Editing Blacksburg, Virginia (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 688
|1900= 768
|1910= 875
|1920= 1095
|1930= 1406
|1940= 2133
|1950= 3358
|1960= 7070
|1970= 9384
|1980= 30638
|1990= 34590
|2000= 39573
|2010= 42620
|2020= 44826
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}
As of the [[2020 U.S. census]],<ref name="2020Census">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/blacksburgtownvirginia/PST045221|title=QuickFacts Blacksburg town, Virginia|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=May 24, 2022}}</ref> there were 44,826 people residing in the town.

As of the 2000 census,<ref name="GR2" /> there were 39,573 people, 13,162 households, and 4,777 families residing in the town. The [[population density]] was 2,044.2 people per square mile (789.2/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 13,732 housing units at an average density of 709.4 per square mile (273.9/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the town was 84.39% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 4.39% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.11% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 7.80% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.06% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.90% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 2.36% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.32% of the population.

There were 13,162 households, out of which 16.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 28.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 5.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 63.7% were non-families. 26.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 2.79.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 9.7% under the age of 18, 57.4% from 18 to 24, 18.9% from 25 to 44, 9.2% from 45 to 64, and 4.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 22 years. For every 100 females, there were 127.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 129.7 males.

The [[median income]] for a household in the town was $22,513, and the median income for a family was $51,810. Males had a median income of $37,129 versus $24,321 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $13,946. About 15.9% of families and 43.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23.7% of those under the age of 18 and 6.1% ages 65 or older.

The [[Metropolitan Statistical Area]] (MSA), which includes the town of [[Christiansburg, Virginia|Christiansburg]], the independent city of [[Radford, Virginia|Radford]], and all of [[Montgomery County, Virginia|Montgomery]], [[Pulaski County, Virginia|Pulaski]], and [[Giles County, Virginia|Giles]] counties has an estimated population of 181,863 and is currently one of the faster-growing MSAs in Virginia.

About 87% of the town's residents have in-home Internet access with 65% using a [[broadband]] connection.<ref name="guide">Campus & Town Guide: Virginia Tech and the Town of Blacksburg.</ref> Eighty-five percent of the community has a college education,<ref name="guide"/> seventy percent of which were graduates of Virginia Tech.