Virginia · Census place 07832
Blackstone town, VA
Quick answer
Blackstone town has 3,341 residents, ranking #232 of 688 places in Virginia. Median household income is $58,479, the median home is worth $185,600 and median gross rent runs $1,092 a month.
- Population
- 3,341Blackstone town residents
- Median household income
- $58,479Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $185,600Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,092Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 35.7 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 55%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Blackstone town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Blackstone town median would spend about 22.4% 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 3.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 27.7% of residents and 55% 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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