How many renters in Blacksburg, VA pay more than 30% of their income on rent?

Name: Rent burden in Blacksburg, VA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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63.0% (±5.2 points) of renting households in Blacksburg, VA spend 30% or more of their household income on gross rent (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

56.9% spend 35% or more.

The median renting household spends 44.1% of its income on rent.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Paying 30% or more: 63.0% (±5.2 points)
Paying 35% or more: 56.9% (±4.6 points)
Median share of income: 44.1% (±7.9 points)

Rent as a share of income in Blacksburg

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	Blacksburg	Montgomery County	Virginia	United States
Less than 15%	13.9% (±3.7 points)	16.3%	13.1%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	7.3% (±2.5 points)	11.5%	13.1%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	7.8% (±2.8 points)	8.6%	12.9%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	8.0% (±2.8 points)	11.4%	12.4%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	6.1% (±2.4 points)	6.7%	9.1%	9.2%
35% or more	56.9% (±4.6 points)	45.4%	39.4%	41.9%

Households whose income could not be measured against their rent (for example, those reporting no income) are left out of these shares, as the Census Bureau leaves them out.

Blacksburg against Montgomery County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Blacksburg	Montgomery County	Virginia	United States
Paying 30% or more	63.0% (±5.2 points)	52.1% (±3.6 points)	48.5% (±0.5 points)	51.1%
Paying 35% or more	56.9% (±4.6 points)	45.4% (±3.2 points)	39.4% (±0.4 points)	41.9%
Median share of income	44.1% (±7.9 points)	31.6% (±2.2 points)	29.4% (±0.2 points)	30.6%
Median renter household income	$27,022 (±$3,925)	$36,307 (±$2,475)	$60,343 (±$529)	$52,966
Median gross rent	$1,359 (±$66)	$1,240 (±$48)	$1,579 (±$8)	$1,413

In Blacksburg, the share of renters paying 30% or more of income is higher than in Montgomery County (52.1%).

It is also higher than in Virginia (48.5%).

It is higher than the national figure (51.1%).

In Montgomery County, Blacksburg ranks 3 of 6 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest share of renters paying 30% or more of income.

Statewide, it ranks 63 of 459.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

Renters paying 30% or more of income in places near Blacksburg

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Blacksburg
Place	Distance	Renters paying 30% or more of income	Compared with this place
Blacksburg	—	63.0% (±5.2 points)	—
Merrimac	2.5 mi	34.1% (±9.1 points)	Lower
Christiansburg	6.4 mi	39.0% (±7.9 points)	Lower
Plum Creek	8.3 mi	63.3% (±48.1 points)	Not measurably different
Fairlawn	8.8 mi	62.2% (±35.6 points)	Not measurably different
Shawsville	10 mi	67.0% (±52.4 points)	Not measurably different
Radford	11 mi	54.6% (±8.1 points)	Not measurably different
Riner	11 mi	0.0% (±99.1 points)	Not measurably different
Pembroke	13 mi	20.7% (±20.8 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Merrimac, VA (34.1%), Christiansburg, VA (39.0%), Pembroke, VA (20.7%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Renters paying 30% or more of income across Montgomery County, place by place

Rank	Place	Renters paying 30% or more of income
1	Shawsville	67.0% (±52.4 points)
2	Plum Creek	63.3% (±48.1 points)
3	Blacksburg	63.0% (±5.2 points)
4	Christiansburg	39.0% (±7.9 points)
5	Merrimac	34.1% (±9.1 points)
6	Riner	0.0% (±99.1 points)

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Blacksburg

Are renters in Blacksburg rent-burdened?

63.0% of renting households in Blacksburg pay 30% or more of their income in gross rent, the share housing researchers usually call rent-burdened (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What share of income do renters in Blacksburg spend on rent?

The median renting household in Blacksburg, VA spends 44.1% (±7.9 points) of its household income on gross rent.

Sources

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DP04_0136E, DP04_0136M, DP04_0137PE, DP04_0137PM, DP04_0138PE, DP04_0138PM, DP04_0139PE, DP04_0139PM, DP04_0140PE, DP04_0140PM, DP04_0141PE, DP04_0141PM, DP04_0142PE, DP04_0142PM, B25071_001E, B25071_001M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M

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