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BlacksburgVA

Blacksburg, VA is a 44K-resident city in Montgomery County with a median household income of $50,182.

Montgomery County, Virginia. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Blacksburg, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Blacksburg has a population larger than 76% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, a median home value of $446,300, and 1 hospital serving the surrounding area.

Data updated 2026-09-04

44K
Population (place)
Top 24%
By size
$50,182
Median income (place)
$446,300
Median home (place)
42.7%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Blacksburg

Blacksburg posts a median household income higher than 9% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks, where 1 hospital serves the Blacksburg area.

Bottom 10%
by median income, US cities
1
hospital in & near Blacksburg

Where Blacksburg income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$50,182 Bottom 9% higher than 9% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Blacksburg $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in VA

Population among 102 VA places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Virginia Beach is the largest VA city on this list; Great Falls leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in VA

Median household income among the same 102-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Great Falls posts the highest place-level median income in VA; Virginia Beach is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading Blacksburg, VA beyond the headline numbers

Blacksburg sits inside Montgomery County, Virginia, at roughly 37.23°N, -80.41°W. Population 44,215, $50,182 median household income. Median home value $446,300, median rent $1,359. Poverty rate 42.7%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

1 hospital in/around Blacksburg, 3/5 avg rating, 1 with an ER.

42.7% of Blacksburg, VA residents live below the poverty line, placing it in the hardest-hit quarter of reporting cities. Read every median on this page against that: half the households are above it, and a large minority are far below.

The median home in Blacksburg costs around 8.9 times what a median household earns in a year -- the most expensive quarter of reporting cities, and far enough ahead of local pay that ownership is largely closed to median earners.

18.2% of Blacksburg workers are remote, above the midpoint of reporting cities.

Among the CDC measures on this page, high blood pressure departs furthest from its peer median: 20.2% in Blacksburg, the lowest-prevalence quarter of the 3,759 cities reporting that measure.

6.2% of Blacksburg workers commute by public transit, a larger share than at least three quarters of reporting cities.

Blacksburg's median age is 21.9 years, in the youngest quarter of reporting cities.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Blacksburg from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)
44,215
Blacksburg · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$50,182
-44% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$446,300
+8% vs avg
Median Age (place)
21.9
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Montgomery County): Blacksburg's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
99K+4%
Median Income
$72,715+60%
Median Home Value
$304,600+52%
Poverty Rate
23.9%-2%
Unemployment
2.9%-54%

Economics

Economics indicators for Blacksburg, VA
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$1,359/mo
Poverty Rate
42.7% +244% vs avg
Unemployment 3.1%
Bachelor's Degree+ 69.2%
Work From Home 18.2%
Public Transit 6.2%

Population

White 76.6%
African American 4%
Asian 11.6%
Two or More Ethnicities 2.9%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

Short Sleep Duration
33.3%
Obesity
24.8%
Frequent Mental Distress
22.3%
Physical Inactivity
21.1%
High Blood Pressure
20.2%
Binge Drinking
18.1%
Current Asthma
10.7%
Frequent Physical Distress
10.5%
Current Smoking
10.1%
Lack of Health Insurance
8.9%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 59.8%
Annual Checkup 70.9%

Other Measures

Diabetes
5.7%
Coronary Heart Disease
3%
Stroke
1.6%

Hospitals 1 total

Rating Distribution
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Average Rating
3/5
Total Hospitals
1
With ER
1
LEWISGALE HOSPITAL MONTGOMERY
BLACKSBURG · Acute Care Hospitals · ER
★★★☆☆

What alerts and safety updates affect Blacksburg?

No area-tagged alerts are on record for Blacksburg right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

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Sheet VA-BLACKSBURG · Blacksburg

Blacksburg: no area-tagged alerts on record — state hubs carry the live CAP stream.

  • FEED-QUIET No tagged alerts
  • LEAD-NONE Feed idle
  • DESK-IDLE Awaiting feed

Counts reflect published articles tagged to Blacksburg; untagged NOAA county warnings may still appear in the site feed. Browse Virginia state hubs · Methodology

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Frequently Asked Questions 6

What is the population of Blacksburg, VA? ▼
Blacksburg, VA has a population of 44,215 people, located in Montgomery County, Virginia.
What is the median household income in Blacksburg? ▼
The median household income in Blacksburg, VA is $50,182 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 42.7%.
What is the median home value in Blacksburg? ▼
The median home value in Blacksburg, VA is $446,300. Median rent is $1,359/month.
What are the top health concerns in Blacksburg? ▼
The top health indicators in Blacksburg include Short Sleep Duration (33.3%), Obesity (24.8%), Frequent Mental Distress (22.3%). Data from CDC PLACES.
How many hospitals are in Blacksburg? ▼
Blacksburg has 1 hospital with an average rating of 3/5 stars. 1 have emergency departments.
What is the median age in Blacksburg? ▼
The median age in Blacksburg, VA is 21.9 years. 69.2% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for Blacksburg, both outside Virginia so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside VA (42.7% here).

Riverdale, IL 41.5% Highland Park, MI 40.9% East Cleveland, OH 40.7% Donna, TX 40.7%

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside VA ($50,182 here).

Holiday City-Berkeley, NJ $50,156 Adrian, MI $50,209 Muskogee, OK $50,213 Shively, KY $50,221

Compare Blacksburg with another city

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Quick picks:

Nearby Cities 8

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Using Blacksburg's profile

Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.

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Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Montgomery County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.