Halifax County, Virginia

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Halifax County, Virginia is among the lowest in the country for broadband access.

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Key figures

Statistic	Halifax County, Virginia	Virginia	United States	Rank
Total Population	33,639	8,705,170	334,922,499	1379th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$52,013	$93,170	$80,734	2658th of 3,221
Median Age	46.5	39.0	38.9	539th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	19.7%	42.2%	35.7%	2059th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$155,700	$383,700	$332,700	2134th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$790	$1,579	$1,413	2183rd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	17.3%	9.9%	12.5%	881st of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.2%	4.3%	5.2%	1829th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	41.1	220.5	n/a	1719th of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.6%	13.1%	14.1%	2298th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	72.8	n/a	n/a	2501st of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	74.6%	67.3%	65.2%	1604th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	24.8	27.3	26.4	1489th of 3,221
Worked from Home	6.8%	18.3%	15.1%	2190th of 3,222
Uninsured	9.3%	n/a	n/a	1799th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	43.7%	48.7%	46.9%	2539th of 3,222
Broadband Access	65.3%	n/a	n/a	3050th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Halifax County, Virginia

Statistic	Halifax County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	59.4%	58.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2.6%	11.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	34.3%	18.3%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	6.9%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	2.4%	4.7%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	0.6%	0.6%
Diversity Index	52.8	60.7	61.4

Age in Halifax County, Virginia

Statistic	Halifax County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Median Age	46.5	39.0	38.9
Under 18 %	20.4%	21.7%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.3%	9.3%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	10.8%	13.5%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	9.9%	13.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	26.0%	25.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	25.6%	16.7%	17.2%

Households and families in Halifax County, Virginia

Statistic	Halifax County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Households	13,613	3,365,732	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.4	2.5	2.5
Family Households	62.0%	64.8%	64.2%
Households with Children	26.2%	30.2%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	18.3%	16.1%	17.3%
People Living Alone	35.3%	28.5%	28.7%
Never Married	29.8%	33.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Halifax County, Virginia

Statistic	Halifax County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Per Capita Income	$28,215	$50,666	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	26.6%	12.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	15.2%	14.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	14.8%	18.1%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	3.5%	17.7%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	17.3%	9.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	41.4%	23.2%	28.2%
SNAP Households	20.7%	9.1%	n/a

Housing in Halifax County, Virginia

Statistic	Halifax County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Housing Units	17,443	3,684,756	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	74.4%	61.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	3.0%	18.6%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	22.0%	8.7%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,974.0	1,984.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	25.4%	32.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	30.2%	29.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$721	$2,790	n/a

Education in Halifax County, Virginia

Statistic	Halifax County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Less than High School	16.1%	8.4%	10.4%
High School Graduate	34.8%	23.9%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	29.4%	25.5%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	11.8%	23.7%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	7.9%	18.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Halifax County, Virginia

Statistic	Halifax County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Labour Force Participation	52.9%	65.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	78.3%	67.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.2%	2.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.8%	2.1%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	29.0%	23.0%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	6.2%	8.9%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	7.5%	6.1%	n/a

Origins and language in Halifax County, Virginia

Statistic	Halifax County, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Born in State of Residence	72.8%	48.8%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.9%	7.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.7%	5.7%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	96.1%	82.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.7%	7.9%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	3.2%	14.3%	16.7%

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