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Blacksburg--Christiansburg, VA Urban Area

71,277 Population
34 square miles 2,097.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

23.6 ±1.1 Median age
  • about three-fifths of the figure in United States: 39 ±0.1

Economics

$32,759 ±$2,710 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $41,804 ±$92
$69,316 ±$18,100 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $74,755 ±$148

26.3% ±3.2% (15,771  ±2,041) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.6% 40,951,624 (±0.1% / ±260,310)

16.1 minutes ±0.8 (444,685  ±30,859) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2022 5-year data
  • about three-fifths of the figure in United States: 26.7 3,689,928,200 (±0 / ±7,200,288)

Families

25,336 ±1,804 Number of households
  • United States: 129,870,930 ±136,261
2.4 ±0.2 (59,880  ±2,398) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 325,134,660

2.3% ±1.5% (483  ±323) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,036,894 (±0.1% / ±36,689)

Housing

30,589 ±1,263 Number of housing units
  • United States: 143,772,900 ±7,466

$319,100 ±$30,184 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $320,900 ±$622

29% ±4.3% (20,524  ±3,141.6) Moved since previous year
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.6% 41,404,691 (±0.1% / ±,187,841.9)

Social

97.6% ±6.5% (32,800  ±2,754.9) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 205,882,074 (±0.1% / ±,272,504.5)
59.1% ±4.9% (19,847  ±1,937.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 35.7% 81,908,335 (±0.1% / ±,175,321.9)

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

11.6% ±2.9% (8,289  ±2,047) Foreign-born population
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 13.9% 46,182,176

2.9% ±1% (1,812  ±606) Population with veteran status
  • about half the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,200,322 (±0% / ±70,866)
1,812 Total veterans ±606 1,683 Male ±553 129 Female ±158

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