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Blacksburg, VA (Virginia) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $454,644 (it was $136,200 in 2000)
Blacksburg:

$454,644
Virginia:

$365,700
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $339,216 - $574,114

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $424,388
Here:

$424,388
State:

$472,865

Townhouses or other attached units: $279,823
Here:

$279,823
State:

$457,437

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $204,018
Here:

$204,018
State:

$382,551

Mobile homes: $2,101
Here:

$2,101
State:

$100,736

Total population: 43,985 (Urban population: 38,609, Rural population: 784 (15 farm, 769 nonfarm))

Houses: 16,805 (13,764 occupied: 4,477 owner occupied, 9,016 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

67%
State:

33%

Housing density: 868 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $216,383.

Median contract rent in 2022: $1,146 (lower quartile is $852, upper quartile is $1,499)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $2,796


Median gross rent in Blacksburg, VA in 2022: $1,216

Housing units in Blacksburg with a mortgage: 2,432 (124 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 77 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 108

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $154,891

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $127,499

Median monthly housing costs: $1,194

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Blacksburg, Virginia Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1981

Median year apartment built: 1983

Household type by relationship:

Households: 44,938
  • Male householders: 7,506 (1,896 living alone), Female householders: 5,750 (2,091 living alone)
  • 4,098 spouses (4,067 opposite-sex spouses), 613 unmarried partners, (539 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 5,038 children (4,831 natural, 57 adopted, 149 stepchildren), 149 grandchildren, 169 brothers or sisters, 244 parents, 0 foster children, 38 other relatives, 11,486 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 9,843

Size of family households: 2,250 2-persons, 1,341 3-persons, 991 4-persons, 487 5-persons, 256 6-persons, 48 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,388 1-person, 2,491 2-persons, 1,252 3-persons, 855 4-persons, 83 5-persons.

3,529 married couples with children.
569 single-parent households (97 men, 472 women).

84.0% of residents of Blacksburg speak English at home.
2.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (94% speak English very well, 5% speak English well, 1% speak English not well).
4.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (77% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).
6.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (72% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 3% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.7% of residents speak other language at home (96% speak English very well, 4% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 6,362 (14.2%)
(28.4% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

7.9
State:

7.0

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.0
State:

4.3

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Blacksburg, Virginia
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Blacksburg, Virginia
  • 16no bedroom
  • 361 bedroom
  • 3482 bedrooms
  • 1,7303 bedrooms
  • 1,6814 bedrooms
  • 6675+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Blacksburg, Virginia
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Blacksburg, Virginia
  • 220no bedroom
  • 1,7431 bedroom
  • 3,3522 bedrooms
  • 2,2503 bedrooms
  • 1,2324 bedrooms
  • 2205+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Blacksburg in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Blacksburg in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 85no vehicle
  • 1,1061 vehicle
  • 2,0462 vehicles
  • 8973 vehicles
  • 3044 vehicles
  • 405+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Blacksburg in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Blacksburg in renter-occupied apartments
  • 789no vehicle
  • 3,8651 vehicle
  • 2,5392 vehicles
  • 1,1883 vehicles
  • 5684 vehicles
  • 675+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Blacksburg, Virginia
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Blacksburg, Virginia
  • 161 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 843 rooms
  • 2284 rooms
  • 3615 rooms
  • 5326 rooms
  • 6107 rooms
  • 9498 rooms
  • 1,6979+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Blacksburg, Virginia
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Blacksburg, Virginia
  • 2051 room
  • 4892 rooms
  • 2,1723 rooms
  • 2,6844 rooms
  • 1,5775 rooms
  • 1,0016 rooms
  • 2937 rooms
  • 2308 rooms
  • 3669+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Blacksburg, VA
Blacksburg town income, earnings, and wages data

  • Blacksburg, VA household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Blacksburg, VA in 2022
  • 3,139Less than $10,000
  • 1,264$10,000 to $19,999
  • 828$20,000 to $29,999
  • 826$30,000 to $39,999
  • 564$40,000 to $49,999
  • 865$50,000 to $59,999
  • 848$60,000 to $74,999
  • 889$75,000 to $99,999
  • 898$100,000 to $124,999
  • 715$125,000 to $149,999
  • 1,041$150,000 to $199,999
  • 1,448$200,000 or more

