COMPARING TWO PLACES
Abilene vs Blacksburg
PLACE A
Abilene, TX
VS
PLACE B
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA
Abilene and Blacksburg are close in size. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars.
ABILENEBLACKSBURGDIFFERENCE
Total population185,429181,616+2% vs Blacksburg
Population density68125−57
Population growth6.9%2.0%+4.8 pts
Median age34.735.6−0.9
Male51.0%50.3%+0.7 pts
Female49.0%49.7%−0.7 pts
Foreign-born6.0%6.1%−0.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic61.9%84.6%−22.6 pts
Black7.4%4.2%+3.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino24.4%3.8%+20.7 pts
Asian1.9%3.9%−2.0 pts
Other4.4%3.6%+0.8 pts
Median household income$66,693$67,775−$1,082
Per capita income$33,225$36,749−$3,524
Poverty rate14.2%20.1%−5.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4440.488−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher26.9%37.7%−10.8 pts
Graduate degree9.4%18.9%−9.5 pts
Unemployment rate3.1%3.4%−0.4 pts
Labor force participation61.6%57.0%+4.5 pts
Median home value$182,918$255,151−$72,234
Median gross rent$1,099$1,070+$29
Owner-occupied64.4%62.1%+2.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate12.8%14.8%−2.0 pts
Rent-burdened households45.2%41.3%+3.8 pts
Average commute18.821.2−2.4
Worked from home7.9%10.5%−2.6 pts
Public transit to work0.3%1.8%−1.5 pts
Uninsured14.8%5.3%+9.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025