Blackstone is a very small town located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 3,332 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 personal care services (13.53%), sales jobs (11.83%), and food service (9.22%). Also of interest is that Blackstone has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. In terms of college education, Blackstone is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 19.62% of adults 25 and older in Blackstone have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Blackstone in 2022 was $39,070, which is upper middle income relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $156,280 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. Important ancestries of people in Blackstone include English, Irish, German, African, and European. The most common language spoken in Blackstone is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
