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South Boston, VA Urban Area

7,360 Population
6.2 square miles 1,191.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

44.2 ±3.1 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$25,337 ±$3,629 Per capita income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$43,111 ±$6,271 Median household income
  • about half the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

28.3% ±6.9% (1,961  ±495) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

16 minutes ±1.8 (37,965  ±7,362) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-fifths of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

2,915 ±221 Number of households
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.4 ±0.2 (6,915  ±419) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

4.5% ±3.1% (76  ±54) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

3,575 ±266 Number of housing units
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$177,000 ±$31,259 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about half the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

7.8% ±3% (566  ±220.9) Moved since previous year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

87.6% ±8% (4,376  ±469.2) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
19.7% ±4% (982  ±205.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half 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

3.5% ±1.6% (260  ±116) Foreign-born population
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

4.1% ±1.7% (223  ±91) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
223 Total veterans ±91 223 Male ±91 N/A Female ±19

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