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Blacksburg, Virginia: commercial real estate data.
Blacksburg is a Census town of 45,446 people across 19.80 square miles of land, in Montgomery County. Median household income is $50,182, 35.8 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 23 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $10.2 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Blacksburg
What Blacksburg is
- Census place typetown
- Land area19.8 sq mi
- Water area0.03 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,296
- County holding the largest share of its areaMontgomery County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Blacksburg
How many people live in Blacksburg
- Population45,446
- Median age21.9
- Population under 184,436
- Share under 189.8 percent
- Population 65 and over3,474
- Share 65 and over7.6 percent
- Households13,840
- Family households5,270
- Share of households that are families38.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Blacksburg
- Median household income$50,182
- Per capita income$31,899
- Civilian labor force21,032
- Employed20,376
- Unemployed656 plus or minus 182
- Unemployment rate3.1 percent plus or minus 0.9
- Adults 25 and over16,863
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher98.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher69.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree40.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Blacksburg
- Housing units17,028
- Occupied units13,840
- Vacant units3,188
- Vacancy rate18.7 percent
- Owner occupied4,955
- Renter occupied8,885
- Ownership rate35.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$446,300
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,359
- Annual rent as a share of median income32.5 percent
- Single family units7,423
- Share single family43.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more9,286
- Share in buildings of two or more54.5 percent
- Mobile homes319 plus or minus 164
- Median year structure built1985
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Blacksburg gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute15,994
- Commuting under 15 minutes9,382
- Share commuting under 15 minutes58.7 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,945
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more12.2 percent
- Drove alone51.0 percent
- Carpooled7.0 percent plus or minus 1.8
- Public transport6.2 percent plus or minus 1.8
- Walked11.8 percent
- Worked from home18.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Blacksburg (7(a))
- Approvals23
- Gross approval$10,225,100
- Average approval$444,570
- Median approval$150,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,018,200
- Largest approval$2,230,000
- Jobs supported220
- Jobs per approval9.6
- Loans with a final outcome6
- Paid in full6
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more4.3 percent
- Share to franchises13.0 percent
- Distinct lenders14
- Distinct industries by NAICS18
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Blacksburg, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 6 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loans in Blacksburg (504)
- Approvals5
- Gross approval$2,637,000
- Average approval$527,400
- Median approval$290,000
- Largest approval$1,318,000
- Jobs supported28
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Blacksburg, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Blacksburg
- NFIP communityTown of Blacksburg
- NFIP community number510100
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/25/09
The Town of Blacksburg participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 510100 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Montgomery County, not Blacksburg
Montgomery County context, not Blacksburg figures
- Establishments in Montgomery County2,016
- Covered employment, Montgomery County43,202
- Average annual pay, Montgomery County$60,810
- Housing units permitted, Montgomery County323
Every figure in this section is published for Montgomery County as a whole and is not a measurement of Blacksburg.
All Montgomery County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Blacksburg questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Blacksburg, Virginia?
45,446, in 13,840 households. Blacksburg town covers 19.80 square miles of land, which is 2,296 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Blacksburg in?
Montgomery County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Blacksburg?
$50,182. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $446,300. Median gross rent is $1,359 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Blacksburg businesses?
23 7(a) approvals totaling $10.2 m since FY2020, across 14 lenders, median approval $150,000, plus 5 504 approvals worth $2.6 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Blacksburg, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Blacksburg borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Blacksburg. Only 6 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Blacksburg in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Blacksburg appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Blacksburg, town of, community 510100, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Blacksburg figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Montgomery County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Blacksburg.
Is zoning published for Blacksburg?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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