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                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: SUNDAY, March 21, 1993                   TAG: 9303210059
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: D5   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: Associated Press
DATELINE: RICHMOND                                LENGTH: Short

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SOME COMMISSION FINDINGS

Here are some findings of a state Commission on Local Government report Tuesday comparing Virginia cities and counties during the 1980s:

72.5 percent of the population growth occurred in counties; 27.5 percent in cities. Nearly 84 percent of total net city growth occurred in three jurisdictions - Virginia Beach, Chesapeake and Newport News.

Per capita income increased by 117.9 percent in counties and 95.1 percent in cities. By 1989, per capita income in counties was 20.5 percent greater than in cities.

Median value of owner-occupied housing increased by 90.2 percent in counties and 83.3 percent in cities. By 1990, the median value of owner-occupied housing in counties was 27.1 percent greater than that in cities.

Crime rates decreased by 10 percent in counties and increased by 3.1 percent in cities.

Teen-age pregnancy rates decreased by 6.7 percent in counties and increased by 3.8 percent in cities.

Infant death rates decreased by 33.6 percent in counties and 17.7 percent in cities.

Percentage of families living below the poverty level decreased by 20 percent in counties and 8 percent in cities.

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