Christiansburg

Population: 22,820
Median household income: $75,451
Median home value: $242,900

Christiansburg is a community in Montgomery County, Virginia, home to 22,820 residents. At $75,451, its median household income sits above Montgomery County's $70,769.

From 2019 to 2023, Christiansburg's population grew 3.0% from 22,163 to 22,820, while its median home value rose 27.8% from $190,000 to $242,900.

45.5% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 60.6% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 22,820
Median age: 37.6 yrs
Median household income: $75,451
Median home value: $242,900
Median gross rent: $1,171
Housing units: 10,588
Homeownership rate: 60.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 45.5%
Unemployment rate: 2.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

22,16322,820

Median household income

$60,856$75,451

Median home value

$190,000$242,900

Median gross rent

$910$1,171

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	22,163	$60,856	$190,000	$910
2020	22,482	$63,372	$197,400	$941
2021	23,174	$63,934	$205,000	$1,024
2022	22,947	$71,468	$231,200	$1,125
2023	22,820	$75,451	$242,900	$1,171

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

Age distribution

Under 55.2%

5 to 1715.3%

18 to 248.2%

25 to 3416.4%

35 to 4413.7%

45 to 5412.0%

55 to 6411.5%

65 to 7410.2%

75 and over7.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,197	5.2%
5 to 17	3,489	15.3%
18 to 24	1,869	8.2%
25 to 34	3,735	16.4%
35 to 44	3,127	13.7%
45 to 54	2,734	12.0%
55 to 64	2,622	11.5%
65 to 74	2,327	10.2%
75 and over	1,720	7.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	19,058	83.5%
Black or African American	1,194	5.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	19	0.1%
Asian	884	3.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	38	0.2%
Some other race	124	0.5%
Two or more races	541	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	962	4.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.6%

High school graduate23.4%

Some college or associate's25.5%

Bachelor's degree23.7%

Graduate or professional degree21.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	916	5.6%
High school graduate	3,802	23.4%
Some college or associate's	4,153	25.5%
Bachelor's degree	3,854	23.7%
Graduate or professional degree	3,540	21.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone79.9%

Carpooled7.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.6%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home11.3%

Other means0.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	9,350	79.9%
Carpooled	913	7.8%
Public transit	3	0.0%
Walked	75	0.6%
Bicycle	12	0.1%
Worked from home	1,320	11.3%
Other means	31	0.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,087	39.4%
15 to 29 min	4,515	43.5%
30 to 44 min	1,005	9.7%
45 to 59 min	548	5.3%
60+ min	229	2.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.30
Poverty rate: 12.4% (2,789 of 22,558)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,749	58.6%
Nonfamily households	4,063	41.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1989

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	9,812	92.7%
Vacant	776	7.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,947	60.6%
Renter-occupied	3,865	39.4%

1-unit, detached57.8%

1-unit, attached16.1%

2 to 4 units9.2%

5 to 19 units8.9%

20 or more units0.7%

Mobile home & other7.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,116	57.8%
1-unit, attached	1,708	16.1%
2 to 4 units	971	9.2%
5 to 19 units	939	8.9%
20 or more units	73	0.7%
Mobile home & other	781	7.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5116608
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 15 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 37.1407, -80.4045