Clover vs South Boston

A side-by-side comparison of Clover and South Boston: population, income, housing, and more.

Clover and South Boston are places in Virginia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

South Boston has the higher population (7,896 vs 836 in Clover). Clover has the higher median household income ($51,226 vs $41,102 in South Boston). Clover has the higher median home value ($216,700 vs $157,300 in South Boston).

Population, income & housing

	Clover	South Boston
Population	836	7,896
Median age	33.6 yrs	45.5 yrs
Median household income	$51,226	$41,102
Median home value	$216,700	$157,300
Median gross rent	—	$756
Housing units	261	3,903
Homeownership rate	90.5%	49.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	33.1%	19.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	5.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Clover	South Boston
Population	368 → 836 (+127.2%)	7,762 → 7,896 (+1.7%)
Median household income	$58,214 → $51,226 (-12.0%)	$42,311 → $41,102 (-2.9%)
Median home value	$179,600 → $216,700 (+20.7%)	$132,300 → $157,300 (+18.9%)
Median gross rent	—	$671 → $756 (+12.7%)

Clover

Population

368836

Median household income

$58,214$51,226

Median home value

$179,600$216,700

South Boston

Population

7,7627,896

Median household income

$42,311$41,102

Median home value

$132,300$157,300

Median gross rent

$671$756

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Clover	South Boston
Under 5	2.0%	10.1%
5 to 17	30.6%	13.4%
18 to 24	7.4%	4.4%
25 to 34	12.2%	13.5%
35 to 44	8.9%	8.1%
45 to 54	11.4%	9.9%
55 to 64	14.4%	13.5%
65 to 74	10.3%	13.1%
75 and over	2.9%	14.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Clover	South Boston
White (non-Hispanic)	66.0%	40.9%
Black or African American	34.0%	55.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Clover	South Boston
No high school diploma	12.8%	14.8%
High school graduate	32.5%	35.8%
Some college or associate's	21.6%	29.9%
Bachelor's degree	14.4%	13.4%
Graduate or professional degree	18.8%	6.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Clover	South Boston
Drove alone	71.6%	82.0%
Carpooled	12.3%	7.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.2%
Walked	0.0%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	0.0%	3.5%
Other means	16.1%	6.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Clover	South Boston
1-unit, detached	91.6%	68.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	4.8%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	10.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	6.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	5.4%
Mobile home & other	8.4%	3.9%

Poverty & households

	Clover	South Boston
Poverty rate	19.0%	26.3%
Average household size	3.78	2.23
Mean commute (minutes)	23	17
Median year structure built	1948	1967