South Carolina · Census place 06400
Blacksburg town, SC
Quick answer
Blacksburg town has 2,158 residents, ranking #190 of 475 places in South Carolina. Median household income is $33,500, the median home is worth $137,000 and median gross rent runs $789 a month.
- Population
- 2,158Blacksburg town residents
- Median household income
- $33,500Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $137,000Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $789Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 32.7 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 37.6%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Blacksburg town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Blacksburg town median would spend about 28.3% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 4.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 33.2% of residents and 37.6% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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