Blairs

Population: 1,001
Median household income: $47,262
Median home value: $162,900

Located in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, Blairs is a community with a population of 1,001. At $47,262, its median household income sits below Pittsylvania County's $54,115.

Between 2019 and 2023, Blairs's population grew 69.1% from 592 to 1,001, while its median home value rose 14.8% from $141,900 to $162,900.

The median gross rent is $721. 17.1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,001
Median age: 36.9 yrs
Median household income: $47,262
Median home value: $162,900
Median gross rent: $721
Housing units: 458
Homeownership rate: 78.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.1%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5921,001

Median household income

$57,792$47,262

Median home value

$141,900$162,900

Median gross rent

$673$721

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	592	$57,792	$141,900	$673
2020	819	$42,212	$147,200	$703
2021	915	$53,839	$138,000	—
2022	1,015	$46,750	$167,800	$674
2023	1,001	$47,262	$162,900	$721

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

Age distribution

Under 53.7%

5 to 1720.0%

18 to 246.9%

25 to 3410.9%

35 to 4413.6%

45 to 545.2%

55 to 6415.8%

65 to 7416.0%

75 and over8.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	37	3.7%
5 to 17	200	20.0%
18 to 24	69	6.9%
25 to 34	109	10.9%
35 to 44	136	13.6%
45 to 54	52	5.2%
55 to 64	158	15.8%
65 to 74	160	16.0%
75 and over	80	8.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	742	74.1%
Black or African American	198	19.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	61	6.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.1%

High school graduate42.6%

Some college or associate's29.2%

Bachelor's degree4.7%

Graduate or professional degree12.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	77	11.1%
High school graduate	296	42.6%
Some college or associate's	203	29.2%
Bachelor's degree	33	4.7%
Graduate or professional degree	86	12.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone67.8%

Carpooled25.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.2%

Other means1.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	248	67.8%
Carpooled	92	25.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	19	5.2%
Other means	7	1.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	74	21.3%
15 to 29 min	187	53.9%
30 to 44 min	29	8.4%
45 to 59 min	25	7.2%
60+ min	32	9.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.78
Poverty rate: 9.5% (95 of 1,001)

	Count	Share
Family households	302	83.9%
Nonfamily households	58	16.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	360	78.6%
Vacant	98	21.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	283	78.6%
Renter-occupied	77	21.4%

1-unit, detached84.5%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other15.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	387	84.5%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	71	15.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5107944
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 3.47 sq mi
Water area: 0.05 sq mi
Center point: 36.6993, -79.3789