Boykins vs Courtland

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

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

Courtland has the higher population (1,784 vs 484 in Boykins). Boykins has the higher median household income ($57,917 vs $49,620 in Courtland). Courtland has the higher median home value ($237,300 vs $165,600 in Boykins).

Population, income & housing

	Boykins	Courtland
Population	484	1,784
Median age	43.9 yrs	33.8 yrs
Median household income	$57,917	$49,620
Median home value	$165,600	$237,300
Median gross rent	$1,059	$966
Housing units	260	566
Homeownership rate	65.4%	40.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.0%	19.4%
Unemployment rate	0.5%	19.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Boykins	Courtland
Population	748 → 484 (-35.3%)	1,840 → 1,784 (-3.0%)
Median household income	$87,250 → $57,917 (-33.6%)	$45,000 → $49,620 (+10.3%)
Median home value	$127,700 → $165,600 (+29.7%)	$176,300 → $237,300 (+34.6%)
Median gross rent	$692 → $1,059 (+53.0%)	$331 → $966 (+191.8%)

Boykins

Population

748484

Median household income

$87,250$57,917

Median home value

$127,700$165,600

Median gross rent

$692$1,059

Courtland

Population

1,8401,784

Median household income

$45,000$49,620

Median home value

$176,300$237,300

Median gross rent

$331$966

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Boykins	Courtland
Under 5	13.6%	16.3%
5 to 17	13.0%	14.7%
18 to 24	6.4%	11.0%
25 to 34	9.3%	12.3%
35 to 44	8.7%	10.8%
45 to 54	11.0%	7.6%
55 to 64	23.8%	10.6%
65 to 74	7.4%	8.3%
75 and over	6.8%	8.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Boykins	Courtland
White (non-Hispanic)	31.6%	40.1%
Black or African American	33.3%	55.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	2.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	18.6%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	16.3%	0.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Boykins	Courtland
No high school diploma	22.2%	24.1%
High school graduate	33.0%	28.0%
Some college or associate's	27.8%	28.5%
Bachelor's degree	13.6%	10.4%
Graduate or professional degree	3.4%	9.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Boykins	Courtland
Drove alone	81.4%	82.9%
Carpooled	5.5%	11.0%
Public transit	0.9%	0.0%
Walked	5.9%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.2%	2.3%
Other means	3.2%	3.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Boykins	Courtland
1-unit, detached	85.8%	52.7%
1-unit, attached	3.8%	2.8%
2 to 4 units	10.4%	21.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	21.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.1%

Poverty & households

	Boykins	Courtland
Poverty rate	8.6%	14.6%
Average household size	2.66	3.03
Mean commute (minutes)	42	25
Median year structure built	1962	1983