Halifax vs South Boston

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

Halifax 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 1,348 in Halifax). Halifax has the higher median household income ($56,111 vs $41,102 in South Boston). Halifax has the higher median home value ($210,900 vs $157,300 in South Boston).

Population, income & housing

	Halifax	South Boston
Population	1,348	7,896
Median age	56.1 yrs	45.5 yrs
Median household income	$56,111	$41,102
Median home value	$210,900	$157,300
Median gross rent	$692	$756
Housing units	660	3,903
Homeownership rate	72.5%	49.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	33.5%	19.5%
Unemployment rate	5.7%	5.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Halifax	South Boston
Population	1,299 → 1,348 (+3.8%)	7,762 → 7,896 (+1.7%)
Median household income	$49,688 → $56,111 (+12.9%)	$42,311 → $41,102 (-2.9%)
Median home value	$157,600 → $210,900 (+33.8%)	$132,300 → $157,300 (+18.9%)
Median gross rent	$675 → $692 (+2.5%)	$671 → $756 (+12.7%)

Halifax

Population

1,2991,348

Median household income

$49,688$56,111

Median home value

$157,600$210,900

Median gross rent

$675$692

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)

	Halifax	South Boston
Under 5	3.4%	10.1%
5 to 17	6.5%	13.4%
18 to 24	9.7%	4.4%
25 to 34	13.0%	13.5%
35 to 44	5.8%	8.1%
45 to 54	10.4%	9.9%
55 to 64	20.5%	13.5%
65 to 74	13.1%	13.1%
75 and over	17.6%	14.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Halifax	South Boston
White (non-Hispanic)	67.1%	40.9%
Black or African American	28.3%	55.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.0%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	2.2%	0.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Halifax	South Boston
No high school diploma	10.2%	14.8%
High school graduate	39.2%	35.8%
Some college or associate's	17.1%	29.9%
Bachelor's degree	17.5%	13.4%
Graduate or professional degree	16.1%	6.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Halifax	South Boston
Drove alone	70.9%	82.0%
Carpooled	5.1%	7.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.2%
Walked	0.0%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	23.8%	3.5%
Other means	0.2%	6.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Halifax	South Boston
1-unit, detached	79.1%	68.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	4.8%
2 to 4 units	8.6%	10.7%
5 to 19 units	7.9%	6.8%
20 or more units	0.8%	5.4%
Mobile home & other	3.6%	3.9%

Poverty & households

	Halifax	South Boston
Poverty rate	13.8%	26.3%
Average household size	2.19	2.23
Mean commute (minutes)	18	17
Median year structure built	1961	1967