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South Boston, VA

7,853 Population
13.1 square miles 601.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

44.2 ±2.6 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Halifax County: 46.5 ±0.4
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Virginia: 39 ±0.1

Economics

$24,139 ±$3,377 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Halifax County: $28,215 ±$1,446
  • about half the amount in Virginia: $50,666 ±$254
$44,052 ±$6,637 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Halifax County: $52,013 ±$3,015
  • about half the amount in Virginia: $93,170 ±$458

26.9% ±6.7% (1,901  ±474) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Halifax County: 17.4% † 5,679 (±2.6% / ±834)
  • more than double the rate in Virginia: 9.9% 837,363 (±0.2% / ±13,899)

15.9 minutes ±2 (40,165  ±7,341) Mean travel time to work
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Halifax County: 24.8 312,965 (±1.4 / ±23,141)
  • about three-fifths of the figure in Virginia: 27.3 96,596,530 (±0.1 / ±539,621)

Families

2,974 ±227 Number of households
  • Halifax County: 13,613 ±382
  • Virginia: 3,365,732 ±7,402
2.4 ±0.2 (7,073  ±30) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Halifax County: 2.4 32,742 (±0.1 / ±15)
  • a little less than the figure in Virginia: 2.5 8,469,077

3.5% ±2.8% (62  ±49) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Halifax County: 3.2% † 203 (±1.4% / ±88)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Virginia: 5% 102,021 (±0.2% / ±2,978)

Housing

3,666 ±264 Number of housing units
  • Halifax County: 17,443 ±37
  • Virginia: 3,684,756 ±486

$171,200 ±$30,738 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Halifax County: $155,700 ±$8,454
  • about half the amount in Virginia: $383,700 ±$1,024

8.2% ±2.9% (633  ±226.9) Moved since previous year
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Halifax County: 4.9% † 1,643 (±1.2% / ±399.3)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Virginia: 13.1% 1,126,399 (±0.2% / ±13,158)

Social

86.8% ±8% (4,663  ±473) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Halifax County: 83.9% 20,419 (±3.7% / ±908.3)
  • a little less than the rate in Virginia: 91.6% 5,501,058 (±0.3% / ±19,683.4)
21.2% ±3.8% (1,140  ±211.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Halifax County: 19.7% † 4,785 (±2% / ±484.5)
  • about half the rate in Virginia: 42.2% 2,532,890 (±0.2% / ±12,158.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

3.5% ±1.5% (272  ±120) Foreign-born population
  • more than double the rate in Halifax County: 1.6% 535
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Virginia: 13.1% 1,142,826

5.5% ±1.8% (319  ±103) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Halifax County: 8.2% † 2,195 (±0.9% / ±252)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Virginia: 9.4% 629,500 (±0.1% / ±6,297)
319 Total veterans ±103 319 Male ±103 N/A Female ±19

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