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District 5, Halifax County, VA

4,949 Population
81.9 square miles 60.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

46.7 ±8.1 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Halifax County: 46.7 ±0.4
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Virginia: 38.8 ±0.1

Economics

$30,536 ±$2,888 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Halifax County: $27,115 ±$1,314
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Virginia: $49,217 ±$253
$57,641 ±$13,332 Median household income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Halifax County: $49,244 ±$3,702
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Virginia: $90,974 ±$485

11% ±4.1% (502  ±200) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Halifax County: 18% † 5,901 (±3% / ±976)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Virginia: 9.9% 834,866 (±0.2% / ±13,292)

19.6 minutes ±4.6 (37,205  ±11,661) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Halifax County: 25.5 312,425 (±1.6 / ±26,095)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Virginia: 27.6 99,473,730 (±0.1 / ±440,621)

Families

2,176 ±279 Number of households
  • Halifax County: 13,673 ±373
  • Virginia: 3,326,260 ±8,075
2.1 ±0.2 (4,607  ±676) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Halifax County: 2.4 32,879 (±0.1 / ±17)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Virginia: 2.5 8,421,111

6.1% ±5.3% (57  ±51) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than double the rate in Halifax County: 2.6% † 168 (±1.4% / ±90)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Virginia: 5% 102,110 (±0.1% / ±2,842)

Housing

2,675 ±281 Number of housing units
  • Halifax County: 17,382 ±40
  • Virginia: 3,654,784 ±946

$164,200 ±$29,457 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Halifax County: $148,900 ±$12,712
  • about half the amount in Virginia: $360,700 ±$1,182

5.8% ±4% (281  ±197.4) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Halifax County: 4.3% † 1,432 (±1.1% / ±373.1)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Virginia: 13.5% 1,160,281 (±0.2% / ±13,601.2)

Social

80.8% ±4.9% (2,929  ±405.5) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Halifax County: 81.6% 20,027 (±4% / ±979.3)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Virginia: 91.3% 5,442,729 (±0.3% / ±19,700.2)
20.4% ±4.7% (738  ±193.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Halifax County: 18.2% † 4,464 (±1.9% / ±468.1)
  • about half the rate in Virginia: 41.5% 2,471,630 (±0.2% / ±12,953.7)

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

0.5% ±0.5% (25  ±26) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Halifax County: 1.3% 437
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in Virginia: 12.9% 1,120,207

8.8% ±3.3% (346  ±137) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Halifax County: 7.8% † 2,106 (±1.2% / ±327)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Virginia: 9.6% 637,971 (±0.1% / ±5,935)
346 Total veterans ±137 286 Male ±105 60 Female ±67

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