Population 35,401
State Virginia
Current Time
Area 817.84 mi²
Zip Codes 24592
Per capita income $21,076

Cities in Halifax County

Roanoke Rapids, South Boston

Census Data

Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
White alone, percent, 2013 61.5 %
Asian alone, percent, 2013 0.5 %
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2008-2012 20.3 %
Retail sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$324,090
Total number of firms, 2007 2,530
Two or More Races, percent, 2013 1.1 %
Population, 2013 estimate 35,401
Households, 2008-2012 14,685
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 -2.3 %
Nonemployer establishments, 2012 1,719
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 16.4 %
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2012 dollars), 2008-2012 $21,076
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2008-2012 2.0 %
Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2011-2012 -3.7 %
Private nonfarm employment, 2012 10,155
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2008-2012 23.7 min
Black or African American alone, percent, 2013 36.5 %
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 26.8 %
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2013 0.0 %
Land area in square miles, 2010 817.84 mi²
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 36,241
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2008-2012 $104,900
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1,000) TH$620,067
Private nonfarm establishments, 2012 733
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 1.9 %
Median household income, 2008-2012 $35,191
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2013 20.9 %
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$31,245
Female persons, percent, 2013 52.1 %
Veterans, 2008-2012 2,839
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 76.1 %
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2013 4.9 %
Foreign born persons, percent, 2008-2012 1.2 %
Persons per household, 2008-2012 2.40
Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2013 21.6 %
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2008-2012 14.2 %
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2008-2012 87.8 %
Population, 2010 36,241
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2008-2012 6.1 %
Population per square mile, 2010 44.3
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2013 60.0 %
Homeownership rate, 2008-2012 73.9 %
Housing units, 2013 17,969
Retail sales per capita, 2007 $9,148
Building permits, 2012 49
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent, 2013 0.3 %
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1,000) TH$133,676
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0 %