COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Halifax County

Virginia · 29,033 residents · 818 sq mi

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With 29,033 people, Halifax County is a county in Virginia. 6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. 77% of homes are owner-occupied. Households here earn about 33% less than in Virginia as a whole. At a median age of 37.2, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Median home value sits at $45,500.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 37.2

US median: 33.0

Less educated

6% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 13%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

29,033

−22%vs 2000

vs 37,355 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

37.2

−9%vs 2000

vs 40.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

818 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202434K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.7%(1,668)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.7%(1,931)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.6%(2,221)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.1%(2,060)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.8%(1,682)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.3%(4,150)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.1%(4,097)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5412%(3,495)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.2%(2,949)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410%(2,897)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.7%(1,371)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.8%(512)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,296

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $29,929 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,568

−41%vs 2000

vs $16,353 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

16.7%

+1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$45,500

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $69,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$227

−17%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $360 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

76.9%

+0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 76.1% in 2000

23.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic59.7%(22,313)

Black37.9%(14,164)

Hispanic / Latino1.2%(458)

Asian0.2%(91)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic60.1%(17,461)

Black39.4%(11,439)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(97)

Asian0.2%(52)

Other0.3%(81)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.1%(359)

Central American0.6%(192)

Puerto Rican0.5%(170)

South American0.2%(77)

Salvadoran0.2%(52)

Panamanian0.2%(51)

Dominican0.1%(36)

Guatemalan0.1%(33)

Peruvian0.1%(33)

Honduran0.1%(30)

Colombian0.1%(29)

Argentine0%(15)

+ 1 more hispanic origin group with data

Cuban0%(6)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.4%(131)

Vietnamese0.1%(38)

Filipino0.1%(23)

Bangladeshi0%(9)

Thai0%(8)

Taiwanese0%(1)

Ancestry

American24.7%(8,318)

English9.2%(3,091)

Irish5.4%(1,824)

German4.7%(1,570)

Italian1.2%(394)

Scottish1%(335)

Polish0.7%(246)

Scotch-Irish0.5%(156)

French0.4%(144)

Subsaharan African0.4%(143)

Dutch0.4%(130)

Arab0.3%(115)

+ 20 more ancestry groups with data

Swedish0.3%(102)

Egyptian0.3%(85)

Swiss0.2%(74)

Hungarian0.2%(57)

Welsh0.2%(54)

Norwegian0.2%(53)

French Canadian0.1%(46)

Portuguese0.1%(37)

Lebanese0.1%(26)

Russian0.1%(21)

West Indian0.1%(21)

Slovak0%(16)

Austrian0%(10)

Israeli0%(10)

British0%(7)

Danish0%(7)

Canadian0%(6)

Nigerian0%(5)

Moroccan0%(4)

Ethiopian0%(1)

RANKED:Largest American population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

6.4%

−3.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

51.6%

−12.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 63.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.0%

−1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.9 min

+29%vs 2000

vs 16.9 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married35.2%(4,734)

Married51.5%(6,926)

Widowed2.6%(352)

Divorced10.7%(1,433)

Women 15+

Never married24.9%(3,682)

Married47.2%(6,964)

Widowed15.3%(2,262)

Divorced12.5%(1,850)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.8%

−8.3 ptssince 2013

from 15.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

42.9%

−2.9 ptssince 2020

from 45.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

15.8%

−1.6 ptssince 2020

from 17.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

27.0%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 26.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

28.8%

+7.1 ptssince 2020

from 21.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.3%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 4.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

57.1%

−6.1 ptssince 2020

from 63.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

52.7%

+6.7 ptssince 2020

from 46.0% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)17.4%(383)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)21.1%(463)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era41.5%(911)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.7%(81)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II2.2%(48)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 2,195 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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