Blacksburg

Blacksburg Population and Demographics

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Blacksburg Population: 39573 100.00%

Sex and Age
Male 22140 55.95%
Female 17433 44.05%

Under 5 years 1157 2.92%
5 to 9 years 993 2.51%
10 to 14 years 1042 2.63%
15 to 19 years 7892 19.94%
20 to 24 years 15436 39.01%
25 to 34 years 4864 12.29%
35 to 44 years 2608 6.59%
45 to 54 years 2258 5.71%
55 to 59 years 730 1.84%
60 to 64 years 643 1.62%
65 to 74 years 1018 2.57%
75 to 84 years 693 1.75%
85 years and over 239 0.6%

Median age (years) 21.9

18 years and over 35752 90.34%
Male 20185 51.01%
Female 15567 39.34%
21 years and over 24065 60.81%
62 years and over 2322 5.87%
65 years and over 1950 4.93%
Male 807 2.04%
Female 1143 2.89%

Race
One race 38641 97.64%
White 33394 84.39%
Black or African American 1738 4.39%
American Indian and Alaska Native 45 0.11%
Asian 3087 7.8%
Asian indian 674 1.7%
Chinese 944 2.39%
Filipino 246 0.62%
Japanese 84 0.21%
Korean 649 1.64%
Vietnamese 146 0.37%
Other Asian 344 0.87%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 22 0.06%
Native Hawaiian 9 0.02%
Guamanian or Chamorro 2 0.01%
Samoan 3 0.01%
Other Pacific Islander 8 0.02%
Some other race 355 0.9%
Two or more races 932 2.36%

Hispanic or Latino and race
Total Population 39573 100.00%
Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 920 2.32%
Mexican 197 0.5%
Puerto Rican 166 0.42%
Cuban 59 0.15%
Other Hispanic or Latino 498 1.26%
Not Hispanic or Latino 38653 97.68%
White alone 32869 83.06%

Relationship
Total Population 39573 100.00%
In households 31129 78.66%
Householder 13162 33.26%
Spouse 3773 9.53%
Child 4197 10.61%
Own child under 18 years 3649 9.22%
Other relatives 593 1.5%
Under 18 years 87 0.22%
Nonrelatives 9404 23.76%
Unmarried partner 546 1.38%
In group quarters 8444 21.34%
Institutionalized population 188 0.48%
Non-Institutionalized population 8256 20.86%

Households by Type
Total Households 13162 100.0 %
Family households (families) 4779 36.31%
With own children under 18 years 2141 16.27%
Married-couple family 3773 28.67%
With own children under 18 years 1625 12.35%
Female householder, no husband present 697 5.3%
With own children under 18 years 418 3.18%
Non Family households 8383 63.69%
Householder living alone 3496 26.56%
Householder 65 years and over 483 3.67%

Households with individuals under 18 years 2240 17.02%
Households with individuals 65 years and over 1281 9.73%

Average Household size 2.37
Average family size 2.79

Housing Occupancy
Total housing units 13732 100.00%
Occupied housing units 13162 95.85%
Vacant housing units 570 4.15%
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 51 0.37%
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.6
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 3.2

Housing Tenure
Occupied housing units 13162 100.00%
Owner-occupied housing units. 4003 30.41%
Renter-occupied housing units. 9159 69.59%

Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.45
Average household size of renter-occupied units 2.33

Based on 2000 US Census data. For more information on population visit U.S. Census Bureau, providing access to a full range of U.S. Census information and data products.

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