Demographics of Blacksburg town, Virginia

Blacksburg town, Virginia had 45,104 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +338 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Blacksburg town, in four figures

45,104
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 45,446 ±61.; +0.8%
Change since July 2020: +338 people.; 21.9 ±0.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $50,182 ±$7,596
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Blacksburg town, Virginia's population grew 0.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Blacksburg town, Virginia's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Blacksburg town, Virginia's population grew 0.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Blacksburg town, Virginia's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	44,766	100.0	100.0
2021	45,619	101.9	100.2
2022	45,540	101.7	100.7
2023	45,470	101.6	101.6
2024	45,218	101.0	102.5
2025	45,104	100.8	103.1

Population of Blacksburg town, Virginia on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	44,766	—
2021	45,619	+853
2022	45,540	−79
2023	45,470	−70
2024	45,218	−252
2025	45,104	−114

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 21.9 ±0.2: for men 21.9 ±0.2 and for women 21.9 ±0.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Blacksburg town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Under 5	1,110 ±231	2.4% ±0.5	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,326 ±416	7.3% ±0.9	16.1% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	24,147 ±1,188	53.1% ±2.6	9.3% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	8,265 ±663	18.2% ±1.5	27.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	5,124 ±489	11.3% ±1.1	25.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,474 ±459	7.6% ±1.0	16.7% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $50,182 ±$7,596, and income per person $31,899 ±$2,435, in 2024 dollars. The median is $93,170 ±$458 in Virginia and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Blacksburg town by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Virginia	United States
Under $25,000	4,509 ±492	32.6% ±3.3	12.2% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,404 ±425	17.4% ±3.0	14.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,258 ±271	9.1% ±1.9	14.3% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,194 ±288	8.6% ±2.0	12.1% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,339 ±284	9.7% ±2.0	18.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,159 ±233	8.4% ±1.6	11.1% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,977 ±298	14.3% ±2.1	17.7% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Blacksburg town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Virginia	United States
All ages	15,011 ±889	42.7% ±2.5	9.9% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	251 to 871	5.9% to 19.8%	12.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	13,879 ±722	53.3% ±1.8	9.4% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	247 to 895	5.4% to 18.7%	8.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Blacksburg town, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Blacksburg town	Virginia	United States
Housing units	17,028 ±490	3,684,756 ±486	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	81.3% ±2.4	91.3% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	18.7% ±3.0	8.7% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	35.8% ±2.0	67.3% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	64.2% ±3.5	32.7% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$446,300 ±$18,901	$383,700 ±$1,024	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,359 ±$66	$1,579 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1985 ±2	1984 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Blacksburg town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Hispanic or Latino	2,241 ±304	4.9% ±0.7	11.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	34,069 ±600	75.0% ±1.3	58.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,779 ±269	3.9% ±0.6	18.3% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	5,200 ±418	11.4% ±0.9	6.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	22 to 110	< 0.1% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 242	0% to 0.5%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	17 to 537	< 0.1% to 1.2%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,697 ±333	3.7% ±0.7	4.7% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Blacksburg town by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Born in the state	20,259 ±952	44.6% ±2.1	48.8% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	17,871 ±885	39.3% ±1.9	35.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	689 ±246	1.5% ±0.5	2.1% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	6,627 ±884	14.6% ±1.9	13.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1,985 ±465	4.4% ±1.0	7.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	4,642 ±826	10.2% ±1.8	5.7% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Blacksburg town among the places of Virginia

9th of 162 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Virginia page.

Places of Virginia near Blacksburg town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
McLean CDP	49,627 ±1,811
Tuckahoe CDP	49,183 ±1,823
Leesburg town	49,171 ±61
Lake Ridge CDP	46,049 ±1,890
Ashburn CDP	46,026 ±2,203
Blacksburg town	45,446 ±61
Burke CDP	44,029 ±1,806
Woodbridge CDP	43,945 ±2,691
Linton Hall CDP	41,876 ±2,094
Annandale CDP	41,705 ±1,493
Mechanicsville CDP	38,683 ±1,413

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Blacksburg town, Virginia

Rankings this appears in

No. 1 Places in Virginia by poverty rate
No. 7 Places by poverty rate
No. 84 Places in Virginia by median home value
No. 86 Places in Virginia by foreign-born share
No. 95 Places in Virginia by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 108 Places in Virginia by median rent

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026