Ferrum vs Union Hall

A side-by-side comparison of Ferrum and Union Hall: population, income, housing, and more.

Ferrum and Union Hall are places in Virginia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Ferrum has the higher population (1,622 vs 1,468 in Union Hall). Union Hall has the higher median household income ($95,556 vs $31,750 in Ferrum). Union Hall has the higher median home value ($607,000 vs $202,500 in Ferrum).

Population, income & housing

	Ferrum	Union Hall
Population	1,622	1,468
Median age	21.5 yrs	57.1 yrs
Median household income	$31,750	$95,556
Median home value	$202,500	$607,000
Median gross rent	$662	$1,326
Housing units	436	1,119
Homeownership rate	64.9%	92.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.1%	51.7%
Unemployment rate	8.4%	1.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ferrum	Union Hall
Population	2,310 → 1,622 (-29.8%)	1,105 → 1,468 (+32.9%)
Median household income	$48,234 → $31,750 (-34.2%)	$100,278 → $95,556 (-4.7%)
Median home value	$130,400 → $202,500 (+55.3%)	$545,000 → $607,000 (+11.4%)
Median gross rent	$681 → $662 (-2.8%)	$1,139 → $1,326 (+16.4%)

Ferrum

Population

2,3101,622

Median household income

$48,234$31,750

Median home value

$130,400$202,500

Median gross rent

$681$662

Union Hall

Population

1,1051,468

Median household income

$100,278$95,556

Median home value

$545,000$607,000

Median gross rent

$1,139$1,326

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ferrum	Union Hall
Under 5	3.9%	3.9%
5 to 17	6.9%	13.4%
18 to 24	57.5%	5.2%
25 to 34	6.6%	6.7%
35 to 44	3.6%	7.0%
45 to 54	3.7%	10.8%
55 to 64	10.9%	18.7%
65 to 74	5.2%	21.1%
75 and over	1.5%	13.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ferrum	Union Hall
White (non-Hispanic)	66.2%	91.8%
Black or African American	25.4%	1.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.4%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino	2.8%	4.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ferrum	Union Hall
No high school diploma	22.6%	5.1%
High school graduate	21.2%	13.9%
Some college or associate's	28.1%	29.3%
Bachelor's degree	17.7%	32.1%
Graduate or professional degree	10.3%	19.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ferrum	Union Hall
Drove alone	47.8%	73.1%
Carpooled	8.8%	1.0%
Public transit	2.0%	0.0%
Walked	21.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	19.8%	23.7%
Other means	0.0%	2.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ferrum	Union Hall
1-unit, detached	66.3%	85.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	7.3%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	10.1%	4.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.4%
Mobile home & other	16.3%	7.0%

Poverty & households

	Ferrum	Union Hall
Poverty rate	35.1%	3.9%
Average household size	2.16	2.30
Mean commute (minutes)	25	34
Median year structure built	1984	1993