Blackstone is a very small town located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 3,344 people and three associated neighborhoods, Blackstone is the 162nd largest community in Virginia.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Blackstone is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Blackstone is a town of service providers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Blackstone who work in management occupations (11.73%), sales jobs (10.96%), and food service (10.96%). Blackstone is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The percentage of adults in Blackstone who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 17.56% of the adults in Blackstone have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Blackstone in 2022 was $28,562, which is lower middle income relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $114,248 for a family of four. However, Blackstone contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Blackstone is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Blackstone home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Blackstone residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Blackstone also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.64% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Blackstone include English, African, Irish, German, and Scots-Irish. The most common language spoken in Blackstone is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
