2022 population: 165,812 ( 12,425 from 2010 , 565 from 2020)
Land area: 1073.6 square miles
Population density: 154.4 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	141,827	85.53%	10.3%
Black:	7,484	4.51%	4.4%
Indian:	333	0.20%	17.7%
Asian:	7,149	4.31%	26.7%
2+ races:	3,765	2.27%	30.7%
Hispanic:	5,254	3.17%	32.2%

Total non-White:	23,985	14.47%	19.1%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	2,949	8.9
Deaths:	3,904	11.7
Net Migration:	-605	-1.8
Net Immigration:	1,002	3.0

Change in White population:	-16,276	-9.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	3,851	2.2

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
178,237
158,103	88.70%
7,166	4.02%
283	0.16%
5,642	3.17%
2,881	1.62%
3,974	2.23%
20,134	11.30%

2000
165,146
150,195	90.95%
6,754	4.09%
254	0.15%
3,713	2.25%
1,908	1.16%
2,133	1.29%
14,951	9.05%

1990
152,720
141,857	92.89%
6,268	4.10%
235	0.15%
3,254	2.13%
n/a
1,106	0.72%
10,863	7.11%

1980
141,343
134,011	94.81%
5,195	3.68%
112	0.08%
956	0.68%
n/a
847	0.60%
7,332	5.19%

1970
114,833
109,273	95.16%
4,900	4.27%
50	0.04%
180	0.16%
n/a
339	0.30%
5,560	4.84%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
15,634	9.5
13,064	7.9
4,152	2.5
3,714	2.2

7,908	4.8
5,183	3.1

Number	Rate
1990's
16,631	10.9
12,774	8.4
-59	-0.0
1,062	0.7

8,338	5.5
4,088	2.7

Number	Rate
1980's
16,010	11.3
10,778	7.6
-2,614	-1.8
n/a

7,846	5.6
3,531	2.5

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
18,324	16.0
n/a

24,738	21.5
1,772	1.5

Age, Family & Household Data for Blacksburg-Christiansburg, VA Metro Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
34.6
26,337	15.9%
139,475	84.1%
25,918	15.6%

62,836
2.41

35,048	55.8%
27,549	78.6%
2,398	6.8%
27,788	44.2%

2010
Number	Percent
32.7
31,153	17.5%
147,084	82.5%
22,643	12.7%

70,208
2.35

40,434	57.6%
31,317	77.5%
3,367	8.3%
29,774	42.4%

2000
Number	Percent
31.5
30,431	18.4%
134,715	81.6%
19,136	11.6%

64,277
2.36

39,264	61.1%
31,952	81.4%
2,966	7.6%
25,013	38.9%

1990
Number	Percent
29.6
29,193	19.1%
123,527	80.9%
17,305	11.3%

56,022
2.49

36,740	65.6%
30,225	82.3%
2,464	6.7%
19,282	34.4%

1980
Number	Percent
27.8
33,458	23.7%
107,885	76.3%
13,427	9.5%

47,569
2.71

34,290	72.1%
29,425	85.8%
1,914	5.6%
13,279	27.9%

2022 Housing Data for Blacksburg-Christiansburg, VA Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	6,616	10.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,440	3.9%
$15,000 to $19,999	2,695	4.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	2,363	3.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	2,488	4.0%
$30,000 to $34,999	2,919	4.6%
$35,000 to $39,999	2,380	3.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	1,981	3.2%
$45,000 to $49,999	1,794	2.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	4,890	7.8%
$60,000 to $74,999	7,188	11.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	7,471	11.9%
$100,000 to $124,999	5,643	9.0%
$125,000 to $149,999	3,879	6.2%
$150,000 to $199,999	4,072	6.5%
$200,000 or more	4,017	6.4%

Median Household Income	62,401
Per Capita Income	32,473

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	86

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	2,388	3.8%
Public Assistance	936	1.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	4,760	7.6%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	70,613	62.4%
Unemployed	2,640	2.3%
In Armed Forces	202	0.2%

Total Labor Force	73,455	64.9%
Not in Labor Force	39,775	35.1%

Real Unemployment Rate		37.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	26,517	19,902	57.1%
Non-Profit	2,702	3,294	45.1%
Self-Employed	3,198	1,786	64.2%

Local Government	2,569	3,484	42.4%
State Government	6,105	5,864	51.0%
Federal Government	952	424	69.2%

Total Private + Self	29,715	21,688	57.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	12,328	13,066	48.5%
Total	42,043	34,754	54.7%

Pct. Govt.	25.3%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	9,088	11.8%
Sales and Office Occupations	14,296	18.6%
Professional, Technical	24,328	31.6%
Service Occupations	13,676	17.8%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	337	0.4%
All others	15,522	20.2%

