South Hill is a very small town located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 4,881 people and three associated neighborhoods, South Hill is the 129th largest community in Virginia.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, South Hill is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, South Hill is a town of professionals, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in South Hill who work in teaching (14.58%), healthcare (10.32%), and architecture and engineering (8.10%). 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 19.00 minutes getting to work every day. Being a small town, South Hill does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The population of South Hill overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in South Hill, 23.93% have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in South Hill in 2022 was $42,017, which is upper middle income relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $168,068 for a family of four. However, South Hill contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. South Hill is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call South Hill home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of South Hill residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in South Hill include English, Irish, African, British, and Scots-Irish. The most common language spoken in South Hill is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Portuguese.
