Language Spoken At Home in Blacksburg Town
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 41,428 | 100% |
English only | 34,070 | 82.2% |
Language other than English | 7,358 | 17.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,702 | 4.1% |
Spanish | 1,159 | 2.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 239 | 0.6% |
Other Indo-European languages | 2,376 | 5.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 260 | 0.6% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 3,171 | 7.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,128 | 2.7% |
Other languages | 652 | 1.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 75 | 0.2% |
Ancestry in Blacksburg Town
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 42,539 | 100% |
American | 2,219 | 5.2% |
Arab | 639 | 1.5% |
Czech | 129 | 0.3% |
Danish | 141 | 0.3% |
Dutch | 717 | 1.7% |
English | 4,539 | 10.7% |
French (except Basque) | 919 | 2.2% |
French Canadian | 195 | 0.5% |
German | 7,518 | 17.7% |
Greek | 519 | 1.2% |
Hungarian | 279 | 0.7% |
Irish | 5,735 | 13.5% |
Italian | 2,877 | 6.8% |
Lithuanian | 62 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 344 | 0.8% |
Polish | 1,442 | 3.4% |
Portuguese | 137 | 0.3% |
Russian | 520 | 1.2% |
Scotch-Irish | 1,089 | 2.6% |
Scottish | 1,377 | 3.2% |
Slovak | 53 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 459 | 1.1% |
Swedish | 577 | 1.4% |
Swiss | 189 | 0.4% |
Ukrainian | 256 | 0.6% |
Welsh | 454 | 1.1% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 141 | 0.3% |
Households By Type in Blacksburg Town
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 13,303 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 4,601 | 34.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,209 | 16.6% |
Married-couple family | 3,813 | 28.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,739 | 13.1% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 162 | 1.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 87 | 0.7% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 626 | 4.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 383 | 2.9% |
Nonfamily households | 8,702 | 65.4% |
Householder living alone | 3,842 | 28.9% |
65 years and over | 479 | 3.6% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 2,241 | 16.8% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 1,297 | 9.7% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Blacksburg Town
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 32,524 | 100% |
Householder | 13,303 | 40.9% |
Spouse | 3,819 | 11.7% |
Child | 4,496 | 13.8% |
Other relatives | 404 | 1.2% |
Nonrelatives | 10,502 | 32.3% |
Unmarried partner | 808 | 2.5% |
Marital Status in Blacksburg Town
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 22,127 | 100% |
Never married | 17,359 | 78.5% |
Now married, except separated | 4,204 | 19.0% |
Separated | 75 | 0.3% |
Widowed | 140 | 0.6% |
Divorced | 349 | 1.6% |
Females 15 years and over | 17,081 | 100% |
Never married | 11,811 | 69.1% |
Now married, except separated | 3,961 | 23.2% |
Separated | 92 | 0.5% |
Widowed | 496 | 2.9% |
Divorced | 721 | 4.2% |
Fertility in Blacksburg Town
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 147 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 1 | 0.7% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 0 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 10 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 0 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 13 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 15 | 0% |
Grandparents in Blacksburg Town
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 76 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 0 | 0.0% |
Less than 1 year | 0 | 0.0% |
1 or 2 years | 0 | 0.0% |
3 or 4 years | 0 | 0.0% |
5 or more years | 0 | 0.0% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 0 | 0% |
Who are female | 0 | 0% |
Who are married | 0 | 0% |
School Enrollment in Blacksburg Town
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 29,550 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 329 | 1.1% |
Kindergarten | 261 | 0.9% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 1,779 | 6.0% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 724 | 2.5% |
College or graduate school | 26,457 | 89.5% |
Educational Attainment in Blacksburg Town
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 13,629 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 183 | 1.3% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 312 | 2.3% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 1,483 | 10.9% |
Some college, no degree | 1,794 | 13.2% |
Associate's degree | 562 | 4.1% |
Bachelor's degree | 3,725 | 27.3% |
Graduate or professional degree | 5,570 | 40.9% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 96.4% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 68.2% |
Veteran Status in Blacksburg Town
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 38,477 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 1,187 | 3.1% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Blacksburg Town
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 42,190 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,535 | 3.6% |
Under 18 years | 4,042 | 100% |
With a disability | 61 | 1.5% |
18 to 64 years | 36,344 | 100% |
With a disability | 975 | 2.7% |
65 years and over | 1,804 | 100% |
With a disability | 499 | 27.7% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Blacksburg Town
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 42,396 | 100% |
Same house | 22,819 | 53.8% |
Different house in the U.S. | 18,705 | 44.1% |
Same county | 8,744 | 20.6% |
Different county | 9,961 | 23.5% |
Same state | 6,795 | 16.0% |
Different state | 3,166 | 7.5% |
Abroad | 872 | 2.1% |
Place Of Birth in Blacksburg Town
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 42,539 | 100% |
Native | 35,884 | 84.4% |
Born in United States | 35,092 | 82.5% |
State of residence | 17,008 | 40.0% |
Different state | 18,084 | 42.5% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 792 | 1.9% |
Foreign born | 6,655 | 15.6% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Blacksburg Town
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 6,655 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 1,693 | 25.4% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 4,962 | 74.6% |
Year of Entry in Blacksburg Town
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 7,447 | 100% |
Native | 792 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 23 | 2.9% |
Entered before 2010 | 769 | 97.1% |
Foreign born | 6,655 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 736 | 11.1% |
Entered before 2010 | 5,919 | 88.9% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Blacksburg Town
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 6,655 | 100% |
Europe | 1,124 | 16.9% |
Asia | 3,930 | 59.1% |
Africa | 624 | 9.4% |
Oceania | 23 | 0.3% |
Latin America | 858 | 12.9% |
Northern America | 96 | 1.4% |