Blacksburg

Population: 2,158
Median household income: $33,500
Median home value: $137,000

Blacksburg, a community in Cherokee County, South Carolina, has 2,158 residents. At $33,500, its median household income sits below Cherokee County's $49,047.

From 2019 to 2023, Blacksburg's population grew 11.3% from 1,939 to 2,158, while its median home value rose 65.1% from $83,000 to $137,000.

Owners occupy 37.6% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 32.7 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,158
Median age: 32.7 yrs
Median household income: $33,500
Median home value: $137,000
Median gross rent: $789
Housing units: 980
Homeownership rate: 37.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.2%
Unemployment rate: 9.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,9392,158

Median household income

$19,219$33,500

Median home value

$83,000$137,000

Median gross rent

$623$789

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,939	$19,219	$83,000	$623
2020	2,101	$19,316	$85,200	$609
2021	2,390	$30,308	$117,200	$680
2022	2,115	$29,564	$128,500	$710
2023	2,158	$33,500	$137,000	$789

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 58.7%

5 to 1724.5%

18 to 244.3%

25 to 3416.5%

35 to 4413.7%

45 to 549.6%

55 to 648.9%

65 to 745.3%

75 and over8.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	188	8.7%
5 to 17	529	24.5%
18 to 24	93	4.3%
25 to 34	355	16.5%
35 to 44	295	13.7%
45 to 54	207	9.6%
55 to 64	191	8.9%
65 to 74	115	5.3%
75 and over	185	8.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,303	60.4%
Black or African American	393	18.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	8	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	137	6.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	317	14.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma24.9%

High school graduate40.2%

Some college or associate's22.6%

Bachelor's degree8.6%

Graduate or professional degree3.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	336	24.9%
High school graduate	542	40.2%
Some college or associate's	305	22.6%
Bachelor's degree	116	8.6%
Graduate or professional degree	49	3.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone76.9%

Carpooled15.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.2%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	618	76.9%
Carpooled	124	15.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	58	7.2%
Other means	4	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	159	21.3%
15 to 29 min	320	42.9%
30 to 44 min	83	11.1%
45 to 59 min	68	9.1%
60+ min	116	15.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.70
Poverty rate: 33.2% (709 of 2,133)

	Count	Share
Family households	474	59.4%
Nonfamily households	324	40.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	798	81.4%
Vacant	182	18.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	300	37.6%
Renter-occupied	498	62.4%

1-unit, detached57.3%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units9.5%

5 to 19 units9.3%

20 or more units1.6%

Mobile home & other22.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	562	57.3%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	93	9.5%
5 to 19 units	91	9.3%
20 or more units	16	1.6%
Mobile home & other	218	22.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4506400
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 1.87 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 35.1221, -81.5181