City safety & data profile

ChristiansburgVA

Christiansburg, VA is a 22K-resident city in Montgomery County with a median household income of $77,147.

Montgomery County, Virginia. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Christiansburg, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Christiansburg has a population larger than 49% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, a median home value of $252,600, and 1 hospital serving the surrounding area.

Data updated 2026-09-04

22K
Population (place)
Bottom 50%
By size
$77,147
Median income (place)
$252,600
Median home (place)
11.7%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Christiansburg

Christiansburg posts a median household income higher than 46% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks, where 1 hospital serves the Christiansburg area.

Bottom 47%
by median income, US cities
1
hospital in & near Christiansburg

Where Christiansburg income ranks nationally

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

$77,147 Bottom 46% higher than 46% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Christiansburg $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 Christiansburg, VA beyond the headline numbers

Christiansburg sits inside Montgomery County, Virginia, at roughly 37.13°N, -80.41°W. Population 21,943, $77,147 median household income. Median home value $252,600, median rent $1,181. Poverty rate 11.7%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

1 hospital in/around Christiansburg, 4/5 avg rating, 1 with an ER.

Poverty in Christiansburg, VA stands at 11.7%, above the midpoint of reporting cities. A median income can look comfortable while a share this size sits well beneath it, which is why the two figures belong together.

The median home in Christiansburg costs roughly 3.3 times median household income, below the midpoint for reporting cities, so ownership remains reachable on a typical local wage.

Remote work covers 11.7% of Christiansburg workers, under the midpoint for reporting cities.

Among the CDC measures on this page, short sleep duration departs furthest from its peer median: 31.9% in Christiansburg, the lowest-prevalence quarter of the 3,852 cities reporting that measure.

Public transit carries 0% of Christiansburg workers, a smaller share than at least three quarters of reporting cities.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Christiansburg 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)
21,943
Christiansburg · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$77,147
-14% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$252,600
-39% vs avg
Median Age (place)
39.2
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Montgomery County): Christiansburg'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 Christiansburg, VA
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$1,181/mo
Poverty Rate
11.7% -6% vs avg
Unemployment 2.4%
Bachelor's Degree+ 44.7%
Work From Home 11.7%
Public Transit 0%

Population

White 82.9%
African American 5.9%
Asian 3.7%
Two or More Ethnicities 3.3%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

High Blood Pressure
32%
Short Sleep Duration
31.9%
Obesity
29.5%
Physical Inactivity
20.8%
Frequent Mental Distress
16.8%
Binge Drinking
16.7%
Frequent Physical Distress
12.2%
Current Smoking
12.2%
Current Asthma
10.6%
Diabetes
10.1%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 68.5%
Annual Checkup 77%

Other Measures

Lack of Health Insurance
7.4%
Coronary Heart Disease
5.4%
Stroke
2.9%

Hospitals 1 total

Rating Distribution
★★★★★
0
★★★★
1
★★★
0
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0
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0
Average Rating
4/5
Total Hospitals
1
With ER
1
CARILION NEW RIVER VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER
CHRISTIANSBURG · Acute Care Hospitals · ER
★★★★☆

What alerts and safety updates affect Christiansburg?

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

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Sheet VA-CHRISTIANSBURG · Christiansburg

Christiansburg: 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 Christiansburg; 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 Christiansburg, VA? ▼
Christiansburg, VA has a population of 21,943 people, located in Montgomery County, Virginia.
What is the median household income in Christiansburg? ▼
The median household income in Christiansburg, VA is $77,147 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 11.7%.
What is the median home value in Christiansburg? ▼
The median home value in Christiansburg, VA is $252,600. Median rent is $1,181/month.
What are the top health concerns in Christiansburg? ▼
The top health indicators in Christiansburg include High Blood Pressure (32%), Short Sleep Duration (31.9%), Obesity (29.5%). Data from CDC PLACES.
How many hospitals are in Christiansburg? ▼
Christiansburg has 1 hospital with an average rating of 4/5 stars. 1 have emergency departments.
What is the median age in Christiansburg? ▼
The median age in Christiansburg, VA is 39.2 years. 44.7% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

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

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside VA (11.7% here).

Charlotte, NC 11.7% Durham, NC 11.7% Moreno Valley, CA 11.7% Palm Bay, FL 11.7%

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside VA ($77,147 here).

Taylors, SC $77,144 Indio, CA $77,167 Highland, CA $77,120 Jackson, MO $77,105

Compare Christiansburg with another city

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Nearby Cities 8

Blacksburg, VA 44K Radford, VA 17K Salem, VA 25K Cave Spring, VA 25K Roanoke, VA 100K Hollins, VA 15K Mount Airy, NC 10K Martinsville, VA 14K
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Using Christiansburg's profile

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

  • Check live recalls, weather and hazard alerts scoped to the Christiansburg area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
  • Read the poverty rate alongside the income figure, two places with the same median can have very different realities.
  • Compare Christiansburg against Virginia peers on any ranking lens. Explore Virginia

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.