Bracey vs South Hill

A side-by-side comparison of Bracey and South Hill: population, income, housing, and more.

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

South Hill has the higher population (4,737 vs 1,243 in Bracey). Bracey has the higher median household income ($68,333 vs $58,633 in South Hill). Bracey has the higher median home value ($191,100 vs $182,100 in South Hill).

Population, income & housing

	Bracey	South Hill
Population	1,243	4,737
Median age	61.6 yrs	43.1 yrs
Median household income	$68,333	$58,633
Median home value	$191,100	$182,100
Median gross rent	—	$1,121
Housing units	2,064	2,464
Homeownership rate	88.4%	54.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	37.9%	23.9%
Unemployment rate	5.7%	4.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bracey	South Hill
Population	1,065 → 1,243 (+16.7%)	4,377 → 4,737 (+8.2%)
Median household income	$71,111 → $68,333 (-3.9%)	$32,765 → $58,633 (+79.0%)
Median home value	$249,200 → $191,100 (-23.3%)	$153,900 → $182,100 (+18.3%)
Median gross rent	—	$731 → $1,121 (+53.4%)

Bracey

Population

1,0651,243

Median household income

$71,111$68,333

Median home value

$249,200$191,100

South Hill

Population

4,3774,737

Median household income

$32,765$58,633

Median home value

$153,900$182,100

Median gross rent

$731$1,121

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bracey	South Hill
Under 5	0.0%	5.3%
5 to 17	4.3%	14.2%
18 to 24	8.8%	5.4%
25 to 34	3.3%	13.4%
35 to 44	5.8%	13.3%
45 to 54	13.7%	9.6%
55 to 64	20.8%	11.5%
65 to 74	28.2%	12.8%
75 and over	15.1%	14.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bracey	South Hill
White (non-Hispanic)	88.7%	43.8%
Black or African American	6.8%	41.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	4.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.9%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.6%	6.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bracey	South Hill
No high school diploma	11.6%	13.2%
High school graduate	11.5%	32.4%
Some college or associate's	39.0%	30.4%
Bachelor's degree	25.3%	11.4%
Graduate or professional degree	12.6%	12.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bracey	South Hill
Drove alone	71.6%	89.7%
Carpooled	0.0%	4.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	24.8%	5.5%
Other means	3.6%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bracey	South Hill
1-unit, detached	58.7%	63.3%
1-unit, attached	0.3%	6.9%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	9.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	11.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	4.3%
Mobile home & other	41.0%	4.9%

Poverty & households

	Bracey	South Hill
Poverty rate	2.0%	19.7%
Average household size	1.81	2.10
Mean commute (minutes)	25	19
Median year structure built	1996	1977