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Data type:  
Opacity:
%

Area: 1.128 square miles

Population: 1,752

Population density:
Grissom/Highland:  1,553 people per square mile
Blacksburg:  2,044 people per square mile

House/condo value distribution in Grissom/Highland in Blacksburg, VA neighborhood, block, subdivision, or community

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Age and Sex of Residents in Grissom/Highland in Blacksburg, VA

Races in Grissom/Highland in Blacksburg neighborhood in VA

Zip codes: 24060.

Males:  869
Females:  884

Median age:
Males:
This neighborhood:  33.2 years
Whole city:  21.9 years

Females:
This neighborhood:  35.8 years
Whole city:  22.0 years


Average household size:
Grissom/Highland:  2.2 people
Blacksburg:  2.4 people

Average family size:
Grissom/Highland:  2.7 members
Blacksburg:  2.8 members

Percentage of married-couple families (among all households):
Here:  49.5%
town:  28.7%

Percentage of married-couple families with children (among all households):
Grissom/Highland:  18.2%
Blacksburg:  12.3%

Percentage of single-mother households (among all households):
This neighborhood:  4.4%
Blacksburg:  3.4%


Percentage of never married males 15 years old and over:
Here:  23.4%
Blacksburg:  39.7%

Percentage of never married females 15 years old and over:
Grissom/Highland:  16.5%
town:  26.6%

Percentage of people that speak English not well or not at all:
This neighborhood:  1.5%
Blacksburg:  1.3%

Percentage of people born in this state:
Here:  37.4%
Blacksburg:  42.9%

Percentage of people born in another U.S. state:
Grissom/Highland:  49.7%
Blacksburg:  44.3%

Percentage of native residents but born outside the U.S.:
Here:  1.7%
town:  2.0%

Percentage of foreign born residents:
Here:  11.3%
Blacksburg:  10.8%



Educational Attainment


Rooms in owner-occupied houses/condos in Grissom/Highland:
  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 33
  • 3 rooms: 30
  • 4 rooms: 341
  • 5 rooms: 667
  • 6 rooms: 1,498
  • 7 rooms: 1,590
  • 8 rooms: 1,284
  • 9+ rooms: 2,733


Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Grissom/Highland:
  • 1 room: 380
  • 2 rooms: 949
  • 3 rooms: 1,739
  • 4 rooms: 2,209
  • 5 rooms: 2,117
  • 6 rooms: 1,414
  • 7 rooms: 115
  • 8 rooms: 98
  • 9+ rooms: 153


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Grissom/Highland:
  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 60
  • 2 bedrooms: 952
  • 3 bedrooms: 3,686
  • 4 bedrooms: 2,618
  • 5+ bedrooms: 862


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Grissom/Highland:
  • no bedroom: 655
  • 1 bedroom: 1,943
  • 2 bedrooms: 4,253
  • 3 bedrooms: 1,975
  • 4 bedrooms: 209
  • 5+ bedrooms: 141


Average number of cars or other vehicles available in houses/condos:
This neighborhood:  2.1
Blacksburg:  2.0

Average number of cars or other vehicles available in houses/condos:
Here:  1.5
town:  1.8

Percentage of units with a mortgage:
Grissom/Highland:  75.6%
Blacksburg:  68.0%



Owners and renters by unit type in %

Mode of transportation to work in Grissom/Highland in Blacksburg, VA

Occupations of males:
Percentage of males in management occupations (except farmers):
Here:  6.9%
town:  7.3%

Percentage of males in business and financial operations occupations:
Here:  1.7%
town:  2.0%

Percentage of males in computer and mathematical occupations:
Here:  8.1%
town:  7.0%

Percentage of males in architecture and engineering occupations:
Here:  10.5%
town:  6.0%

Percentage of males in life, physical, and social science occupations:
Here:  5.3%
town:  6.0%

Percentage of males in education, training, and library occupations:
Here:  28.2%
town:  21.7%

Percentage of males in arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations:
Here:  2.7%
town:  2.7%

Percentage of males in healthcare practitioners and technical occupations:
Here:  4.1%
town:  2.3%

Percentage of males in service occupations:
Here:  10.3%
town:  18.0%

Percentage of males in sales and office occupations:
Here:  10.6%
town:  14.5%

Percentage of males in construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations:
Here:  4.6%
town:  4.5%

Percentage of males in production occupations:
Here:  4.1%
town:  3.0%

Occupations of females:
Percentage of females in management occupations (except farmers):
Here:  7.9%
town:  5.0%

Percentage of females in business and financial operations occupations:
Here:  2.3%
town:  1.5%

Percentage of females in computer and mathematical occupations:
Here:  1.8%
town:  2.5%

Percentage of females in architecture and engineering occupations:
Here:  4.4%
town:  2.7%

Percentage of females in life, physical, and social science occupations:
Here:  2.8%
town:  5.2%

Percentage of females in community and social services occupations:
Here:  4.7%
town:  3.3%

Percentage of females in education, training, and library occupations:
Here:  22.5%
town:  19.0%

Percentage of females in arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations:
Here:  5.1%
town:  2.7%

Percentage of females in healthcare practitioners and technical occupations:
Here:  4.8%
town:  4.3%

