ZIP 24592 · South Boston
Who lives in ZIP code 24592 (South Boston, VA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
South Boston, VA · Halifax County
uszips 2026
People14,589
Median age42.6
Household income$51,547
Home value$168,392
Median rent$778/mo
Poverty23.3%
College degree+20.4%
Commute19 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 45 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 5,453
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
22.4% are 65 or older; 74.6% are adults.
Household income
25.7% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $30,190.
Education (adults 25+)
41.8% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
3.9% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 38.8%
- Never married
- 32.9%
- Divorced
- 16.5%
- Widowed
- 11.8%
- Family size
- 3.36
- Dual-income families
- 42.8%
Housing
- Own their home
- 63.1%
- Rent burden
- 27.6%
- Men / women
- 45% / 55%
Work
- In labor force
- 50.4%
- Unemployment
- 4.6%
- Self-employed
- 8.5%
- Farmers
- 1.8%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 16.0%
- Veterans
- 7.2%
- With a disability
- 20.1%
- No health insurance
- 4.7%
- Limited English
- 1.1%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.