Halifax vs Virgilina

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

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

Halifax has the higher population (1,348 vs 130 in Virgilina). Halifax has the higher median household income ($56,111 vs $46,875 in Virgilina). Halifax has the higher median home value ($210,900 vs $98,800 in Virgilina).

Population, income & housing

	Halifax	Virgilina
Population	1,348	130
Median age	56.1 yrs	42.7 yrs
Median household income	$56,111	$46,875
Median home value	$210,900	$98,800
Median gross rent	$692	—
Housing units	660	64
Homeownership rate	72.5%	72.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	33.5%	15.8%
Unemployment rate	5.7%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Halifax	Virgilina
Population	1,299 → 1,348 (+3.8%)	91 → 130 (+42.9%)
Median household income	$49,688 → $56,111 (+12.9%)	$55,000 → $46,875 (-14.8%)
Median home value	$157,600 → $210,900 (+33.8%)	$89,300 → $98,800 (+10.6%)
Median gross rent	$675 → $692 (+2.5%)	$775 → $775 (+0.0%)

Halifax

Population

1,2991,348

Median household income

$49,688$56,111

Median home value

$157,600$210,900

Median gross rent

$675$692

Virgilina

Population

91130

Median household income

$55,000$46,875

Median home value

$89,300$98,800

Median gross rent

$775$775

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Halifax	Virgilina
Under 5	3.4%	14.6%
5 to 17	6.5%	6.9%
18 to 24	9.7%	5.4%
25 to 34	13.0%	13.1%
35 to 44	5.8%	13.1%
45 to 54	10.4%	10.0%
55 to 64	20.5%	19.2%
65 to 74	13.1%	12.3%
75 and over	17.6%	5.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Halifax	Virgilina
White (non-Hispanic)	67.1%	80.8%
Black or African American	28.3%	11.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	4.6%
Asian	0.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.0%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	2.2%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Halifax	Virgilina
No high school diploma	10.2%	15.8%
High school graduate	39.2%	31.6%
Some college or associate's	17.1%	36.8%
Bachelor's degree	17.5%	5.3%
Graduate or professional degree	16.1%	10.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Halifax	Virgilina
Drove alone	70.9%	82.7%
Carpooled	5.1%	3.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	23.8%	13.5%
Other means	0.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Halifax	Virgilina
1-unit, detached	79.1%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	8.6%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	7.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.6%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Halifax	Virgilina
Poverty rate	13.8%	30.8%
Average household size	2.19	2.55
Mean commute (minutes)	18	31
Median year structure built	1961	1950