City Data forSouth Boston,VA

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Housing Data (June 2025)

Median Price per SqFt
$131
Median Listing Price
$284,975
Median Days on Market
84
Active Listings
30
New Listings
12
Total Listings (Active + Pending)
54
Avg Listing Price
$267,695
Avg Listing Price Change MoM
-0%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY
-20%

City Data

City
South Boston
State ID
VA
Population
7,588

Age Breakdown

Median Age
38.9
Under 10 years old
12.4%
Age 10-19
16.3%
Age 20s
11.5%
Age 30s
10.6%
Age 40s
9.6%
Age 50s
11.5%
Age 60s
12.1%
Age 70s
6.4%
Age Over 80
9.5%

Gender Breakdown

Male
43.0%
Female
57.0%

Marital Status

Married
30.7%
Divorced
14.2%
Never Married
43.7%
Widowed
11.4%

Household

Family Size
3.17
Family Dual Income
39.6
Median Household Income
$42,311
Median Individual Income
$20,507
Home Ownership
54.8%
Home Value
$130,965
Median Rent
$671
Rent Burden
26.8%
Poverty
17.1%

Education

No Highschool Degree or GED
20.0%
Highschool Education
34.8%
Some College
26.0%
Bachelors Degree
12.3%
Graduate Degree
6.9%
Total College or Above
19.2%
Stem Degree
51.9%

Workforce

Labor Force Participation
52.3%
Unemployment Rate
6.8%
Disabled
18.0%

Ethnicity

White
39.5%
Black
56.5%
Asian
2.1%
Native American
0.0%
Pacific Islander
0.0%
Other
0.3%
Multiple
1.6%

Other

Hispanic
1.9%
Limited English
1.1%
Health Uninsured
9.7%
Veteran
7.4%