South Boston is a somewhat small town located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 7,795 people and four associated neighborhoods, South Boston is the 87th largest community in Virginia.South Boston is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, South Boston is a town of professionals, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in South Boston who work in teaching (13.38%), sales jobs (9.84%), and food service (9.61%). Residents of the town have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 16.83 minutes getting to work every day.The percentage of adults in South Boston who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 19.50% of the adults in South Boston have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in South Boston in 2022 was $24,427, which is low income relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $97,708 for a family of four. However, South Boston contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. South Boston is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call South Boston home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of South Boston residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in South Boston include English, Irish, German, African, and Italian. The most common language spoken in South Boston is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
