Christiansburg, Virginia demographics

Christiansburg, VA demographics: median age 39.2; 44.7% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Christiansburg town, Virginia · Incorporated town · GEOID 5116608. The survey estimates a population of 22,720 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Christiansburg is 39.2 years, with a 90% margin of error of 2.2 years. There are 10,253 households (±476). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	39.2 ±2.2	39.0 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 22,720
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Virginia	U.S.
Under 18	4,196 ±500	18.5% ±2.2 pp	21.7%	22.0%
18–34	5,561 ±585	24.5% ±2.6 pp	22.8%	22.8%
35–64	8,599 ±734	37.8% ±3.2 pp	38.8%	38.0%
65 and older	4,364 ±484	19.2% ±2.1 pp	16.7%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 22,720
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Virginia	U.S.
Male	11,121 ±453	48.9% ±2.0 pp	49.4%	49.5%
Female	11,599 ±452	51.1% ±2.0 pp	50.6%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 22,720
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Virginia	U.S.
White alone	18,829 ±557	82.9% ±2.4 pp	60.2%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	1,347 ±345	5.9% ±1.5 pp	18.6%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	50 ±38 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.9%
Asian alone	830 ±292	3.7% ±1.3 pp	6.9%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	40 ±40 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	329 ±196 · low precision	1.4% ±0.9 pp · low precision	4.4%	7.1%
Two or more races	1,295 ±338	5.7% ±1.5 pp	9.5%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 22,720
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Virginia	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	21,767 ±337	95.8% ±1.5 pp	89.0%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	953 ±332	4.2% ±1.5 pp	11.0%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 10,253
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Virginia	U.S.
Married-couple family	4,735 ±346	46.2% ±2.6 pp	48.7%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	315 ±157	3.1% ±1.5 pp	4.6%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	819 ±244	8.0% ±2.4 pp	11.6%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	3,650 ±542	35.6% ±5.0 pp	28.5%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	734 ±199	7.2% ±1.9 pp	6.7%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 10,253
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Virginia	U.S.
Households with people under 18	2,677 ±335	26.1% ±3.0 pp	30.2%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	7,576 ±621	73.9% ±5.0 pp	69.8%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 10,253
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Virginia	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	3,650 ±542	35.6% ±5.0 pp	28.5%	28.7%
Two-person households	3,290 ±447	32.1% ±4.1 pp	34.0%	33.8%
Three-person households	1,630 ±283	15.9% ±2.7 pp	15.7%	15.3%
Four-person households	1,118 ±325	10.9% ±3.1 pp	12.9%	12.6%
Five-person households	343 ±157	3.3% ±1.5 pp	5.6%	5.9%
Six-person households	172 ±120 · low precision	1.7% ±1.2 pp · low precision	2.1%	2.2%
Seven or more people	50 ±49 · low precision	0.5% ±0.5 pp · low precision	1.2%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 22,720
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Virginia	U.S.
Native	21,424 ±378	94.3% ±1.7 pp	86.9%	85.9%
Foreign born	1,296 ±374	5.7% ±1.6 pp	13.1%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 21,689
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Virginia	U.S.
English only	20,078 ±500	92.6% ±2.2 pp	82.6%	77.7%
Spanish	616 ±288	2.8% ±1.3 pp	7.9%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	0 ±25 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	50 ±41 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	9 ±16 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	356 ±222 · low precision	1.6% ±1.0 pp · low precision	2.6%	2.0%
Korean	285 ±254 · low precision	1.3% ±1.2 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	149 ±116 · low precision	0.7% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.7%	1.1%
Vietnamese	20 ±23 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	10 ±12 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	18 ±25 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	1.2%	1.1%
Arabic	82 ±100 · low precision	0.4% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.8%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	16 ±27 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	1.1%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 16,573
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Virginia	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	862 ±265	5.2% ±1.6 pp	8.4%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	4,060 ±574	24.5% ±3.4 pp	23.9%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	2,876 ±393	17.4% ±2.3 pp	17.7%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	1,366 ±308	8.2% ±1.8 pp	7.8%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	3,916 ±446	23.6% ±2.6 pp	23.7%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	3,493 ±609	21.1% ±3.6 pp	18.5%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 22,612
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Virginia	U.S.
Same house	19,724 ±731	87.2% ±3.2 pp	86.9%	87.7%
Moved within same county	1,883 ±644	8.3% ±2.8 pp	4.6%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	544 ±170	2.4% ±0.8 pp	4.7%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	386 ±221 · low precision	1.7% ±1.0 pp · low precision	3.1%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	75 ±84 · low precision	0.3% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

4.6% of Christiansburg residents (±1.7 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 6.9% in Virginia and 8.4% nationally. 92.4% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Christiansburg	Virginia	U.S.	Compared with Virginia
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	4.6% ±1.7 pp	6.9%	8.4%	Lower
Households with a broadband subscription Households	92.4% ±1.4 pp	91.0%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	7.1% ±1.6 pp	9.4%	6.2%	Lower

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Christiansburg . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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