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Altavista, VA Urban Area

4,603 Population
5.9 square miles 775 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.2 ±5.9 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$32,752 ±$6,004 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$51,400 ±$11,229 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

12.8% ±6.1% (582  ±280) Persons below poverty line
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

24.7 minutes ±3.7 (48,480  ±9,950) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

1,904 ±161 Number of households
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.4 ±0.3 (4,562  ±284) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

11.9% ±8% (130  ±90) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than double the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

2,245 ±168 Number of housing units
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$146,700 ±$14,058 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

18.5% ±6.8% (846  ±315.1) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

89.5% ±8.1% (2,927  ±340) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
25% ±5.3% (816  ±184.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • 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

1.6% ±1.2% (75  ±54) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

9.3% ±2.9% (337  ±108) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
337 Total veterans ±108 246 Male ±83 91 Female ±86

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