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Virginia · Census place 07784

Blacksburg town, VA

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Blacksburg town has 45,288 residents, ranking #22 of 688 places in Virginia. Median household income is $48,070, the median home is worth $417,200 and median gross rent runs $1,290 a month.

Population
45,288Blacksburg town residents
Median household income
$48,070Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$417,200Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$1,290Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
21.9 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
34.2%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 32.2% 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 8.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 42.8% of residents and 34.2% 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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