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People QuickFacts | South Boston | Virginia
Population, 2013 estimate | 7,989 | 8,260,405
Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 8,142 | 8,001,031
Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013 | -1.9% | 3.2%
Population, 2010 | 8,142 | 8,001,024
Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 6.8% | 6.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 24.3% | 23.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent,  2010 | 20.2% | 12.2%
Female persons, percent, 2010 | 55.8% | 50.9%
White alone, percent, 2010 (a) | 46.2% | 68.6%
Black or African American alone, percent, 2010 (a) | 50.2% | 19.4%
American Indian and [NAME] alone, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.2% | 0.4%
Asian alone, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.6% | 5.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.0% | 0.1%
Two or More Races, percent, 2010 | 1.2% | 2.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2010 (b) | 2.3% | 7.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent, 2010 | 45.6% | 64.8%
Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2009-2013 | 85.4% | 84.7%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2009-2013 | 1.3% | 11.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2009-2013 | 1.4% | 14.9%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2009-2013 | 82.8% | 87.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2009-2013 | 19.9% | 35.2%
Veterans, 2009-2013 | 529 | 726,470
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2009-2013 | 18.1 | 27.7
Housing units, 2010 | 3,866 | 3,364,939
Homeownership rate, 2009-2013 | 55.8% | 67.3%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 | 25.0% | 21.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2009-2013 | $115,400 | $244,600
Households, 2009-2013 | 3,475 | 3,022,739
Persons per household, 2009-2013 | 2.16 | 2.6
Per capita money income in past 12 months (2013 dollars), 2009-2013 | $19,032 | $33,493
Median household income, 2009-2013 | $29,393 | $63,907
Persons below poverty level, percent, 2009-2013 | 32.1% | 11.3%
Business QuickFacts | South Boston | Virginia
Total number of firms, 2007 | 829 | 638,643
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 9.7% | 9.9%
American Indian- and [NAME] firms, percent, 2007 | S | 0.5%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 7.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.1%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 4.5%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 30.1%
Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 0 | 92,417,797
Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 24,593 | 60,513,396
Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 221,450 | 105,663,299
Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $28,124 | $13,687
Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 23,328 | 15,340,483
Geography QuickFacts | South Boston | Virginia
Land area in square miles, 2010 | 13.06 | 39,490.09
Persons per square mile, 2010 | 623.7 | 202.6
FIPS Code | 73712 | 51
Counties | Halifax County
(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.
FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown
F: Fewer than 100 firms
Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts