Scottsburg

Population: 71
Median home value: $137,500

Scottsburg is a community in Halifax County, Virginia, home to 71 residents. Its median home value of $137,500 runs below the Halifax County figure of $148,900.

From 2019 to 2023, Scottsburg's population declined 62.0% from 187 to 71, while its median home value rose 81.4% from $75,800 to $137,500.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 62.0% of the population. 81.8% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 71
Median age: 34.2 yrs
Median household income: —
Median home value: $137,500
Median gross rent: $925
Housing units: 47
Homeownership rate: 60.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.6%
Unemployment rate: 5.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

18771

Median household income

$71,250$31,250

Median home value

$75,800$137,500

Median gross rent

$776$925

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	187	—	$75,800	$776
2020	112	$71,250	$77,500	$775
2021	117	—	$74,000	$842
2022	124	$31,250	$112,500	$911
2023	71	—	$137,500	$925

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

Age distribution

Under 50.0%

5 to 1726.8%

18 to 240.0%

25 to 3431.0%

35 to 441.4%

45 to 544.2%

55 to 6415.5%

65 to 748.5%

75 and over12.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	0	0.0%
5 to 17	19	26.8%
18 to 24	0	0.0%
25 to 34	22	31.0%
35 to 44	1	1.4%
45 to 54	3	4.2%
55 to 64	11	15.5%
65 to 74	6	8.5%
75 and over	9	12.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	44	62.0%
Black or African American	7	9.9%
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	6	8.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	14	19.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma30.8%

High school graduate19.2%

Some college or associate's40.4%

Bachelor's degree5.8%

Graduate or professional degree3.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	16	30.8%
High school graduate	10	19.2%
Some college or associate's	21	40.4%
Bachelor's degree	3	5.8%
Graduate or professional degree	2	3.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone81.8%

Carpooled12.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	27	81.8%
Carpooled	4	12.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	1	3.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1	3.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	7	21.9%
15 to 29 min	16	50.0%
30 to 44 min	1	3.1%
45 to 59 min	1	3.1%
60+ min	7	21.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.03
Poverty rate: 19.7% (14 of 71)

	Count	Share
Family households	25	71.4%
Nonfamily households	10	28.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1960

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	35	74.5%
Vacant	12	25.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	21	60.0%
Renter-occupied	14	40.0%

1-unit, detached83.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units6.4%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other10.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	39	83.0%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3	6.4%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5	10.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5170752
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.74 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 36.7592, -78.7912