Blacksburg, VA Demographic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	39,573	100.0

Male	22,140	55.9
Female	17,433	44.1

Under 5 years	1,157	2.9
5 to 9 years	993	2.5
10 to 14 years	1,042	2.6
15 to 19 years	7,892	19.9
20 to 24 years	15,436	39.0
25 to 34 years	4,864	12.3
35 to 44 years	2,608	6.6
45 to 54 years	2,258	5.7
55 to 59 years	730	1.8
60 to 64 years	643	1.6
65 to 74 years	1,018	2.6
75 to 84 years	693	1.8
85 years and over	239	0.6

Median age (years)	21.9	(X)

18 years and over	35,752	90.3
Male	20,185	51.0
Female	15,567	39.3
21 years and over	24,065	60.8
62 years and over	2,322	5.9
65 years and over	1,950	4.9
Male	807	2.0
Female	1,143	2.9

RACE
One race	38,641	97.6
White	33,394	84.4
Black or African American	1,738	4.4
American Indian and Alaska Native	45	0.1
Asian	3,087	7.8
Asian Indian	674	1.7
Chinese	944	2.4
Filipino	246	0.6
Japanese	84	0.2
Korean	649	1.6
Vietnamese	146	0.4
Other Asian ¹	344	0.9
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	22	0.1
Native Hawaiian	9	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	2	0.0
Samoan	3	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	8	0.0
Some other race	355	0.9
Two or more races	932	2.4

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	34,131	86.2
Black or African American	1,934	4.9
American Indian and Alaska Native	186	0.5
Asian	3,490	8.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	65	0.2
Some other race	744	1.9

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	39,573	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	920	2.3
Mexican	197	0.5
Puerto Rican	166	0.4
Cuban	59	0.1
Other Hispanic or Latino	498	1.3
Not Hispanic or Latino	38,653	97.7
White alone	32,869	83.1

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	39,573	100.0
In households	31,129	78.7
Householder	13,162	33.3
Spouse	3,773	9.5
Child	4,197	10.6
Own child under 18 years	3,649	9.2
Other relatives	593	1.5
Under 18 years	87	0.2
Nonrelatives	9,404	23.8
Unmarried partner	546	1.4
In group quarters	8,444	21.3
Institutionalized population	188	0.5
Noninstitutionalized population	8,256	20.9

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	13,162	100.0
Family households (families)	4,779	36.3
With own children under 18 years	2,141	16.3
Married-couple family	3,773	28.7
With own children under 18 years	1,625	12.3
Female householder, no husband present	697	5.3
With own children under 18 years	418	3.2
Nonfamily households	8,383	63.7
Householder living alone	3,496	26.6
Householder 65 years and over	483	3.7

Households with individuals under 18 years	2,240	17.0
Households with individuals 65 years and over	1,281	9.7

Average household size	2.37	(X)
Average family size	2.79	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	13,732	100.0
Occupied housing units	13,162	95.8
Vacant housing units	570	4.2
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	51	0.4

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	1.6	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	3.2	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	13,162	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	4,003	30.4
Renter-occupied housing units	9,159	69.6

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.45	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.33	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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