Boydton vs La Crosse

A side-by-side comparison of Boydton and La Crosse: population, income, housing, and more.

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

La Crosse has the higher population (530 vs 251 in Boydton). Boydton has the higher median household income ($55,000 vs $35,938 in La Crosse). Boydton has the higher median home value ($156,300 vs $105,000 in La Crosse).

Population, income & housing

	Boydton	La Crosse
Population	251	530
Median age	53.1 yrs	43.7 yrs
Median household income	$55,000	$35,938
Median home value	$156,300	$105,000
Median gross rent	$970	$966
Housing units	149	286
Homeownership rate	83.6%	50.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.3%	13.9%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	4.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Boydton	La Crosse
Population	303 → 251 (-17.2%)	535 → 530 (-0.9%)
Median household income	$66,094 → $55,000 (-16.8%)	$37,841 → $35,938 (-5.0%)
Median home value	$147,500 → $156,300 (+6.0%)	$85,300 → $105,000 (+23.1%)
Median gross rent	$650 → $970 (+49.2%)	$680 → $966 (+42.1%)

Boydton

Population

303251

Median household income

$66,094$55,000

Median home value

$147,500$156,300

Median gross rent

$650$970

La Crosse

Population

535530

Median household income

$37,841$35,938

Median home value

$85,300$105,000

Median gross rent

$680$966

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Boydton	La Crosse
Under 5	4.4%	1.1%
5 to 17	10.8%	27.5%
18 to 24	9.6%	4.9%
25 to 34	6.0%	2.5%
35 to 44	8.4%	15.8%
45 to 54	21.1%	13.4%
55 to 64	16.7%	16.2%
65 to 74	12.7%	6.0%
75 and over	10.4%	12.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Boydton	La Crosse
White (non-Hispanic)	70.1%	40.4%
Black or African American	27.1%	25.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
Asian	2.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.4%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	33.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Boydton	La Crosse
No high school diploma	4.8%	22.2%
High school graduate	32.3%	39.2%
Some college or associate's	30.7%	24.7%
Bachelor's degree	17.5%	11.4%
Graduate or professional degree	14.8%	2.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Boydton	La Crosse
Drove alone	76.3%	91.9%
Carpooled	3.7%	3.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.8%	2.0%
Other means	0.7%	2.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Boydton	La Crosse
1-unit, detached	93.3%	81.1%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.3%	10.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.0%	3.8%

Poverty & households

	Boydton	La Crosse
Poverty rate	8.8%	35.2%
Average household size	2.06	2.41
Mean commute (minutes)	15	17
Median year structure built	1957	1961