Mountain Road

Population: 1,517
Median household income: $34,399
Median home value: $80,000

Mountain Road is a community in Halifax County, Virginia, home to 1,517 residents. Its median household income of $34,399 runs below the Halifax County figure of $49,244.

From 2019 to 2023, Mountain Road's population grew 93.7% from 783 to 1,517, while its median home value fell 7.4% from $86,400 to $80,000.

Black or African American residents are the largest group, 70.3% of the population. 96.3% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,517
Median age: 41.1 yrs
Median household income: $34,399
Median home value: $80,000
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 583
Homeownership rate: 83.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 1.4%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

7831,517

Median household income

$21,333$34,399

Median home value

$86,400$80,000

Median gross rent

$625$625

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	783	$21,333	$86,400	$625
2020	938	$24,576	$108,800	$625
2021	1,423	$29,091	$108,300	—
2022	1,419	$33,056	$141,800	—
2023	1,517	$34,399	$80,000	—

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 52.7%

5 to 1713.2%

18 to 2411.8%

25 to 3419.4%

35 to 4410.0%

45 to 545.9%

55 to 6420.7%

65 to 745.5%

75 and over10.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	41	2.7%
5 to 17	200	13.2%
18 to 24	179	11.8%
25 to 34	295	19.4%
35 to 44	152	10.0%
45 to 54	90	5.9%
55 to 64	314	20.7%
65 to 74	84	5.5%
75 and over	162	10.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	227	15.0%
Black or African American	1,067	70.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	116	7.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	107	7.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma42.4%

High school graduate46.9%

Some college or associate's9.3%

Bachelor's degree1.4%

Graduate or professional degree0.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	465	42.4%
High school graduate	515	46.9%
Some college or associate's	102	9.3%
Bachelor's degree	15	1.4%
Graduate or professional degree	0	0.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone96.3%

Carpooled0.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.2%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	488	96.3%
Carpooled	3	0.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	16	3.2%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	298	60.7%
15 to 29 min	80	16.3%
30 to 44 min	21	4.3%
45 to 59 min	92	18.7%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 3.98
Poverty rate: 15.8% (240 of 1,517)

	Count	Share
Family households	312	81.9%
Nonfamily households	69	18.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1976

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	381	65.4%
Vacant	202	34.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	318	83.5%
Renter-occupied	63	16.5%

1-unit, detached70.7%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other29.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	412	70.7%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	171	29.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5153584
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 8.58 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 36.7516, -78.9883