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Blacksburg--Christiansburg, VA Urban Area

71,014 Population
34 square miles 2,089.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

25 ±0.8 Median age
  • about two-thirds of the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$32,958 ±$2,905 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$56,063 ±$9,301 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

32.4% ±3.7% (19,970  ±2,413) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

16.1 minutes ±0.8 (446,550  ±29,854) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2023 5-year data
  • about three-fifths of the figure in United States: 26.6 3,623,435,500 (±0 / ±6,730,891)

Families

26,531 ±1,646 Number of households
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.3 ±0.2 (61,582  ±2,704) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

2.2% ±0.8% (471  ±162) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year * ACS 2023 5-year data
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,997,128 (±0% / ±22,535)

Housing

30,733 ±1,333 Number of housing units
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$329,400 ±$25,574 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

27.8% ±3.8% (19,631  ±2,784.1) Moved since previous year
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

94.7% ±6.4% (33,679  ±2,888.7) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
54.5% ±5.1% (19,391  ±2,088.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

10.7% ±1.9% (7,620  ±1,379) Foreign-born population
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

4.7% ±1.3% (2,962  ±840) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
2,962 Total veterans ±840 2,793 Male ±765 169 Female ±222

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