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Population (year 2000): 15,859. Estimated
population in July 2005: 14,575 (-8.1% change)
Males: 7,215 (45.5%), Females: 8,644 (54.5%)
Zip codes:
24141,
24142.
Median resident age: 22.8 years
Median household income: $24,654 (year 2000)
Median house value: $95,100 (year 2000)
Races in Radford:
- White Non-Hispanic (87.6%)
- Black (8.1%)
- Two or more races (1.5%)
- Hispanic (1.2%)
- American Indian (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (14.4%), United States
(13.2%), Irish (11.7%), English (11.2%), Italian (4.0%),
Scotch-Irish (3.9%).
Land area: 9.8 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Radford
- High school or higher: 83.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 34.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 15.5%
- Unemployed: 6.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 16.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Radford city
- Never married: 55.9%
- Now married: 33.8%
- Separated: 1.7%
- Widowed: 4.3%
- Divorced: 4.4%
2.5% Foreign born (0.8% Asia, 0.7% Europe, 0.5%
Latin America, 0.3% Africa).
Population change in the 1990s: -83 (-0.5%).
Hospitals/medical centers in Radford:
- CARILION RADFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (700
RANDOLPH STREET)
- CARILION ST ALBANS PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITA (P O
BOX 3608 LEE HIGHWAY)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Radford:
- MONTGOMERY REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 13 miles;
BLACKSBURG, VA)
- PULASKI COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; PULASKI,
VA)
- CARILION GILES MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 17 miles;
PEARISBURG, VA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Radford:
- ROANOKE REGIONAL/WOODRUM FIELD (about 44 miles;
ROANOKE, VA; ID: ROA)
- GREENBRIER VALLEY (about 52 miles; LEWISBURG, WV;
ID: LWB)
- RALEIGH COUNTY MEMORIAL (about 59 miles; BECKLEY,
WV; ID: BKW)
Other public-use airports nearest to Radford:
- NEW RIVER VALLEY (about 7 miles; DUBLIN, VA; ID:
PSK)
- VIRGINIA TECH (about 13 miles; BLACKSBURG, VA; ID:
BCB)
- TWIN COUNTY (about 32 miles; GALAX HILLSVILLE, VA;
ID: HLX)
College/University in Radford:
- RADFORD UNIVERSITY (Full-time enrollment:
8,034; Location: 801 NORWOOD ST; Public; Website:
www.radford.edu; Offers Master's degree)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near
Radford:
- NEW RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 8 miles; DUBLIN,
VA; Full-time enrollment: 2,262)
- VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIV (about
16 miles; BLACKSBURG, VA; FT enrollment: 25,754)
- NATIONAL BUSINESS COLLEGE (about 36 miles; SALEM,
VA; FT enrollment: 2,382)
- CONCORD COLLEGE (about 38 miles; ATHENS, WV; FT
enrollment: 2,723)
- VIRGINIA WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 42 miles;
ROANOKE, VA; FT enrollment: 3,535)
- BLUEFIELD STATE COLLEGE (about 46 miles; BLUEFIELD,
WV; FT enrollment: 2,096)
- WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY (about 72 miles; WINSTON
SALEM, NC; FT enrollment: 5,944)
Public high school in Radford:
- RADFORD HIGH (Students: 472; Location: 50
DALTON DR; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Radford:
- MCHARG ELEM. (Students: 464; Location: 700
TWELFTH ST; Grades: PK - 03)
- BELLE HETH ELEM. (Students: 344; Location:
810 SECOND AVE; Grades: 04 - 06)
- RIVERLAWN ELEM. (Students: 322; Location:
6671 RIVERLAWN COURT; Grades: KG - 05)
- BELVIEW ELEM. (Students: 261; Location: 3187
PEPPERS FERRY RD; Grades: PK - 05)
- JOHN N. DALTON INT. (Students: 257; Location:
60 DALTON DR; Grades: 07 - 08)
- INDIAN VALLEY ELEM. (Students: 166; Location:
4130 INDIAN VALLEY RD NW; Grades: KG - 07)
Library in Radford:
- RADFORD PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$521,299; Location: 30 WEST MAIN ST.; 67,818 books;
1,868 audio materials; 1,753 video materials; 115 serial
subscriptions)
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