CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Blacksburg

South Carolina · 1,907 residents · 1.87 sq mi

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Blacksburg is a city of 1,907 people in South Carolina. 6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. Median home value sits at $37,600. Households here earn about 34% less than in South Carolina as a whole. The median household earns $17,208, about 43% below the national median. Renters pay $261 a month at the median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.7

US median: 33.0

Less educated

6% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,907

+1%vs 2000

vs 1,880 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.7

+1%vs 2000

vs 34.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.87 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20242K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.8%(130)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.1%(98)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149.6%(183)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.8%(149)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.4%(141)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.6%(260)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.2%(251)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.7%(205)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.8%(167)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.6%(184)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.3%(121)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.9%(18)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$17,208

−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $26,453 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,538

−43%vs 2000

vs $16,833 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

19.3%

+1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$37,600

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $51,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$261

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $383 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

64.8%

+4.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 60.0% in 2000

35.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic74%(1,392)

Black23.6%(443)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(10)

Asian0.1%(2)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic77.8%(1,484)

Black21.9%(417)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

Other0.3%(6)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican9.1%(187)

Cuban1.4%(28)

Puerto Rican0.4%(9)

Ancestry

Irish14.4%(297)

American12.8%(264)

German11.7%(241)

English9.3%(192)

Subsaharan African2.1%(43)

Nigerian2.1%(43)

Scotch-Irish1.9%(40)

Welsh1.2%(25)

Italian1%(20)

Czech0.8%(16)

British0.6%(12)

Scottish0.4%(9)

+ 3 more ancestry groups with data

French0.4%(8)

Dutch0.3%(6)

Polish0.2%(5)

RANKED:Largest Irish population · Largest American population · Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Mexican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

6.0%

−2.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

50.4%

−9.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 59.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

1.2%

−2.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

17.5 min

+24%vs 2000

vs 14.2 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married40%(213)

Married38.2%(203)

Widowed8.6%(46)

Divorced13.2%(70)

Women 15+

Never married33.4%(317)

Married32.9%(312)

Widowed13.7%(130)

Divorced19.9%(189)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

13.5%

−10.8 ptssince 2013

from 24.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

40.4%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 39.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

7.5%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 6.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

17.4%

+2.2 ptssince 2020

from 15.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

34.5%

+2.8 ptssince 2020

from 31.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.9%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 1.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

48.1%

+4.7 ptssince 2020

from 43.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

47.0%

+4.4 ptssince 2020

from 42.6% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)24%(12)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)56%(28)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era14%(7)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 50 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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