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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Halifax is $28,132, which is lower than the state average of $33,958 and is about the same as the national average of $28,555. Halifax median household income is $51,250, which has grown by 46.97% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 38.81% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Halifax residents spend 20.1 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 28.0 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #232

Halifax, VA	28,132 USD
Virginia	33,958 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Halifax, VA	30,464 USD
Virginia	34,987 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Halifax, VA	31,591 USD
Virginia	41,629 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Halifax, VA	29,583 USD
Virginia	28,890 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #263

Halifax, VA	51,250 USD
Virginia	64,792 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Halifax, VA	66,526 USD
Virginia	88,413 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #92

Halifax, VA	46.97%
Virginia	38.81%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Halifax, VA		Virginia		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	20.99%	$6,975, see rank	24.24%	$15,190	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	47.09%	$18,217, see rank	27.46%	$17,750	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.06%	$2,083, see rank	2.06%	$3,108	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	23.81%	$29,514, see rank	21.03%	$29,144	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Halifax, VA	66,023 USD
Virginia	77,939 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Halifax, VA	88,223 USD
Virginia	102,254 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Halifax, VA	Virginia	U.S.
White	$61,410, see rank	$69,851	$56,900
Black	$22,868, see rank	$44,288	$35,600

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Halifax, VA	Virginia	U.S.
25 to 44	$31,250, see rank	$70,181	$58,398
45 to 64	$80,227, see rank	$78,740	$65,027
65 or over	$41,667, see rank	$44,048	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Halifax, VA	Virginia	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	1,210, see rank	6,531,424	248,775,628
Male¹	648, 53.55%, see rank	48.67%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	315, 48.61%, see rank	71.74%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.88%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	315, 48.61%, see rank	68.86%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	305, 96.83%, see rank	92.83%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	10, 3.17%, see rank	7.17%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	333, 51.39%, see rank	28.26%	30.72%
Female¹	562, 46.45%, see rank	51.33%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	291, 51.78%, see rank	61.39%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.51%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	291, 51.78%, see rank	60.88%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	279, 95.88%, see rank	93.32%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	12, 4.12%, see rank	6.68%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	271, 48.22%, see rank	38.61%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Halifax, VA	Virginia	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	570, 100%	3,964,601	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	421, 73.86%, see rank	77.46%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	54, 9.47%, see rank	9.56%	9.59%
Public Transportation	1, 0.18%, see rank	4.50%	5.06%
Walked	10, 1.75%, see rank	2.38%	2.78%
Other Means	52, 9.12%, see rank	1.51%	1.79%
Worked at Home	32, 5.61%, see rank	4.59%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Halifax, VA	20.1 minutes
Virginia	28.0 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Halifax, VA	Virginia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	584	3,936,638	143,435,233
Male¹	305, 52.23%, see rank	51.61%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	146, 47.87%, see rank	39.95%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	30, 9.84%, see rank	14.02%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	30, 9.84%, see rank	16.24%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	2, 0.66%, see rank	0.64%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	4, 1.31%, see rank	9.43%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	90, 29.51%, see rank	14.05%	17.94%
Female¹	279, 47.77%, see rank	48.39%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	124, 44.44%, see rank	45.17%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	34, 12.19%, see rank	19.77%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	94, 33.69%, see rank	29.79%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.15%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	5, 1.79%, see rank	0.34%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	22, 7.89%, see rank	4.52%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Halifax, VA	Virginia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	584, 100%	3,936,638	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	2, 0.34%, see rank	1.05%	1.96%
Construction	20, 3.42%, see rank	6.45%	6.17%
Manufacturing	105, 17.98%, see rank	7.36%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	3, 0.51%, see rank	1.93%	2.75%
Retail Trade	82, 14.04%, see rank	10.80%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	20, 3.42%, see rank	4.12%	4.93%
Information	7, 1.20%, see rank	2.13%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	7, 1.20%, see rank	6.33%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	33, 5.65%, see rank	14.72%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	187, 32.02%, see rank	21.68%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	57, 9.76%, see rank	8.81%	9.49%
Public Administration	38, 6.51%, see rank	9.37%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	23, 3.94%, see rank	5.25%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Halifax, VA	%	Virginia	U.S.
Population in Poverty	206	15.91%, see rank	11.52%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	27	8.06%, see rank	8.24%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.