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11 tracts·32K people·$446K median·1,636/mi²
White 75 · Asian 11 · Hispanic 5 · Black 4 · Multiracial 4 · Other 1
Other 39 · Married couple 32 · Living alone 29
Health 53 · Professional 17 · Manufacturing 12 · Leisure 9 · Retail 5 · Public admin 1 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 54 · Service 22 · Sales · office 16 · Production · transport 6 · Construction · maintenance 3
Drive alone 51 · Work from home 19 · Walk 16 · Carpool 14 · Transit 6 · Bike 1
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Blacksburg is $446,300 (Census ACS) — 1.0× the US median of $458,812.
Blacksburg has 45,446 residents across 7 census tracts and 9 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 21.9; the population is 75.0% White, 11.4% Asian, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 3.9% Black, 3.7% Multiracial and 1.0% Other; the average household has 2.5 people; 69.2% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 42.7% (Census ACS).
Harding Avenue Elementary (91%), Kipps Elementary (89%) and Gilbert Linkous Elementary (87%) lead the elementary schools; Blacksburg Middle is the middle school with reported scores (83%); Blacksburg High is the high school with reported scores (92%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,359/month, 14% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Blacksburg is $50,182 a year, 42% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Blacksburg, median rent is $1,359/month and the median home value is $446,300 (Census ACS).
Blacksburg reported 0.9 violent crimes and 6.8 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 82°F; winter lows average 25°F; there are 93 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 43 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Blacksburg are winter weather (85), earthquake (82) and cold wave (81), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.20g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Blacksburg, 16.1% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).