  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Blacksburg, VA

  • Distribution of house value in Blacksburg, VA in 2022
  • 53Less than $10,000
  • 15$30,000 to $34,999
  • 14$80,000 to $89,999
  • 16$100,000 to $124,999
  • 14$125,000 to $149,999
  • 89$150,000 to $174,999
  • 70$175,000 to $199,999
  • 194$200,000 to $249,999
  • 483$250,000 to $299,999
  • 1,472$300,000 to $399,999
  • 1,250$400,000 to $499,999
  • 1,269$500,000 to $749,999
  • 347$750,000 to $999,999
  • 19$1,000,000 to $1,499,999

  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Blacksburg, VA

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Blacksburg, VA in 2022
  • 42Less than $100
  • 14$250 to $299
  • 140$300 to $349
  • 68$400 to $449
  • 107$450 to $499
  • 112$500 to $549
  • 207$550 to $599
  • 267$600 to $649
  • 110$650 to $699
  • 533$700 to $749
  • 591$750 to $799
  • 377$800 to $899
  • 891$900 to $999
  • 1,694$1,000 to $1,249
  • 1,482$1,250 to $1,499
  • 1,374$1,500 to $1,999
  • 248$2,000 to $2,499
  • 375$2,500 to $2,999
  • 100$3,000 to $3,499
  • 185$3,500 or more
  • 143No cash rent
Work and jobs in Blacksburg: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 93.4%
Number of people working at home: 3,469 (19.2% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 1,118
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 3,314
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 5,067
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 2,816
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 1,537
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 347
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 974
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 45
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 311
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 229
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 115
  • 90 or more minutes: 55
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Blacksburg

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 21,891 (69.1%)
  • Carpooled: 2,140 (6.8%)
  • Bus: 1,952 (6.2%)
  • Subway or elevated rail: 4 (0.0%)
  • Ferryboat: 15 (0.0%)
  • Taxi: 974 (3.1%)
  • Bicycle: 313 (1.0%)
  • Walked: 1,385 (4.4%)
  • Worked at home: 3,298 (10.4%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 3.8%Males
  • 1.8%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 0.7%Females
  • Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native residents
  • 70.9%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Asian residents
  • 0.8%Males
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 6.0%Males
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 0.6%Males
  • 11.9%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 4.1%Males
  • 3.0%Females
Races in Blacksburg detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Blacksburg, Virginia
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Blacksburg, Virginia
  • 4,2122010 or later
  • 1,1022000 to 2009
  • 5651990 to 1999
  • 7261980 to 1989
  • 1881970 to 1979
  • 193Before 1970
Ancestries in Blacksburg, VA

First ancestries reported:

  • American: 5,419 (23.4%)
  • English: 2,169 (9.4%)
  • German: 2,062 (8.9%)
  • Irish: 1,606 (6.9%)
  • Italian: 764 (3.3%)
  • European: 671 (2.9%)
  • Albanian: 444 (1.9%)
  • Polish: 269 (1.2%)
  • Arab: 254 (1.1%)
  • Egyptian: 228 (1.0%)
  • Iranian: 189 (0.8%)
  • French: 172 (0.7%)
  • African: 134 (0.6%)
  • Jamaican: 129 (0.6%)
  • Yugoslavian: 126 (0.5%)
  • Scottish: 120 (0.5%)
  • Swedish: 109 (0.5%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 102 (0.4%)
  • French Canadian: 102 (0.4%)
  • Dutch: 97 (0.4%)
  • Danish: 94 (0.4%)
  • Norwegian: 77 (0.3%)
  • Turkish: 70 (0.3%)
  • Austrian: 65 (0.3%)
  • Czech: 61 (0.3%)
  • Scandinavian: 54 (0.2%)
  • British: 40 (0.2%)
  • Finnish: 37 (0.2%)
  • Eastern European: 36 (0.2%)
  • Lebanese: 34 (0.1%)
  • Ukrainian: 33 (0.1%)
  • Romanian: 32 (0.1%)
  • Sudanese: 22 (0.09%)
  • Greek: 21 (0.09%)
  • Welsh: 21 (0.09%)
  • Russian: 20 (0.09%)
  • Ethiopian: 20 (0.09%)
  • Maltese: 18 (0.08%)
  • Northern European: 16 (0.07%)
  • Ghanaian: 15 (0.06%)
  • West Indian: 15 (0.06%)
  • Croatian: 14 (0.06%)
  • Hungarian: 12 (0.05%)
  • Israeli: 10 (0.04%)
  • Lithuanian: 10 (0.04%)
  • Czechoslovakian: 9 (0.04%)
  • Brazilian: 9 (0.04%)
  • Canadian: 8 (0.03%)
  • Jordanian: 7 (0.03%)
  • Portuguese: 5 (0.02%)
  • Bulgarian: 3 (0.01%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Blacksburg:

