Cluster Springs vs South Boston

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

Cluster Springs 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 1,038 in Cluster Springs). Cluster Springs has the higher median household income ($64,250 vs $41,102 in South Boston). South Boston has the higher median home value ($157,300 vs $147,000 in Cluster Springs).

Population, income & housing

	Cluster Springs	South Boston
Population	1,038	7,896
Median age	51.2 yrs	45.5 yrs
Median household income	$64,250	$41,102
Median home value	$147,000	$157,300
Median gross rent	—	$756
Housing units	394	3,903
Homeownership rate	100.0%	49.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.5%	19.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	5.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cluster Springs	South Boston
Population	764 → 1,038 (+35.9%)	7,762 → 7,896 (+1.7%)
Median household income	$59,844 → $64,250 (+7.4%)	$42,311 → $41,102 (-2.9%)
Median home value	$137,000 → $147,000 (+7.3%)	$132,300 → $157,300 (+18.9%)
Median gross rent	—	$671 → $756 (+12.7%)

Cluster Springs

Population

7641,038

Median household income

$59,844$64,250

Median home value

$137,000$147,000

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)

	Cluster Springs	South Boston
Under 5	2.8%	10.1%
5 to 17	22.6%	13.4%
18 to 24	1.1%	4.4%
25 to 34	14.2%	13.5%
35 to 44	1.1%	8.1%
45 to 54	18.9%	9.9%
55 to 64	18.2%	13.5%
65 to 74	18.8%	13.1%
75 and over	2.4%	14.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cluster Springs	South Boston
White (non-Hispanic)	76.7%	40.9%
Black or African American	1.3%	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	22.1%	0.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cluster Springs	South Boston
No high school diploma	17.4%	14.8%
High school graduate	30.8%	35.8%
Some college or associate's	37.2%	29.9%
Bachelor's degree	8.7%	13.4%
Graduate or professional degree	5.9%	6.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cluster Springs	South Boston
Drove alone	68.8%	82.0%
Carpooled	28.0%	7.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.2%
Walked	0.0%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	3.2%	3.5%
Other means	0.0%	6.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cluster Springs	South Boston
1-unit, detached	65.0%	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	35.0%	3.9%

Poverty & households

	Cluster Springs	South Boston
Poverty rate	0.6%	26.3%
Average household size	3.04	2.23
Mean commute (minutes)	23	17
Median year structure built	1989	1967