COMPARING TWO PLACES
Narrows vs Blacksburg
PLACE A
Narrows, Virginia
VS
PLACE B
Blacksburg, South Carolina
Narrows and Blacksburg are close in size. Narrows earns more, with a median household income $30,616 higher.
NARROWSBLACKSBURGDIFFERENCE
Total population2,0361,965+4% vs Blacksburg
Population density1,6071,050+557
Population growth3.2%2.2%+0.9 pts
Median age36.933.8+3.1
Male50.5%39.8%+10.7 pts
Female49.5%60.2%−10.7 pts
Foreign-born0.4%6.0%−5.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic97.3%62.3%+35.0 pts
Black0.5%17.0%−16.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.8%13.4%−11.7 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other0.5%7.2%−6.8 pts
Median household income$62,708$32,092+$30,616
Per capita income$29,907$21,247+$8,660
Poverty rate7.1%31.4%−24.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4150.529−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher19.8%13.3%+6.4 pts
Graduate degree6.1%4.1%+2.0 pts
Unemployment rate1.3%10.5%−9.3 pts
Labor force participation58.1%59.2%−1.1 pts
Median home value$119,400$157,400−$38,000
Median gross rent$931$834+$97
Owner-occupied78.2%41.5%+36.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate18.2%18.7%−0.5 pts
Rent-burdened households20.1%57.5%−37.4 pts
Average commute27.830.3−2.5
Worked from home6.0%7.9%−1.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured2.2%13.5%−11.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025