22.0% (1,318)
Virginia:

3.9% (42,989)

India
Blacksburg:

19.7% (1,176)
Virginia:

9.0% (97,830)

Egypt
Blacksburg:

8.5% (510)
Virginia:

0.9% (9,672)

Korea
Blacksburg:

7.6% (453)
Virginia:

4.9% (52,857)

Albania
Blacksburg:

5.0% (299)
Virginia:

0.1% (1,530)

Other Eastern Europe
Blacksburg:

4.2% (253)
Virginia:

0.2% (2,328)

Japan
Blacksburg:

4.1% (244)
Virginia:

0.8% (8,805)

Canada
Blacksburg:

3.4% (205)
Virginia:

1.2% (12,984)

Italy
Blacksburg:

2.8% (166)
Virginia:

0.5% (5,147)

Iraq
Blacksburg:

2.6% (154)
Virginia:

0.9% (9,351)

Iran
Blacksburg:

2.6% (153)
Virginia:

1.3% (14,417)

Philippines
Blacksburg:

2.1% (127)
Virginia:

4.8% (52,629)

Bangladesh
Blacksburg:

2.0% (122)
Virginia:

1.1% (12,049)

Ghana
Blacksburg:

1.6% (96)
Virginia:

1.6% (17,346)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 21,920
  • Other state: 15,978
  • Northeast: 4,927
  • Midwest: 1,765
  • South: 7,313
  • West: 1,945

64.3% of Blacksburg residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 29.0% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 66.8% lived in Virginia.


Blacksburg:

64.3%
State average:

86.6%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 23
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 0
  • 9th grade: 4
  • 10th grade: 28
  • 11th grade: 0
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 37
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,001
  • Less than 1 year of college: 267
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 579
  • Associate degree: 423
  • Bachelor's degree: 2,305
  • Master's degree: 1,216
  • Professional school degree: 278
  • Doctorate degree: 1,638
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 46
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 22
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 1
  • 9th grade: 22
  • 10th grade: 40
  • 11th grade: 37
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 0
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 875
  • Less than 1 year of college: 275
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 703
  • Associate degree: 407
  • Bachelor's degree: 2,051
  • Master's degree: 2,625
  • Professional school degree: 195
  • Doctorate degree: 1,074
Educational Attainment for Females
Blacksburg marital status for males
Blacksburg marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 5,910
  • One, attached: 940
  • Two: 839
  • 3 or 4: 961
  • 5 to 9: 1,669
  • 10 to 19: 4,740
  • 20 to 49: 778
  • 50 or more: 593
  • Mobile homes: 372

Median worth of mobile homes: $11,233

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 1.1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 2.4%

House/condo owner moved in on average 11 years ago

Renter moved in on average -1 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Blacksburg
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Blacksburg, VA
  • 61.1%Electricity
  • 34.4%Utility gas
  • 2.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 1.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.8%Wood
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Blacksburg, VA
  • 74.4%Electricity
  • 21.7%Utility gas
  • 1.7%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 1.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.0%No fuel used

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 62
Here:

3.2%
Virginia:

13.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 201
Here:

22.6%
Virginia:

10.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 635
Here:

2.7%
Virginia:

18.7%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability
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