With 45,446 people, Blacksburg is a city in Virginia. The median age is 21.9, younger than the US median of 38.9. 69% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 36% nationally. 42.7% of locals live below the federal poverty line. Owners hold 36% of the housing stock. 66% were living in the same home a year earlier.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $50,182, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 21.9
US median: 38.9
More educated
69% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 80%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Blacksburg
What changed most since 1990
Adults with a bachelor's degree61.6% → 69.2%(+7.6 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Hispanic share1.7% → 4.9%(+3.3 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$223,446 → $446,300(+100%)US over the same years: +67%
Blacksburg's population equals 46% of Montgomery County's. Its number of veterans equals 24% of the county's. Its number of residents 65 and older equals 25% of the county's.
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)46.5%(363)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)18.7%(146)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era26.3%(205)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War2.2%(17)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.8%(6)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 780 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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Over time
Blacksburg, decade by decade
Blacksburg population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
34,658
$44,622
$223,446
61.6%
30.5
2000
39,573
$41,011
$248,109
64.2%
37.6
2010
42,620
$43,945
$352,881
67.5%
45.3
2020
44,826
$50,555
$375,490
70.2%
61.8
2024
45,446
$50,182
$446,300
69.2%
52.3
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
