Boykins vs Sedley

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

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

Sedley has the higher population (597 vs 484 in Boykins). Sedley has the higher median household income ($90,229 vs $57,917 in Boykins). Sedley has the higher median home value ($222,400 vs $165,600 in Boykins).

Population, income & housing

	Boykins	Sedley
Population	484	597
Median age	43.9 yrs	35.4 yrs
Median household income	$57,917	$90,229
Median home value	$165,600	$222,400
Median gross rent	$1,059	—
Housing units	260	255
Homeownership rate	65.4%	96.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.0%	36.9%
Unemployment rate	0.5%	8.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Boykins	Sedley
Population	748 → 484 (-35.3%)	405 → 597 (+47.4%)
Median household income	$87,250 → $57,917 (-33.6%)	$75,573 → $90,229 (+19.4%)
Median home value	$127,700 → $165,600 (+29.7%)	$203,600 → $222,400 (+9.2%)
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

Sedley

Population

405597

Median household income

$75,573$90,229

Median home value

$203,600$222,400

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Boykins	Sedley
Under 5	13.6%	1.0%
5 to 17	13.0%	20.1%
18 to 24	6.4%	2.7%
25 to 34	9.3%	16.8%
35 to 44	8.7%	26.3%
45 to 54	11.0%	2.3%
55 to 64	23.8%	9.7%
65 to 74	7.4%	13.6%
75 and over	6.8%	7.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Boykins	Sedley
White (non-Hispanic)	31.6%	100.0%
Black or African American	33.3%	0.0%
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%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	16.3%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Boykins	Sedley
No high school diploma	22.2%	1.5%
High school graduate	33.0%	35.2%
Some college or associate's	27.8%	26.4%
Bachelor's degree	13.6%	31.6%
Graduate or professional degree	3.4%	5.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Boykins	Sedley
Drove alone	81.4%	94.8%
Carpooled	5.5%	2.6%
Public transit	0.9%	0.0%
Walked	5.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.2%	2.6%
Other means	3.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Boykins	Sedley
1-unit, detached	85.8%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	3.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	10.4%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Boykins	Sedley
Poverty rate	8.6%	1.7%
Average household size	2.66	2.34
Mean commute (minutes)	42	43
Median year structure built	1962	1938