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Roanoke city, VA

97,912 Population
42.5 square miles 2,302.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.1 ±1.4 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Virginia: 39.4 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$34,757 ±$2,413 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Virginia: $50,866 ±$378
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$60,456 ±$3,417 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Virginia: $92,090 ±$831
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

15.1% ±4.3% (14,582  ±4,157) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Virginia: 9.8% 835,556 (±0.3% / ±26,795)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

19 minutes ±0.6 (753,285  ±36,075) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Virginia: 27.3 96,596,530 (±0.1 / ±539,621)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

42,824 ±1,828 Number of households
  • Virginia: 3,449,307 ±12,826
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.3 ±0.1 (96,317  ±24) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Virginia: 2.5 8,575,268
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

4.7% ±3.4% (1,081  ±791) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Virginia: 5.1% 105,908 (±0.3% / ±5,796)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

49,307 ±45 Number of housing units
  • Virginia: 3,746,211 ±965
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$214,800 ±$16,766 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about half the amount in Virginia: $403,500 ±$3,411
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

10.1% ±3.3% (9,772  ±3,181.4) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Virginia: 12.5% 1,085,848 (±0.3% / ±28,420.3)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

89.6% ±6.3% (60,361  ±4,533.7) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Virginia: 91.7% 5,606,143 (±0.6% / ±39,643.4)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
25.9% ±3.3% (17,442  ±2,237) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Virginia: 43.3% 2,649,382 (±0.4% / ±26,359.7)
  • about two-thirds 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

11.6% (11,370  ±2,803) Foreign-born population
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Virginia: 13.6% 1,193,581
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

4.8% ±1.2% (3,716  ±961) Population with veteran status
  • about half the rate in Virginia: 8.9% 602,994 (±0.2% / ±11,787)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
3,716 Total veterans ±961 3,471 Male ±913 245 Female ±204

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