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Virginia (VA)Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford540826

Montgomery County, VA

Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford metro * 99.0K residents

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99.0K

Population

$69.7K

Median income

per household

$349.2K

Home value

23.8%

Poverty rate

What stands out

  • Median household income: $69.7K.
  • Median home value: $349.2K (top quartile vs US counties).
  • Poverty rate: 23.8% (high poverty; top 10% vs US counties).

Categories vs U.S.

Economy

2 of 6 metrics better than U.S. benchmarks

Median household income

$69.7K

U.S.

$81K

Median home value

$349.2K

U.S.

$333K

Poverty rate

23.8%

U.S.

12.4%

Housing stress

Rent-burdened renters (≥30%)

49.9%

U.S.

51.1%

Severely rent-burdened (≥50%)

31.8%

U.S.

25.9%

Affordability Ratios

Rent-to-Income

20.9%

Below 30% threshold

Home-Value-to-Income

5.0×

Above typical 3-5x ratio

Income distribution

Share of households by income bracket (ACS).

< $50k
38.9%
$50–100k
25.3%
$100–200k
23.7%
$200k+
12.1%
See Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford metro economy →See VA state economy →

Health

5 of 6 available metrics better than U.S.

Obesity

28.0%

U.S.

33.2%

Diabetes

9.6%

U.S.

12.1%

Current smoking

11.8%

U.S.

12.8%

See Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford metro health data →See VA state health data →

Connectivity

0 of 3 metrics better than U.S.

Best available speed

1,000Mbps

Gigabit speeds reported

100+ Mbps coverage

84.9%

U.S.

85.3%

Gigabit ready

5.0%

U.S.

8.6%

5G available

77.1%

U.S.

77.4%

See Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford metro connectivity →See VA state connectivity →

Map

Montgomery County, VA

Population

99.0K

Area

386.8 sq mi

Density

256/sq mi

Neighbors

Craig County, VAFloyd County, VAGiles County, VAPulaski County, VARoanoke County, VARadford city, VA
Data Sources & Notes

Data freshness

ACS 5-year
2020–2024
CDC PLACES
2025
BLS (LAUS)
2025-12
Broadband
2020-12
Mobile coverage
2025-11-24
Page updated
2026-02-23

Release schedule and upstream dates: Sources.

Data sources

U.S. Census (ACS 5-year)U.S. Census TIGER/LineCDC PLACESBLS (LAUS)FCC (Form 477 broadband)FCC (Mobile Broadband Data Collection)

Derived statistics

  • ACS county metrics (income, housing, demographics) are sourced directly from Census county-level tables.
  • CDC health metrics are sourced from county-level CDC PLACES data.
  • Unemployment is sourced from the BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program.
  • Population density is computed as population ÷ land area.

Data accuracy & methodology

County pages use 2020–2024 ACS 5-year county-level estimates sourced directly from Census county tables. CDC health metrics come from county-level CDC PLACES. Unemployment rates come from the BLS LAUS program. Connectivity metrics use FCC coverage data.