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Population (year 2000): 39,573. Estimated
population in July 2005: 39,130 (-1.1% change)
Males: 22,140 (55.9%), Females: 17,433 (44.1%)
Zip codes:
24060.
Median resident age: 21.9 years
Median household income: $22,513 (year 2000)
Median house value: $144,000 (year 2000)
Races in Blacksburg:
- White Non-Hispanic (83.1%)
- Black (4.4%)
- Chinese (2.4%)
- Two or more races (2.4%)
- Hispanic (2.3%)
- Asian Indian (1.7%)
- Korean (1.6%)
- Other race (0.9%)
- Other Asian (0.9%)
- Filipino (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (19.6%), Irish (13.5%),
English (12.8%), Italian (6.8%), United States (5.4%), Scottish
(4.2%).
Land area: 19.4 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Blacksburg
- High school or higher: 92.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 64.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 38.9%
- Unemployed: 8.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 14.9 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Blacksburg town
- Never married: 66.4%
- Now married: 27.1%
- Separated: 0.8%
- Widowed: 2.3%
- Divorced: 3.3%
10.7% Foreign born (6.4% Asia, 2.0% Europe, 1.2%
Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +4,570 (+13.1%).
Hospital/medical center in Blacksburg:
- MONTGOMERY REGIONAL HOSPITAL (ROUTE 460
SOUTH)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Blacksburg:
- CARILION RADFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 14 miles;
RADFORD, VA)
- CARILION ST ALBANS PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITA (about 14
miles; RADFORD, VA)
- CATAWBA HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; CATAWBA, VA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Blacksburg:
- ROANOKE REGIONAL/WOODRUM FIELD (about 32 miles;
ROANOKE, VA; ID: ROA)
- GREENBRIER VALLEY (about 43 miles; LEWISBURG, WV;
ID: LWB)
- RALEIGH COUNTY MEMORIAL (about 62 miles; BECKLEY,
WV; ID: BKW)
Other public-use airports nearest to Blacksburg:
- VIRGINIA TECH (about 3 miles; BLACKSBURG, VA; ID:
BCB)
- NEW RIVER VALLEY (about 19 miles; DUBLIN, VA; ID:
PSK)
- TWIN COUNTY (about 43 miles; GALAX HILLSVILLE, VA;
ID: HLX)
College/University in Blacksburg:
- VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIV
(Full-time enrollment: 25,754; Public; Website:
WWW.VT.EDU; Offers Doctor's degree)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near
Blacksburg:
- RADFORD UNIVERSITY (about 12 miles; RADFORD, VA;
Full-time enrollment: 8,034)
- NEW RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 20 miles; DUBLIN,
VA; FT enrollment: 2,262)
- NATIONAL BUSINESS COLLEGE (about 24 miles; SALEM,
VA; FT enrollment: 2,382)
- VIRGINIA WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 31 miles;
ROANOKE, VA; FT enrollment: 3,535)
- CONCORD COLLEGE (about 44 miles; ATHENS, WV; FT
enrollment: 2,723)
- BLUEFIELD STATE COLLEGE (about 56 miles; BLUEFIELD,
WV; FT enrollment: 2,096)
- WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY (about 76 miles;
LEXINGTON, VA; FT enrollment: 2,063)
Public high school in Blacksburg:
- BLACKSBURG HIGH (Students: 1,168; Location:
220 PATRICK HENRY DR; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high schools in Blacksburg:
- GATEWAY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 125;
Location: 2196 HARDING RD; Grades: KG - 12)
- DAYSPRING CHRN ACADEMY (Students: 124;
Location: 505 CLAY ST PO DRAWER 909; Grades: KG - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Blacksburg:
- BLACKSBURG MIDDLE (Students: 921; Location:
3109 PRICE'S FORK RD.; Grades: 06 - 08)
- KIPPS ELEM. (Students: 493; Location: 2801
PRICES FORK RD; Grades: KG - 05)
- MARGARET BEEKS ELEM. (Students: 413;
Location: 709 AIRPORT RD; Grades: PK - 05)
- GILBERT LINKOUS ELEM. (Students: 318;
Location: 813 TOMS CREEK RD; Grades: KG - 05)
- HARDING AVENUE ELEM. (Students: 228;
Location: 429 HARDING AVENUE; Grades: KG - 05)
- PRICES FORK ELEM. (Students: 220; Location:
4237 PRICES FORK RD; Grades: PK - 05)
Private primary/middle schools in Blacksburg:
- BLACKSBURG CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 153;
Location: 1521 SOUTH MAIN ST; Grades: PK - 8)
- TALL OAKS MONTESSORI SCHOOL (Students: 74;
Location: 703 TALL OAKS DR; Grades: PK - 6)
- BLACKSBURG NEW SCHOOL (Students: 55;
Location: 2470 RAMBLE RD; Grades: KG - 8)
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