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.South Hill is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-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%). Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of South Hill spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 19.00 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the town are less than they would otherwise be. South Hill is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.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.
