Boykins vs Capron

A side-by-side comparison of Boykins and Capron: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Boykins has the higher population (484 vs 151 in Capron). Boykins has the higher median household income ($57,917 vs $54,219 in Capron). Boykins has the higher median home value ($165,600 vs $160,900 in Capron).

Population, income & housing

	Boykins	Capron
Population	484	151
Median age	43.9 yrs	46.3 yrs
Median household income	$57,917	$54,219
Median home value	$165,600	$160,900
Median gross rent	$1,059	$1,650
Housing units	260	70
Homeownership rate	65.4%	74.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.0%	17.6%
Unemployment rate	0.5%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Boykins	Capron
Population	748 → 484 (-35.3%)	158 → 151 (-4.4%)
Median household income	$87,250 → $57,917 (-33.6%)	$46,607 → $54,219 (+16.3%)
Median home value	$127,700 → $165,600 (+29.7%)	$148,400 → $160,900 (+8.4%)
Median gross rent	$692 → $1,059 (+53.0%)	—

Boykins

Population

748484

Median household income

$87,250$57,917

Median home value

$127,700$165,600

Median gross rent

$692$1,059

Capron

Population

158151

Median household income

$46,607$54,219

Median home value

$148,400$160,900

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Boykins	Capron
Under 5	13.6%	7.3%
5 to 17	13.0%	24.5%
18 to 24	6.4%	0.7%
25 to 34	9.3%	6.6%
35 to 44	8.7%	6.6%
45 to 54	11.0%	15.9%
55 to 64	23.8%	21.9%
65 to 74	7.4%	1.3%
75 and over	6.8%	15.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Boykins	Capron
White (non-Hispanic)	31.6%	86.8%
Black or African American	33.3%	8.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	18.6%	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino	16.3%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Boykins	Capron
No high school diploma	22.2%	8.8%
High school graduate	33.0%	49.0%
Some college or associate's	27.8%	24.5%
Bachelor's degree	13.6%	15.7%
Graduate or professional degree	3.4%	2.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Boykins	Capron
Drove alone	81.4%	70.3%
Carpooled	5.5%	18.8%
Public transit	0.9%	0.0%
Walked	5.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.2%	9.4%
Other means	3.2%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Boykins	Capron
1-unit, detached	85.8%	90.0%
1-unit, attached	3.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	10.4%	7.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	2.9%

Poverty & households

	Boykins	Capron
Poverty rate	8.6%	11.3%
Average household size	2.66	2.40
Mean commute (minutes)	42	32
Median year structure built	1962	1938