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Roanoke, VA Urban Area

218,060 Population
125.5 square miles 1,737.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.5 ±1.1 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$39,662 ±$1,926 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$69,011 ±$4,569 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

10.7% ±2.4% (22,795  ±5,066) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

20.1 minutes ±1.1 (1,894,720  ±143,874) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

91,803 ±2,786 Number of households
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.3 ±0.1 (212,948  ±3,884) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

5.6% ±2.1% (2,865  ±1,087) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

100,788 ±1,695 Number of housing units
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$270,500 ±$10,147 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

10.5% ±2% (22,648  ±4,295.4) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

91.7% ±3.7% (138,663  ±6,437.8) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
32.9% ±2.3% (49,756  ±3,664.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

8.2% ±1.4% (17,824  ±3,034) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

6.6% ±1.1% (11,476  ±1,875) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
11,476 Total veterans ±1,875 10,516 Male ±1,627 960 Female ±542

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