Blacksburg is a very small town located in the state of South Carolina. With a population of 1,886 people and three associated neighborhoods, Blacksburg is the 144th largest community in South Carolina.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Blacksburg is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 39.44% of the Blacksburg workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Blacksburg is a town of transportation and shipping workers, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Blacksburg who work in sales jobs (12.62%), management occupations (12.09%), and food service (6.77%). As is often the case in a small town, Blacksburg doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The rate of college-level education in Blacksburg is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 11.73% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree. The per capita income in Blacksburg in 2022 was $16,744, which is low income relative to South Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $66,976 for a family of four. However, Blacksburg contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Blacksburg also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 31.52% of its population below the federal poverty line.Blacksburg is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Blacksburg home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Blacksburg residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Blacksburg also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.64% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Blacksburg include Irish, German, English, Nigerian, and Scots-Irish. The most common language spoken in Blacksburg is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
