.6%

Out-Commuters To:
Fredericksburg City VA	726	30.2%
Stafford Co. VA	576	23.9%
Spotsylvania Co. VA	568	23.6%
Charles Co. MD	295	12.3%
District of Columbia DC	242	10.1%

Additional Labor Resources

High school graduates not continuing	2004-2005	11
Two-year college graduates	Spring 2005	1,054
Two-year college enrollees	Fall 2005	10,684
Other college and university graduates	Spring 2005	1,124
	Total	12,873

Educational Attainment

Percentage of Caroline County 2001-2002 ninth graders graduating in 2004-2005	81.5%
Percentage of Caroline County population age 25+ who are high school graduates	80.4%
Percentage of Caroline County population age 25+ who have earned a Bachelor's Degree or higher	23.6%

Employment by Sector* (Second Quarter 2006)

Employment by Occupation* (Second Quarter 2006)

Major Employers (Manufacturing)

Company	Product/Service	Est. Employment
Rowe Concrete LLC	Ready-mixed concrete	50 - 99

Major Employers (Nonmanufacturing)

Company	Product/Service	Est. Employment
Computer Sciences Corporation	Computer programming	100 - 299
Heritage Hall Nursing Home	Health care	100 - 299
Northern Neck Transfer, Inc.	Trucking	50 - 99
Synetics, Inc.	Computer programming	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)

$33,004

Median Family Income (2005)

$66,800

Education

Public School Enrollment

Level	Number	Fall 05 Enrollment
Elementary	3	1,912
Middle School	1	557
High School	1	1,125

Student Teacher Ratio (2004-05)

Elementary	14:1
Secondary	11.8:1

Percentage of 2001-2002 ninth grade membership graduating 2004-2005	81.5%
Percentage of high school graduates continuing education 2004-2005 (including military)	77.4%

Per Pupil Expenditure (FY 2005)

$7,083.52

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
Strayer University - Fredericksburg Campus	27,035‡
Northern Virginia Community College - Woodbridge Campus	6,817
University of Mary Washington - Fredericksburg Campus	3,876
Germanna Community College - Fredericksburg Campus	3,867
University of Mary Washington - College of Graduate & Professional Studies	858

Transportation

Interstates

Name	Distance
I-95	7.2 miles (11.5 km.)
I-495	27.1 miles (43.6 km.)
I-295	27.2 miles (43.8 km.)
I-395	27.9 miles (44.9 km.)
I-695	33.0 miles (53.1 km.)
I-66	33.1 miles (53.3 km.)
I-595	38.4 miles (61.8 km.)
I-64	41.5 miles (66.8 km.)

Note: Measured from border of locality/region.

Highways

Highway 205	Highway 206	Highway 218
Highway 3	Highway 301

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

Commercial Air Service

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Washington, D.C.	31.1 miles (50.1 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

Washington Dulles International Airport, Washington, D.C.	41.9 miles (67.4 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

Richmond International Airport, Richmond, VA	45.7 miles (73.6 km.)

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

Baltimore/Washington International Airport, Baltimore, MD	57.1 miles (91.9 km.)

Air Jamaica	AirTran Airways	America West Airlines
American Airlines	British Airways	Continental Airlines
Delta Air Lines	Frontier Airlines	Icelandair
Northwest Airlines	Southwest Airlines	United Airlines
US Airways	Hooters Air	Mexicana Airlines
Midwest Airlines	Simmons Air	USA 3000 Airlines
Air Canada Jazz

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	58.0 miles (93.3 km)
Norfolk International Terminals	107.0 miles (172.2 km)

Note: Measured from center of locality/region

Utilities

Electric
Dominion Virginia Power

Natural Gas
Columbia Gas of Virginia

Telecommunications
Verizon South

Water
King George County

Waste Water Treatment
King George County

Solid Waste Disposal
King George County Sanitary Landfill

Financial Institutions

Bank	1st Qtr 2006 Assets (in millions)
BB&T Co. of Virginia	$23,297.2
Union Bank & Trust Co.	$1,380.7
Peoples Community Bank	$107.0

Government

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

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

There are no incorporated towns within the county.

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 (King George) 51099 MFG.PDF
Non-Manufacturer's Tax Profile (King George) 51099 NMFG.PDF

Climate

Average Temperatures
January	37ºF (3ºC)
July	74ºF (23ºC)

Average Annual Precipitation
Rainfall	41.00" (104.14 cm)
Snowfall	17.70" (44.96 cm)

Community Facilities

Mary Washington Hospital in Fredericksburg is located only 18 miles west of the county seat and is a 340-bed facility equipped with the latest in medical technology. Services include a 24-hour emergency room, surgical and critical care divisions, and a dialysis unit. Air ambulance service is also available.

Three private clinics and the county's public health department provide convenient medical service to area residents. One state-licensed nursing home with 130 beds provides long-term care.

Three doctors and two dentists practice in King George County.

Fifteen Protestant churches and one Catholic church are located in the county. Nearby Fredericksburg has a Jewish synagogue, as well as additional Catholic and Protestant churches.

The Lewis Egerton Smoot Memorial Library is centrally located within the county at the village of King George. It contains more than 46,000 volumes in its collection. Special reading and lecture programs are offered for residents of all ages.

Immediate commercial needs of residents are provided through two shopping centers and several convenience centers. The Fredericksburg area also offers a wide assortment of department stores, specialty shops, and craft and antique stores in shopping centers, regional malls, and historic downtown settings.

Lifestyle

The close proximity of King George County to the Fredericksburg, Washington, and Richmond areas opens up numerous possibilities for cultural enrichment and entertainment. Close by are regular theatrical productions and concerts at Fredericksburg's Mary Washington College, as well as performances at Washington's Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

The King George Parks and Recreation Department sponsors many athletic events at local facilities along with various special events throughout the year for residents of all age groups. A sampler of organized activities includes baseball, football, softball, gymnastics, ballet, movies, and ski trips. The county operates a 10,000 square foot multi-purpose center that is available for meetings, dances, and recreational programs. Additional facilities include eight local ball fields; six new tennis courts; and Barnesfield Park consisting of athletic fields, picnic areas, hiking trails, and small boat landing facilities.

Located on the banks of the Potomac River is the 2,579-acre Caledon Natural Area. This state park is a nesting area for the bald eagle and offers secluded picnic spots. The Lands End Wildlife Preserve located on the Rappahannock River is a major refuge for Canadian geese. Both of the rivers afford excellent opportunities for boating and saltwater fishing.

Situated at the gateway to the Northern Neck, King George is close to several historic attractions including the birthplaces of George Washington and Robert E. Lee. Ingleside Vineyards and Winery is just minutes away in adjoining Westmoreland County. A host of Colonial and Civil War points of interest, along with fine dining and entertainment, are available in nearby Fredericksburg.

VIRGINIA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP
Every reasonable effort has been made to assure the accuracy of this report through the use of standardized, reliable data sources, including the community. However, the Partnership provides this information “as is,” and therefore, assumes no liability arising from the use of this report or data.

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