White Collar		62.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Educational services	16,982	214.0%
Manufacturing	9,871	124.4%
Retail trade	8,502	107.1%
Health care and social assistance	8,023	101.1%
Accommodation and food services	7,078	89.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	5,113	64.4%
Construction	3,722	46.9%
Other services	3,372	42.5%
Public administration	2,660	33.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	2,632	33.2%
Transportation and warehousing	2,015	25.4%
Finance and insurance	1,597	20.1%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,357	17.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1,309	16.5%
Information	902	11.4%
Wholesale trade	696	8.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	575	7.2%
Utilities	401	5.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	100	1.3%
Management	3	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	2,117	1.27%
Puerto Rican	614	0.37%
Cuban	62	0.04%
Dominican	56	0.03%

Total Central American	330	0.20%
Costa Rican	16	0.01%
Guatemalan	51	0.03%
Honduran	131	0.08%
Nicaraguan	13	0.01%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	119	0.07%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	553	0.33%
Argentinean	73	0.04%
Bolivian	48	0.03%
Chilean	86	0.05%
Colombian	212	0.13%
Ecuadorian	24	0.01%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	77	0.05%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	33	0.02%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	1,295	0.78%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	1,994	1.20%
Chinese	1,924	1.16%
Korean	945	0.57%
Vietnamese	580	0.35%
Filipino	348	0.21%
Japanese	306	0.18%
Thai	103	0.06%
Taiwanese	59	0.04%
Bangladeshi	27	0.02%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	147,666	92.5%
Spanish	3,303	2.1%
Other Indo-European	2,642	1.7%
Chinese	1,751	1.1%
Arabic	870	0.5%
Korean	846	0.5%
Other Asian	708	0.4%
German, other Germanic	550	0.3%
Other	349	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
American	29,753	17.9%
German	19,830	11.9%
English	19,664	11.8%
Irish	15,544	9.3%
Italian	5,109	3.1%
European	3,744	2.3%
Scottish	3,298	2.0%
Polish	2,904	1.7%
Scotch-Irish	2,792	1.7%
French	1,782	1.1%
Dutch	1,124	0.7%
British	1,032	0.6%
Norwegian	920	0.6%
Welsh	883	0.5%
Swedish	800	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	160,287	96.4%
Not a citizen	6,017	3.6%

Native	156,354	94.0%
Foreign-born	9,950	6.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
2,330	2.3%	4,588	4.6%	28,213	28.0%	28,687	28.5%	18,317	18.2%	18,689	18.5%
Average years of education: 14.0

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	2,330	2.3%
9-12 Years	4,588	4.6%
H.S. Grad or GED	28,213	28.0%
Some College	28,687	28.5%
Bach. Degree	18,317	18.2%
Grad Degree	18,689	18.5%
Average years of education: 14.0

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	141,904	128,324	13,580	9.6%
1991	141,352	128,438	12,914	9.1%
1992	139,410	129,764	9,646	6.9%
1993	139,266	129,654	9,612	6.9%
1994	137,692	130,700	6,992	5.1%
1995	138,524	132,354	6,170	4.5%
1996	139,048	131,426	7,622	5.5%
1997	137,396	132,452	4,944	3.6%
1998	137,138	132,958	4,180	3.0%
1999	140,216	136,004	4,212	3.0%

2000	146,998	142,236	4,762	3.2%
2001	148,562	141,652	6,910	4.7%
2002	149,144	141,572	7,572	5.1%
2003	152,970	145,462	7,508	4.9%
2004	152,508	145,022	7,486	4.9%
2005	153,822	147,088	6,734	4.4%
2006	154,688	148,958	5,730	3.7%
2007	156,012	149,362	6,650	4.3%
2008	160,710	152,292	8,418	5.2%
2009	160,402	146,848	13,554	8.5%

2010	161,370	147,522	13,848	8.6%
2011	162,950	151,266	11,684	7.2%
2012	164,532	153,926	10,606	6.4%
2013	166,168	155,842	10,326	6.2%
2014	166,092	157,010	9,082	5.5%
2015	165,190	157,560	7,630	4.6%
2016	164,596	156,912	7,684	4.7%
2017	164,978	157,992	6,986	4.2%
2018	165,320	160,148	5,172	3.1%
2019	167,534	162,648	4,886	2.9%

2020	161,916	152,682	9,234	5.7%
2021	164,882	159,340	5,542	3.4%
2022	171,432	166,382	5,050	2.9%
2023	177,148	172,016	5,132	2.9%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	73,450
Median Value	$228,903

Occupied	62,836	85.5%
Vacant	10,614	14.5%

Owned	37,794	60.1%
Rented	25,042	39.9%
Median Rent	$1,016

Single-Family Units	47,095	64.1%
Detached	43,705	59.5%
Attached	3,390	4.6%
Buldings with 5+ Units	13,549	18.4%
Mobile Homes	7,706	10.5%

Blacksburg-Christiansburg, VA Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Blacksburg-Christiansburg, VA Metro Area

2022 Housing Data for Blacksburg-Christiansburg, VA Metro Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Blacksburg-Christiansburg, VA Metro Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Blacksburg-Christiansburg, VA Metro Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Blacksburg-Christiansburg, VA Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Blacksburg-Christiansburg, VA Metro Area