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Blacksburg-Christiansburg, VA Metro Area


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2022 population: 165,812   ( 12,425 from 2010 , 565 from 2020)
Land area: 1073.6 square miles
Population density: 154.4 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:141,827 85.53% 10.3%
Black:7,4844.51% 4.4%
Indian:3330.20% 17.7%
Asian:7,1494.31% 26.7%
2+ races:3,7652.27% 30.7%
Hispanic:5,2543.17% 32.2%
Total non-White:23,98514.47% 19.1%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:2,949 8.9
Deaths:3,90411.7
Net Migration: -605-1.8
Net Immigration: 1,0023.0
Change in White population:-16,276 -9.1
Change in Non-White pop.:3,851 2.2




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2010
178,237
158,10388.70%
7,1664.02%
2830.16%
5,6423.17%
2,8811.62%
3,9742.23%
20,13411.30%

2000
165,146
150,19590.95%
6,7544.09%
2540.15%
3,7132.25%
1,9081.16%
2,1331.29%
14,9519.05%

1990
152,720
141,85792.89%
6,2684.10%
2350.15%
3,2542.13%
n/a
1,1060.72%
10,8637.11%

1980
141,343
134,01194.81%
5,1953.68%
1120.08%
9560.68%
n/a
8470.60%
7,3325.19%

1970
114,833
109,27395.16%
4,9004.27%
500.04%
1800.16%
n/a
3390.30%
5,560 4.84%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:

2000's
NumberRate
15,634 9.5
13,0647.9
4,1522.5
3,7142.2
7,908 4.8
5,183 3.1
1990's
NumberRate
16,631 10.9
12,7748.4
-59-0.0
1,0620.7
8,338 5.5
4,088 2.7
1980's
NumberRate
16,010 11.3
10,778 7.6
-2,614 -1.8
n/a
7,846 5.6
3,531 2.5
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
18,324 16.0
n/a
24,738 21.5
1,772 1.5

Age, Family & Household Data for Blacksburg-Christiansburg, VA Metro Area

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Year:
 
Median Age:
Under 18:
Voting Age Population:
Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2022
NumberPercent
34.6
26,337 15.9%
139,475 84.1%
25,918 15.6%
62,836
2.41
35,048 55.8%
27,549 78.6%
2,398 6.8%
27,788 44.2%

2010
NumberPercent
32.7
31,153 17.5%
147,084 82.5%
22,643 12.7%
70,208
2.35
40,434 57.6%
31,317 77.5%
3,367 8.3%
29,774 42.4%

2000
NumberPercent
31.5
30,431 18.4%
134,715 81.6%
19,136 11.6%
64,277
2.36
39,264 61.1%
31,952 81.4%
2,966 7.6%
25,013 38.9%

1990
NumberPercent
29.6
29,193 19.1%
123,527 80.9%
17,305 11.3%
56,022
2.49
36,740 65.6%
30,225 82.3%
2,464 6.7%
19,282 34.4%

1980
NumberPercent
27.8
33,458 23.7%
107,885 76.3%
13,427 9.5%
47,569
2.71
34,290 72.1%
29,425 85.8%
1,914 5.6%
13,279 27.9%

2022 Housing Data for Blacksburg-Christiansburg, VA Metro Area

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units73,450 
Median Value$228,903 
Occupied62,83685.5%
Vacant10,61414.5%
Owned37,79460.1%
Rented25,04239.9%
Median Rent$1,016 
Single-Family Units47,09564.1%
    Detached43,70559.5%
    Attached3,3904.6%
Buldings with 5+ Units13,54918.4%
Mobile Homes7,70610.5%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Blacksburg-Christiansburg, VA Metro Area

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0006,61610.5%
$10,000 to $14,9992,4403.9%
$15,000 to $19,9992,6954.3%
$20,000 to $24,9992,3633.8%
$25,000 to $29,9992,4884.0%
$30,000 to $34,9992,9194.6%
$35,000 to $39,9992,3803.8%
$40,000 to $44,9991,9813.2%
$45,000 to $49,9991,7942.9%
$50,000 to $59,9994,8907.8%
$60,000 to $74,9997,18811.4%
$75,000 to $99,9997,47111.9%
$100,000 to $124,9995,6439.0%
$125,000 to $149,9993,8796.2%
$150,000 to $199,9994,0726.5%
$200,000 or more4,0176.4%
Median Household Income62,401 
Per Capita Income32,473 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.86 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI2,3883.8%
Public Assistance9361.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps4,7607.6%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed70,61362.4%
Unemployed2,6402.3%
In Armed Forces2020.2%
Total Labor Force73,45564.9%
Not in Labor Force39,77535.1%
Real Unemployment Rate 37.5%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector26,51719,90257.1%
Non-Profit2,7023,29445.1%
Self-Employed3,1981,78664.2%
Local Government2,5693,48442.4%
State Government6,1055,86451.0%
Federal Government95242469.2%
Total Private + Self29,71521,68857.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.12,32813,06648.5%
Total42,04334,75454.7%
Pct. Govt.25.3%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts9,08811.8%
Sales and Office Occupations14,29618.6%
Professional, Technical24,32831.6%
Service Occupations13,67617.8%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing3370.4%
All others15,52220.2%
White Collar 62.0%
Industry
 Number%
Educational services16,98222.1%
Manufacturing9,87112.8%
Retail trade8,50211.1%
Health care and social assistance8,02310.4%
Accommodation and food services7,0789.2%
Professional, scientific, technical5,1136.6%
Construction3,7224.8%
Other services3,3724.4%
Public administration2,6603.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.2,6323.4%
Transportation and warehousing2,0152.6%
Finance and insurance1,5972.1%
Real estate and rental and leasing1,3571.8%
Arts, entertainment, recreation1,3091.7%
Information9021.2%
Wholesale trade6960.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting5750.7%
Utilities4010.5%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction1000.1%
Management30.0%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Blacksburg-Christiansburg, VA Metro Area

