Boykins, Virginia Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 620. Estimated population in July 2024: 607 (-2.1% change)
Males: 292 (47.1%), Females: 328 (52.9%)
Southampton County
Zip code: 23827
Demographics
Median resident age: 43.0 years
Median household income: $31,406
Median house value: $67,600
Population by Race
Races in Boykins:
- White Non-Hispanic (61.5%)
- Black (37.4%)
- Hispanic (1.1%)
- Two or more races (0.6%)
Ancestries: United States (21.1%), English (7.7%), Subsaharan African (3.1%), Irish (2.4%), German (2.1%), Scotch-Irish (1.6%).
Elevation: 40 feet
Land area: 0.7 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Boykins
- High school or higher: 64.4%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 14.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.3%
- Unemployed: 5.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 24.4 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Boykins town
- Never married: 23.2%
- Now married: 57.8%
- Separated: 2.0%
- Widowed: 11.0%
- Divorced: 6.1%
0.2% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -39 (-5.9%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Boykins:
- SOUTHAMPTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; FRANKLIN, VA)
- ROANOKE CHOWAN HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; AHOSKIE, NC)
- GREENSVILLE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 27 miles; EMPORIA, VA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Boykins:
- NEWPORT NEWS/WILLIAMSBURG INTERNATIONAL (about 62 miles; NEWPORT NEWS, VA; Abbreviation: PHF)
- RICHMOND INTERNATIONAL (about 64 miles; RICHMOND, VA; Abbreviation: RIC)
- PITT-GREENVILLE (about 67 miles; GREENVILLE, NC; Abbreviation: PGV)
Other public-use airports nearest to Boykins:
- EMPORIA-GREENSVILLE REGIONAL (about 20 miles; EMPORIA, VA; Abbreviation: EMV)
- TRI-COUNTY (about 21 miles; AHOSKIE, NC; Abbreviation: ASJ)
- FRANKLIN MUNI-JOHN BEVERLY ROSE (about 22 miles; FRANKLIN, VA; Abbreviation: FKN)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Boykins:
- VIRGINIA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 45 miles; PETERSBURG, VA; Full-time enrollment: 3,641)
- JOHN TYLER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 56 miles; CHESTER, VA; Full-time enrollment: 2,520)
- COLLEGE OF WILLIAM AND MARY (about 60 miles; WILLIAMSBURG, VA; Full-time enrollment: 7,133)
- CHRISTOPHER NEWPORT UNIVERSITY (about 60 miles; NEWPORT NEWS, VA; Full-time enrollment: 4,432)
- THOMAS NELSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 64 miles; Hampton, VA; Full-time enrollment: 3,884)
- TIDEWATER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 66 miles; NORFOLK, VA; Full-time enrollment: 11,042)
- HAMPTON UNIVERSITY (about 67 miles; HAMPTON, VA; Full-time enrollment: 5,249)