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| Metric | 2010–2025 | Halifax | Peer median | Pctile | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 33,639 | 29,643 | 82 | ||
| Population change (10 yr) | — | n/a | -8.0% | — | |
| Median household income | $52,013 | $53,882 | 18 | ||
| Poverty rate | 17.3% | 16.6% | 64 | ||
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 19.7% | 19.6% | 45 | ||
| Housing unit change (10 yr) | — | n/a | -7.7% | — | |
| Median owner-occupied home value | $155,700 | $149,400 | 64 | ||
| Median gross rent | $790 | $793 | 45 | ||
| Housing vacancy rate | 22.0% | 17.3% | 64 | ||
| Worked from home | 6.8% | 6.5% | 55 |
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| Metric | 2012–2019 | 2019–2024 | Peer median, latest span |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | — | — | -4.6% |
| Housing units | — | — | -8.5% |
| Median household income | — | — | +20.4% |
| Median owner-occupied home value | — | — | +30.1% |
| Median gross rent | — | — | +23.0% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | — | — | +2.1% |
| Worked from home | — | — | +88.9% |
| Poverty rate | — | — | -14.4% |
| Restaurants & bars | 14.0 | US 21.3 | below US rate |
| Grocery & food retail | 5.4 | US 4.8 | above US rate |
| Other retail | 0.0 | US n/a | not published |
| Personal & repair services | 3.6 | US 8.1 | below US rate |
| Professional & technical services | 12.8 | US 29.5 | below US rate |
| Ambulatory health care | 16.4 | US 21.0 | below US rate |
| Arts, entertainment & recreation | 3.3 | US 5.0 | below US rate |
| Accommodation | 2.1 | US 2.1 | below US rate |
| Construction | 19.6 | US 24.3 | below US rate |
| Manufacturing | 0.0 | US n/a | not published |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smyth, VA | 82 | 29,420 | — | $49,883 | 16.8% |
| Clarendon, SC | 81 | 30,986 | — | $52,401 | 18.2% |
| Greenbrier, WV | 81 | 32,386 | — | $48,218 | 22.2% |
| Cass, TX | 81 | 28,568 | — | $53,813 | 18.9% |
| Wythe, VA | 80 | 28,188 | — | $57,745 | 19.4% |
| Randolph, WV | 80 | 27,576 | — | $52,757 | 19.8% |
| Marshall, WV | 79 | 29,865 | — | $59,169 | 20.5% |
| Warren, PA | 78 | 37,920 | -8.0% | $60,480 | 19.9% |
| Alpena, MI | 78 | 28,880 | — | $53,950 | 18.3% |
| Mecklenburg, VA | 78 | 30,516 | — | $57,045 | 20.7% |