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Blacksburg, Virginia Neighborhood Profile

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The population of Blacksburg, Virginia includes 39,573, among them eighty-four point three nine percent white, 4.39% black. Blacksburg, Virginia total female population 44.05%, total male population in Blacksburg, Virginia is fifty-five point nine five percent. In Blacksburg, Virginia, five hundred and seventy units are vacant, [owner_occupied] housing units are occupied by owners and nine thousand, one hundred and fifty-nine are occupied by renters. The median age for Blacksburg, Virginia is twenty-one point nine years old. In the city of Blacksburg, Virginia the total number of households is 13,162, among them there are 4,779 family households. High school students account for two point six seven percent of students and college students make up eighty-nine point two percent of Blacksburg, Virginia graduates.

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 Blacksburg, Virginia United States
Total population39,573 281,421,906
StateVirginia 
CityBlacksburg 

Blacksburg, Virginia Population

 Blacksburg, Virginia %, Blacksburg, Virginia United States
Male22,14055.95%49.06%
Female17,43344.05%50.94%
Median age (years)21.9  35.3
18 years and over35,75290.34%74.31%
21 years and over24,06560.81%69.97%
62 years and over2,3225.87%14.66%
65 years and over1,9504.93%12.43%

 Blacksburg, Virginia %, Blacksburg, Virginia United States
White33,39484.39%75.14%
Black or African American1,7384.39%12.32%
Asian3,0877.8%3.64%
Some other race4221.07%5.46%
Two or more races9322.36%2.43%

Blacksburg, Virginia Housing

 Blacksburg, Virginia %, Blacksburg, Virginia United States
Total housing units 13,635 115,904,641
- Vacant housing units 5704.18%8.99%
- Occupied housing units 13,16296.53%91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units 4,00329.36%60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units 9,15967.17%30.77%
 Blacksburg, Virginia %, Blacksburg, Virginia United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 20006,234 47.36%19.95%
1995 to 19984,113 31.25%28.9%
1990 to 1994903 6.86%16.07%
1980 to 1989927 7.04%15.58%
1970 to 1979474 3.6%9.86%
1969 or earlier492 3.74%9.65%
 Blacksburg, Virginia %, Blacksburg, Virginia United States
Total households13,162  105,480,101
Family households (families)4,779 36.31%68.06%
Nonfamily households8,383 63.69%31.94%
 Blacksburg, Virginia United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000655,457,817
$50,000 to $99,99952516,778,971
$100,000 to $149,9991,24413,110,384
$150,000 to $199,9997588,075,904
$200,000 to $299,9995876,583,049
$300,000 to $499,9991423,584,108
$500,000 to $999,999161,308,116
$1,000,000 or more0313,759
Median (dollars)144,000119,600

Blacksburg, Virginia Education

 Blacksburg, Virginia %, Blacksburg, Virginia United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 26,788 76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool3101.16% 6.47%
Kindergarten2010.75% 5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)1,6676.22% 43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)7152.67% 21.38%
College or graduate school23,89589.2% 22.81%

Blacksburg, Virginia Economy

 Blacksburg, Virginia %, Blacksburg, Virginia United States
Population 16 years and over35,972  217,168,077
In labor force18,298 50.87%63.92%
- Civilian labor force18,235 50.69%63.39%
- - Employed16,732 46.51%59.73%
- - Unemployed1,503 4.18%3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force8.2  5.8
- Armed Forces63 0.18%0.53%
Not in labor force17,674 49.13%36.08%
Females 16 years and over15,733 43.74%51.66%
In labor force7,961 22.13%29.72%
- Civilian labor force7,949 22.1%29.65%
- - Employed7,425 20.64%27.92%
Own children under 6 years1,346 3.74%10.05%
All parents in family in labor force595  12,787,501
With earnings11,587 32.21%39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)33,787  56,604
With Social Security income1,475 4.1%12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)12,160  11,320
With Supplemental Security Income223 0.62%2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)6,525  6,320
With public assistance income229 0.64%1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)2,019  3,032
With retirement income1,199 3.33%8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)24,998  17,376
 Blacksburg, Virginia %, Blacksburg, Virginia United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households13,174  105,539,122
Less than $10,0002,887 21.91%9.54%
$10,000 to $14,9991,542 11.7%6.31%
$15,000 to $24,9992,542 19.3%12.83%
$25,000 to $34,9991,527 11.59%12.81%
$35,000 to $49,9991,462 11.1%16.53%
$50,000 to $74,9991,326 10.07%19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999868 6.59%10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999693 5.26%7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999120 0.91%2.2%
$200,000 or more207 1.57%2.37%
Median household income (dollars)22,513  41,994


The data is taken from www.census.gov reports.