2025 Compare Cities Economy:
South Boston, VA vs Oxford, NC

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Highlights
- Household income in Oxford, is 13% less than it is in South Boston and is 75% below the National Average.
- South Boston unemployment rate is 5.9%.
- Oxford unemployment rate is 3.8%.
 South Boston, VAOxford, NCUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock3.8%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth22.6%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes5.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.3%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$24,252  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$39,399$69,021
 Family Median Income$45,286  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 South Boston, VAOxford, NCUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock14.5%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.4%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock19.8%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K11.1%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock5.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K9.1%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock6.5%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K14.2%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock10.6%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K2.0%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock3.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 South Boston, VAOxford, NCUnited States
 Management, business, finance9.4%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock3.9%6.5%
 Community, social services1.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.2%1.2%
 Education, library8.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.6%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology8.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock6.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.0%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock4.2%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.4%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support14.6%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair7.4%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock18.5%13.1%
Reviews for South Boston    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

I think that says it all BORING. No Culture, No entertainment, Crack Head  More

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Over 17 years ago

Nothing Place to be..In the middle of nowhere. Not a very good place to live. No diversity or  More

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Reviews for Oxford    1 Reviews

Small southern town, straight highway shot to jobs. Tight knit community that is ~ 50/50 black/white. I enjoy the unity in the town. Even the low income sections are  More

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