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Halifax County, VA

Demographic and economic profile of Halifax County, VA, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Halifax County is a rural Virginia county of about 33,800 residents with a labor force participation rate of just 50.9%, reflecting an older workforce—median age 46.5—and a high school attainment rate of 81.6%, while only 18.2% hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median household income stands at $52,013, with median worker earnings of $37,006 and median home values of $148,900, signaling a low-cost operating environment alongside a poverty rate of 17.9%. The county's population has contracted 2.8% over five years, and the 4.0% unemployment rate pairs with the low labor force participation to indicate a constrained and relatively older available workforce.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

33,811

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$52,013

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

46.5 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-2.8% since 2018

Halifax County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone20,154 (59.9%)
  • Black or African American Alone11,685 (34.7%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races730 (2.2%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race494 (1.5%)
  • Some Other Race Alone335 (1.0%)
  • Asian Alone210 (0.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.German or other West Germanic526
  2. 2.Spanish431
  3. 3.Other Indo-European118
  4. 4.Arabic81
  5. 5.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)31

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

20.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

54.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

25.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

2,195

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$34,641

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$27,115

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

17.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance3,565
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)2,542
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)1,561
  4. 4.Construction (Group)1,186
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services990

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations4,329
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations2,958
  3. 3.Service Occupations2,740
  4. 4.Sales & Office Occupations2,556
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,496

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 1.83×)2,475
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.65×)359
  3. 3.Public Administration (LQ 1.14×)737
  4. 4.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.12×)3,566
  5. 5.Construction (LQ 1.02×)964

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$148,900

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$769/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

74.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,9991,436 (14.1%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9991,402 (13.8%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9991,005 (9.9%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999836 (8.2%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999779 (7.7%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999737 (7.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

18.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

81.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

50.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$37,006

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

24.8 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

8.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone10,603 (78.3%)
  • Carpooled1,581 (11.7%)
  • Worked At Home919 (6.8%)
  • Other287 (2.1%)
  • Walked114 (0.8%)
  • Public Transit26 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.