Halifax, Virginia - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	1,314
Male Share of the Population	51%
Female Share of the Population	49%
Senior Citizens	25.7%
Employed Population 16+	530
Age of the Population	52

Families

% of people married	48.2%
Average household size	2

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	24.9%
Median Earnings25+	$39,904
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$26,250
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$31,131

Wealth

Median Family Income	$72,321
% Above Poverty Level	88.7%
% Below Poverty Level	11.3%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	21 minutes
% Working from Home	5.1%
% Walking and Biking to Work	1.3%
% Using Public Transportation	%

Housing

People Living Alone	33.2%
Median Gross Rent	$668
Median House Value	$158,400

Ancestry

Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	41.1%
English	7.8%
Irish	4.3%
German	4%
Italian	1.8%
Scottish	1.4%
Australian	0.7%
Norwegian	0.5%
African	0.5%
Russian	0.4%
Greek	0.4%
Welsh	0.4%
French Except Basque	0.3%
Polish	0.3%
Swedish	0.2%
Hungarian	0.2%
Dutch	0.2%
Lithuanian	0.2%
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Halifax Almanac

Category	Value
County	Halifax County
Standard Zip Codes	24558
Phone Area Codes	434
Time Zone	America/New_York
Approximate Latitude	36.76
Approximate Longitude	-78.93

Halifax Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	SOUTH BOSTON
Distance	5.2 miles
Jan Temp	23 to 48 F
Apr Temp	40 to 70 F
Jul Temp	65 to 89 F
Oct Temp	42 to 72 F
Annual Precip	44.4 inches

Station	BROOKNEAL
Distance	20.8 miles
Jan Temp	24 to 44 F
Apr Temp	40 to 67 F
Jul Temp	65 to 87 F
Oct Temp	42 to 68 F
Annual Precip	44.2 inches

Station	CHATHAM
Distance	27.3 miles
Jan Temp	23 to 46 F
Apr Temp	39 to 69 F
Jul Temp	63 to 87 F
Oct Temp	40 to 70 F
Annual Precip	45.2 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Brookneal	871	$56,429
Clarksville	1,332	$60,972
Phenix	228	$66,667
Scottsburg	383	$137,908
South Boston	7,828	$45,876
Virgilina	104	$56,875

Halifax Public Libraries

Halifax County-south Boston Library System
177 S. MAIN ST.
Halifax, Virginia
(434) 476-3357

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Halifax Public Schools

Halifax County Career Ctr.
315 S Main St
ZIP: 24558
(434) 476-5515

Sinai Elem
1011 Sinai Elementary Drive
ZIP: 24558
(434) 476-6193
Primary
Total Enrollment 260

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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