Percentage of females in service occupations:
Here:  10.9%
town:  21.1%

Percentage of females in sales and office occupations:
Here:  29.1%
town:  28.3%

Percentage of females in production occupations:
Here:  1.9%
town:  2.0%

Percentage of people 18-64 in Armed Forces:
Grissom/Highland:  0.2%
Blacksburg:  0.2%

Education in this neighborhood (subdivision or community):
Percentage of people 3 years and older in K-12 schools:
Grissom/Highland:  14.1%
Blacksburg:  6.7%

Percentage of people 3 years and older in undgraduate colleges:
Grissom/Highland:  16.5%
Blacksburg:  53.9%

Percentage of people 3 years and older in grad. or professional schools:
Grissom/Highland:  10.3%
Blacksburg:  8.0%

Percentage of students K-12 enrolled in private schools:
Grissom/Highland:  12.0%
Blacksburg:  7.1%

Percentage of population below poverty level:
Grissom/Highland:  22.2%
Blacksburg:  43.2%

Median year owner moved in (as recorded in 2000):
Grissom/Highland:  1994
Blacksburg:  1992

Median year renter moved in (as recorded in 2000):
Grissom/Highland:  1999
Blacksburg:  1999

Median rent in 2007:
Grissom/Highland:  $589
Blacksburg:  $649

Percentage of married-couple families with both working:
Grissom/Highland:  58.1%
Blacksburg:  57.7%



Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (63%)
  • Utility gas (23%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (11%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
  • Wood (1%)


Highways in this neighborhood:
S Main St (US Hwy 460 Bus)
Length: 0.58 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1470 to 1710
Roads and streets:
Highland Cir
Length: 1.43 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SE-NW, SW-NE
Address range: 900 to 1599
Grissom Ln
Length: 0.86 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SE-NW
Address range: 1300 to 1699
Valleyview Dr SE
Length: 0.70 miles
Directions: E-W, SE-NW, SW-NE
Address range: 1300 to 1413
Palmer Dr
Length: 0.57 miles
Directions: E-W, SE-NW
Address range: 1400 to 1518
Country Club Dr SE
Length: 0.47 miles
Directions: E-W, SW-NE
Address range: 107 to 699
Mateer Cir
Length: 0.47 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SE-NW, SW-NE
Address range: 100 to 299
Hillcrest Dr
Length: 0.46 miles
Directions: E-W, SE-NW
Address range: 1300 to 1420
Locust Ave
Length: 0.45 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SE-NW, SW-NE
Address range: 1378 to 1423
Marlington St
Length: 0.43 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 108 to 499
Park Dr
Length: 0.43 miles
Directions: N-S, SW-NE
Address range: 901 to 1405
Crestview Dr
Length: 0.42 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SE-NW
Address range: 1300 to 1421
Sunrise Dr
Length: 0.41 miles
Direction: SW-NE
Address range: 501 to 812
Landsdowne St
Length: 0.40 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 100 to 499
Ardmore St
Length: 0.39 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 110 to 499
Somerset Pl
Length: 0.35 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SE-NW, SW-NE
Address range: 700 to 799
Oak Dr
Length: 0.30 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1300 to 1319
Shelor Ln
Length: 0.29 miles
Directions: N-S, SE-NW
Address range: 166 to 1899
Garden Spring Dr
Length: 0.28 miles
Directions: N-S, SW-NE
Address range: 1701 to 1915
Nellies Cave Rd
Length: 0.27 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 500 to 799
Charles St
Length: 0.25 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SE-NW
Address range: 301 to 476
Grayland St
Length: 0.25 miles
Directions: N-S, SE-NW
Address range: 1600 to 1899
Landsdowne Dr
Length: 0.25 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SE-NW, SW-NE
Address range: 600 to 699
Crestwood Dr
Length: 0.22 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SE-NW, SW-NE
Address range: 700 to 899
Forest Hill Dr
Length: 0.19 miles
Directions: E-W, SW-NE
Address range: 500 to 609
Greenwood Dr
Length: 0.19 miles
Directions: E-W, SE-NW
Address range: 1500 to 1615
State Rte 681 (State Rte 1260, Nellies Lane Rd)
Length: 0.17 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 800 to 899
Carlson Dr
Length: 0.16 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SE-NW, SW-NE
Address range: 1500 to 1607
Cedarview Dr
Length: 0.16 miles
Directions: E-W, SW-NE
Address range: 700 to 716
Cranwell Cir
Length: 0.13 miles
Directions: E-W, N-S, SE-NW, SW-NE
Address range: 500 to 517
Rainbow Ridge Dr
Length: 0.11 miles
Directions: N-S, SW-NE
Address range: 600 to 613
Blacksburg Ln
Length: 0.10 miles
Directions: N-S, SE-NW
Address range: 1600 to 1605
Donlee Dr
Length: 0.10 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 1700 to 1899
Emerald St
Length: 0.08 miles
Directions: N-S, SE-NW
Address range: 1700 to 1799
Echols St
Length: 0.07 miles
Direction: N-S
Landsdowne St SE
Length: 0.05 miles
Directions: E-W, SW-NE
Address range: 606 to 619
State Rte 681
Length: 0.05 miles
Direction: E-W
Cupp St
Length: 0.05 miles
Direction: N-S
Address range: 800 to 802
Creasy Reynolds Ln
Length: 0.01 miles
Direction: E-W
Address range: 1700 to 1725

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