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican2,1171.27%
Puerto Rican6140.37%
Cuban620.04%
Dominican560.03%
Total Central American3300.20%
Costa Rican160.01%
Guatemalan510.03%
Honduran1310.08%
Nicaraguan130.01%
Panamanian00.00%
Salvadoran1190.07%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American5530.33%
Argentinean730.04%
Bolivian480.03%
Chilean860.05%
Colombian2120.13%
Ecuadorian240.01%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian770.05%
Uruguayan00.00%
Venezuelan330.02%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic1,2950.78%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Indian1,9941.20%
Chinese1,9241.16%
Korean9450.57%
Vietnamese5800.35%
Filipino3480.21%
Japanese3060.18%
Thai1030.06%
Taiwanese590.04%
Bangladeshi270.02%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English147,66692.5%
Spanish3,3032.1%
Other Indo-European2,6421.7%
Chinese1,7511.1%
Arabic8700.5%
Korean8460.5%
Other Asian7080.4%
German, other Germanic5500.3%
Other3490.2%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
American29,75317.9%
German19,83011.9%
English19,66411.8%
Irish15,5449.3%
Italian5,1093.1%
European3,7442.3%
Scottish3,2982.0%
Polish2,9041.7%
Scotch-Irish2,7921.7%
French1,7821.1%
Dutch1,1240.7%
British1,0320.6%
Norwegian9200.6%
Welsh8830.5%
Swedish8000.5%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen160,28796.4%
Not a citizen6,0173.6%
Native156,35494.0%
Foreign-born9,9506.0%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Blacksburg-Christiansburg, VA Metro Area

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
2,330 2.3%4,588 4.6%28,213 28.0%28,687 28.5%18,317 18.2%18,689 18.5%
  Average years of education: 14.0
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 2,330 2.3%
9-12 Years 4,588 4.6%
H.S. Grad or GED 28,213 28.0%
Some College 28,687 28.5%
Bach. Degree 18,317 18.2%
Grad Degree 18,689 18.5%
Average years of education: 14.0

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Blacksburg-Christiansburg, VA Metro Area

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force
EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate
State
Avg.
1990 141,904 128,324 13,580 9.6%
1991 141,352 128,438 12,914 9.1%
1992 139,410 129,764 9,646 6.9%
1993 139,266 129,654 9,612 6.9%
1994 137,692 130,700 6,992 5.1%
1995 138,524 132,354 6,170 4.5%
1996 139,048 131,426 7,622 5.5%
1997 137,396 132,452 4,944 3.6%
1998 137,138 132,958 4,180 3.0%
1999 140,216 136,004 4,212 3.0%
2000 146,998 142,236 4,762 3.2%
2001 148,562 141,652 6,910 4.7%
2002 149,144 141,572 7,572 5.1%
2003 152,970 145,462 7,508 4.9%
2004 152,508 145,022 7,486 4.9%
2005 153,822 147,088 6,734 4.4%
2006 154,688 148,958 5,730 3.7%
2007 156,012 149,362 6,650 4.3%
2008 160,710 152,292 8,418 5.2%
2009 160,402 146,848 13,554 8.5%
2010 161,370 147,522 13,848 8.6%
2011 162,950 151,266 11,684 7.2%
2012 164,532 153,926 10,606 6.4%
2013 166,168 155,842 10,326 6.2%
2014 166,092 157,010 9,082 5.5%
2015 165,190 157,560 7,630 4.6%
2016 164,596 156,912 7,684 4.7%
2017 164,978 157,992 6,986 4.2%
2018 165,320 160,148 5,172 3.1%
2019 167,534 162,648 4,886 2.9%
2020 161,916 152,682 9,234 5.7%
2021 164,882 159,340 5,542 3.4%
2022 171,432 166,382 5,050 2.9%
2023 177,148 172,016 5,132 2.9%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com