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 citizens of South Hill are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 23.93% of adults in South Hill having a bachelor's degree or advanced 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.
