About Blacksburg

Blacksburg is a somewhat small town located in the state of South Carolina. With a population of 9,711 people and just one neighborhood, Blacksburg is the 51st largest community in South Carolina.

Blacksburg is a blue-collar town, with 49.4% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 24.7%. Overall, Blacksburg is a town of production and manufacturing workers, sales and office workers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Blacksburg who work in office and administrative support jobs (13.15%), sales jobs (7.72%), and food service (4.43%).

Blacksburg is a small town, and as is often the case with smaller towns, the population isn't large or dense enough to support much in the way of a public transportation system. In fact, there are many rural roads around Blacksburg, which makes walking or biking to and from work a bit difficult. This makes for a very car-oriented town: 97.6% of residents commute to work by private automobile, and people often drive out of town for work, shopping, and other activities.

As is often the case in a small town, Blacksburg doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Blacksburg Information and Demographics

In Blacksburg, just 7.75% of people over 25 hold a college degree, which is very low compared to the rest of the nation, whereas the average among all cities is 14.96%.

The per capita income in Blacksburg in 2000 was $16,032, which is middle income relative to South Carolina, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $64,128 for a family of four.

Blacksburg is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Blacksburg home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Blacksburg is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Blacksburg include Irish, German, and English.

The most common language spoken in Blacksburg is English. Some people also speak Spanish.