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Data type:
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 |
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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% |
Rooms in owner-occupied houses/condos in Grissom/Highland: |
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- 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
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Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Grissom/Highland: |
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- 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
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Grissom/Highland: |
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedroom: 60
- 2 bedrooms: 952
- 3 bedrooms: 3,686
- 4 bedrooms: 2,618
- 5+ bedrooms: 862
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Grissom/Highland: |
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- no bedroom: 655
- 1 bedroom: 1,943
- 2 bedrooms: 4,253
- 3 bedrooms: 1,975
- 4 bedrooms: 209
- 5+ bedrooms: 141
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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 %
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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: |
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- Electricity (63%)
- Utility gas (23%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (11%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
- Wood (1%)
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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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