Moving to Blacksburg, Virginia

About Blacksburg, Virginia
Blacksburg

Blacksburg is an incorporated town in Montgomery County, Virginia, United States, with a population of 44,826 at the 2020 census. Blacksburg and the surrounding county is dominated economically and demographically by the presence of Virginia Tech.

Blacksburg, Christiansburg, and the city of Radford are the three principal jurisdictions of the Blacksburg-Christiansburg Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses those jurisdictions and all of Montgomery, Pulaski, and Giles counties for statistical purposes. The MSA has an estimated population of 181,863 and is currently one of the faster-growing MSAs in Virginia.

Gender
Gender Blacksburg Virginia Country
Female 46.1% 50.8% 50.8%
Male 53.9% 49.2% 49.2%
Gender

Household Income


Income Blacksburg Virginia Country
Less than $10,000 23.8% 4.8% 5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999 5.6% 3.3% 4.1%
$15,000 to $24,999 9.4% 7% 8.5%
$25,000 to $34,999 7.7% 7.1% 8.6%
$35,000 to $49,999 9.3% 10.8% 12.0%
$50,000 to $74,999 12.1% 16.3% 17.2%
$75,000 to $99,999 8.3% 12.9% 12.8%
$100,000 to $149,999 9.7% 17.2% 15.6%
$150,000 to $199,999 5.8% 9% 7.1%
$200,000 or more 8.2% 11.6% 8.3%
Education


Education Blacksburg Virginia Country
< 9th Grade 2% 3% 5.0%
9-12th Grade 2% 6% 7.0%
High School or GED 11% 24% 27.0%
Other College 12% 19% 20.0%
Associate's Degree 4% 8% 9%
Bachelor's Degree 27% 22% 20.0%
Master's Degree 23% 13% 9.0%
Professional Degree 4% 3% 2.0%
Doctorate Degree 15% 2% 1.0%
Household Income
Education
Race / Ethnicity


Ethnicity Blacksburg Virginia Country
White 75.8% 61.2% 60.1%
African American 4.3% 18.7% 12.2%
American Indian 0.5% 0.2% 0.6%
Asian 12.5% 6.6% 5.6%
Hawaiian 0.1% 0.1% 0.2%
Other 0.5% 0.3% 0.3%
Multiracial 2.2% 3.4% 2.8%
Hispanic 4.2% 9.5% 18.2%
Race / Ethnicity