Halifax County, Virginia

Halifax County has a population of 33,639 and has shrunk 1.7% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $155,700, about 3.0 times the county's median household income of $52,013.

Home price
$155,700
Income
$52,013
Population
33,639
Unemployment
4.2%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$155,700county
Median gross rent$790county
Median year homes here were built1974county
Share of homes built before 198059.3%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile18.0%county
Share of homes that are vacant22.0%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented25.4%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use6.3%county
Typical monthly rent$1,402county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$914county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$827county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,167county
Home insurance / yr$2,074(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living100.8(statewide)
Median household income$52,013county
Family health premium / yr$25,523(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$14,277(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.821(statewide)
Poverty rate17.3%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home6.8%county
Unemployment rate4.2%county
Share of adults in the labor force52.9%county
Share of workers who are self-employed7.6%county
Share of workers employed by government17.3%county
Share of workers in the largest industry25.3%county
Economic output per resident$48,687county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.46%county
Top state income tax5.75%(statewide)
Capital gains tax5.75%(statewide)
Combined sales tax5.77%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time24.8 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service43 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport81477county
Miles to nearest general aviation field5.1 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station28 micounty
Households without a vehicle7.5%county
Traffic deaths68.4county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,0000.1(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher19.7%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher83.9%county
Public schools in the county10county
Public school enrollment4496county
Students per full-time teacher12.3county
Free lunch eligible98.8%county
Elementary schools7county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution29 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians39county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3county
Fine particulate matter7.3 µgcounty
Without health insurance6.8%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year21.4%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year21.1%county
Frequent mental distress18.0%county
No leisure-time physical activity29.5%county
Diagnosed diabetes19.1%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population33,639county
Land area in square miles818county
People per square mile of land41.1county
Supermarkets and grocery stores9county
Convenience stores7county
Share living far from a food store7.5%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract21.7%county
Population change since 2020-1.7%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-7county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age46.5 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1820.4%county
Share of residents 65 and over25.6%county
Share of households that are one person35.3%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.6%county
Second languages3.9%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls59.8%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents350county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents3county
Households that moved in604county
Households that moved away562county
Average income of arriving households$51,724county
Average income of departing households$49,087county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes6county
Housing units authorised in the latest year101county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings0.0%county
Violent crime rate218(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature58.5°Fcounty
Annual precipitation40.9 incounty
Annual snowfall5.9 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.36 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F31 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing78 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7bcounty
Frost-free days198 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 13county
Average first fall frostOct 28county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$142county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh14.5¢county
Household electricity use994 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$20.70(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity67.9%county
Homes heated by utility gas1.7%county
Homes heated by propane13.3%county
Homes heated by fuel oil10.2%county
Homes heated by wood5.4%county
Households with broadband71.2%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk54.4county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk92.1county
Landslide risk48.1county
Hail risk50.1county
Earthquake risk63.3county
Tornado risk34.3county
Tropical cyclone risk78.6county
Extreme heat risk48.0county
Winter weather risk64.2county
Strong wind risk72.3county
Wildfire risk25.5county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Halifax County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Virginia figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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