February 15, 2005

TO: Williamsburg Regional Library Strategic Plan Committee

FROM: Genevieve Owens

SUBJECT: Demographic Information Supplement

I am attaching some new and updated statistics for your review. I have listed highlights from them below. Please let me know if you would like any additional information.

Population

The libraryπs service population grew by 13.6% between 2000 and 2004. Among all Virginia cities and counties, James City County ranks 8^th for its growth rate during this period; Williamsburg ranks 10^th.
The Virginia Employment Commission offers population projections for 2010, but they appear to be too low in light of the 2000-2004 data.

Income and Poverty

The Census Bureauπs model-based estimates for income and poverty should be used with caution. Still, they reflect the existence of a relatively intractable segment of the population in poverty in both James City County and Williamsburg.
Poverty is more prevalent in Williamsburg than in James City County. Part, but not all, of this trend can be attributed to William and Mary students.
Black youths are especially likely to live in poverty. This trend is most noticeable in Williamsburg where 49% of black youths were in poverty in 2000.

Veteran Status

Williamsburg residents age 18-64 are less likely to be veterans than their cohorts in Virginia or the United States. The veteran status of city residents age 65+ is more typical of Virginia and the U.S.
James City County residents age 18-64 tend to be veterans as often as their cohorts in Virginia or the United States. County residents age 65+, however, are significantly more likely to be veterans.

Internet Access

Virginia households are more likely to have computers and Internet access than the average U.S. household. This trend is probably influenced by the high-tech presence in northern Virginia.
U.S. households with higher incomes tend to have faster Internet connections.

Population Projections[i]

	1980	1990	Increase, 1980-1990	2000	Increase, 1990-2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	Increase, 2000-2004	2010	Increase, 2000- 2010
JCC	22,339	34,970	56.5%	48,102	37.6%	50,200	51,800	53,100	55,200	14.8%	63,000	31.0%
Wmsbg	10,294	11,409	10.8%	11,998	5.2%	12,400	12,600	13,200	13,600	13.4%	13,100	9.2%
JCCW	32,633	46,379	42.1%	60,100	29.6%	62,600	64,400	66,300	68,800	14.5%	76,000	26.5%
Upper York	8,602	8,593	-0.1%	9,663	12.5%				10,420	7.8%	11,627	20.3%
Total	41,235	54,972	33.3%	69,763	26.9%				79,220	13.6%	87,627	25.6%

Home Prices[ii]

JCCW Home Sales
	Median Sales Price
2001	$173,913
2003	$227,079
2004	$253,201

Poverty[iii]

	All Ages in Poverty, 1999	All Ages in Poverty, 2000	All Ages in Poverty, 2001	All Ages in Poverty, 2002
James City County	6.7%	5.8%	5.9%	6.4%
Williamsburg	12.5%	17.7%	19.5%	21.3%
Virginia	9.0%	8.9%	8.8%	9.6%

	Age 0-17 in Poverty, 1999	Age 0-17 in Poverty, 2000	Age 0-17 in Poverty, 2001	Age 0-17 in Poverty, 2002
James City County	9.8%	8.5%	7.7%	8.8%
Williamsburg	20.4%	21.2%	20.2%	19.7%
Virginia	12.4%	12.2%	11.2%	12.5%

Youth in Poverty by Race, 2000
	White	Black
James City County	4%	23%
Williamsburg	19%	49%
Virginia	7%	26%

	Median Household Income, 1999	Median Household Income, 2000	Median Household Income, 2001	Median Household Income, 2002
James City County	$56,302	$58,342	$57,325	$59,483
Williamsburg	$35,255	$37,463	$36,463	$36,123
Virginia	$44,848	$46,789	$48,130	$48,224

Veteran Status[iv]

Percent of Civilians that are Veterans, 2000
	18-64	65+
James City County	15%	37%
Williamsburg	5%	31%
Virginia	13%	29%
United States	10%	28%

Internet Access[v]

Percent of Households, 2001
	Virginia	U.S.
With Computers	58.8%	56.5%
With Internet Access	54.9%	50.5%

U.S. Householdsπ Internet Connection Type, October 2003
	Total Internet Households (thousands)	Dial-Up Telephone		Cable Modem		Digital Subscriber Line (DSL)
		No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
	61,481	38,593	62.8%	12,638	20.6%	9,335	15.2%

Family Income
Less than 15,000	3,681	2,555	69.4%	584	15.9%	477	13.0%
15,000-24,999	3,839	2,786	72.6%	600	15.6%	418	10.9%
25,000-34,999	5,855	4,137	70.7%	921	15.7%	694	11.9%
35,000-49,999	8,867	6,213	70.1%	1,391	15.7%	1,138	12.8%
50,000-74,999	12,429	7,918	63.7%	2,531	20.4%	1,814	14.6%
75,000-99,999	7,774	4,440	57.1%	1,919	24.7%	1,321	17.0%
100,000-149,999	5,811	2,726	46.9%	1,771	30.5%	1,207	20.8%
150,000+	3,753	1,482	39.5%	1,242	33.1%	961	25.6%
Not reported	9,472	6,335	66.9%	1,680	17.7%	1,305	13.8%

Defining ≥Worked at Home≤[vi]

≥Working at home is measured in decennial censuses by responses to the question, "How did you usually get to work LAST WEEK?" One of the categories respondents may check is "Worked at home." Usually is defined to mean the most number of days during the week. As a result, people who regularly work at home one or two days a week, but elsewhere during the other three days, are not reflected in the work-at-home estimates from the census. This means that estimates from the decennial censuses may differ from other sources that define working at home in a significantly different manner.≤