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District 5, Halifax County, VA

4,871 Population
81.9 square miles 59.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

45.3 ±7.6 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Halifax County: 46.5 ±0.4
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Virginia: 39 ±0.1
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$31,383 ±$2,775 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Halifax County: $28,215 ±$1,446
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Virginia: $50,666 ±$254
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$61,903 ±$16,790 Median household income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Halifax County: $52,013 ±$3,015
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Virginia: $93,170 ±$458
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

10.7% ±4.1% (484  ±198) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Halifax County: 17.4% † 5,679 (±2.6% / ±834)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Virginia: 9.9% 837,363 (±0.2% / ±13,899)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

17.6 minutes ±5.3 (33,655  ±6,688) Mean travel time to work
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Halifax County: 24.8 312,965 (±1.4 / ±23,141)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Virginia: 27.3 96,596,530 (±0.1 / ±539,621)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

2,050 ±261 Number of households
  • Halifax County: 13,613 ±382
  • Virginia: 3,365,732 ±7,402
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.2 ±0.1 (4,542  ±645) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Halifax County: 2.4 32,742 (±0.1 / ±15)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Virginia: 2.5 8,469,077
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

5.4% ±3.6% (50  ±36) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Halifax County: 3.2% † 203 (±1.4% / ±88)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Virginia: 5% 102,021 (±0.2% / ±2,978)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

2,406 ±283 Number of housing units
  • Halifax County: 17,443 ±37
  • Virginia: 3,684,756 ±486
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$170,100 ±$27,497 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Halifax County: $155,700 ±$8,454
  • about two-fifths of the amount in Virginia: $383,700 ±$1,024
  • about half the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

7.3% ±4.3% (351  ±213) Moved since previous year
  • about 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)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

83.2% ±4.8% (2,902  ±374.5) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Halifax County: 83.9% 20,419 (±3.7% / ±908.3)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Virginia: 91.6% 5,501,058 (±0.3% / ±19,683.4)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
24.3% ±5.4% (848  ±210.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Halifax County: 19.7% † 4,785 (±2% / ±484.5)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Virginia: 42.2% 2,532,890 (±0.2% / ±12,158.7)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

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

0.9% ±0.9% (46  ±43) Foreign-born population
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Halifax County: 1.6% 535
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in Virginia: 13.1% 1,142,826
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

9.6% ±3.5% (365  ±141) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Halifax County: 8.2% † 2,195 (±0.9% / ±252)
  • about the same as the rate in Virginia: 9.4% 629,500 (±0.1% / ±6,297)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
365 Total veterans ±141 301 Male ±99 64 Female ±72

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