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Roanoke, VA

97,171 Population
42.5 square miles 2,285.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.9 ±1.4 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Roanoke, VA Metro Area: 42.7 ±0.8
  • about the same as the figure in Virginia: 39.3 ±0.1

Population by age category

18 to 6460%
  • Under 18
  • 18 to 64
  • 65 and over
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Female53%
  • Male
  • Female
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56%White28%Black0%Native3%Asian0%Islander0%Other4%Two+9%Hispanic
* Hispanic includes respondents of any race. Other categories are non-Hispanic.
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Economics

$35,539 ±$4,212 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Roanoke, VA Metro Area: $39,231 ±$1,745
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Virginia: $48,689 ±$443
$51,038 ±$4,264 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Roanoke, VA Metro Area: $65,537 ±$2,589
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Virginia: $89,931 ±$970

18.9% ±4.3% (18,069  ±4,072) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Roanoke, VA Metro Area: 11.8% † 36,207 (±1.8% / ±5,366)
  • nearly double the rate in Virginia: 10.2% 864,394 (±0.3% / ±26,897)

Children (Under 18)

Poverty27%†
  • Poverty
  • Non-poverty
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Seniors (65 and over)

Poverty13%†
  • Poverty
  • Non-poverty
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19.9 minutes ±0.7 (811,530  ±37,298) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2023 5-year data
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Roanoke, VA Metro Area: 23.1 2,968,425 (±0.4 / ±70,155)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Virginia: 27.6 99,473,730 (±0.1 / ±440,621)

Families

45,061 ±1,271 Number of households
  • the Roanoke, VA Metro Area: 134,105 ±2,240
  • Virginia: 3,402,670 ±10,363
2.1 ±0.1 (95,421  ±31) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Roanoke, VA Metro Area: 2.3 306,414 (±0 / ±1,337)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Virginia: 2.5 8,479,742

Population by household type

Married couples48%†
  • Married couples
  • Male householder
  • Female householder
  • Non-family
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Married44%
  • Married
  • Single
* Universe: Population 15 years and over
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7.9% ±5.4% (1,859  ±1,271) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Roanoke, VA Metro Area: 7.3% † 5,010 (±2.5% / ±1,691)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Virginia: 5.3% 108,261 (±0.3% / ±5,659)

Women who gave birth during past year, by age group

0%15-1912%†20-2421%†25-2915%†30-351%†35-390%40-440%45-50
* Universe: Women 15 to 50 years
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Housing

49,356 ±21 Number of housing units
  • the Roanoke, VA Metro Area: 149,744 ±1,312
  • Virginia: 3,717,625 ±472

Occupied vs. Vacant

Occupied91%
  • Occupied
  • Vacant
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Ownership of occupied units

Owner occupied52%
  • Owner occupied
  • Renter occupied
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Types of structure

Single unit63%
  • Single unit
  • Multi-unit
  • Mobile home
  • Boat, RV, van, etc.
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$215,000 ±$17,123 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Roanoke, VA Metro Area: $258,300 ±$8,822
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Virginia: $382,900 ±$2,468

9.8% ±2.7% (9,448  ±2,606.7) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Roanoke, VA Metro Area: 8.7% † 27,103 (±1.4% / ±4,395.6)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Virginia: 13% 1,122,831 (±0.3% / ±25,630.1)

Social

89.3% ±6.5% (61,245  ±4,543.3) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in the Roanoke, VA Metro Area: 92.4% 209,198 (±3.2% / ±7,482.4)
  • about the same as the rate in Virginia: 91.5% 5,520,872 (±0.6% / ±37,318.4)
29.9% ±3.3% (20,490  ±2,285.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little less than the rate in the Roanoke, VA Metro Area: 30.8% 69,681 (±1.8% / ±4,198.4)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Virginia: 42.4% 2,561,362 (±0.4% / ±23,827.5)

Population by highest level of education

11%†No degree32%†High school27%†Some college17%†Bachelor's12%†Post-grad
* Universe: Population 25 years and over
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N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

Language at home, children 5-17

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Language at home, adults 18+

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9.3% (9,050  ±2,164) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.4 times the rate in the Roanoke, VA Metro Area: 6.6% † 20,563 (±0.9% / ±2,918)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Virginia: 13.4% 1,163,486

Place of birth for foreign-born population

7%†Europe33%Asia7%†Africa0%Oceania51%Latin America1%†Northern America
* ACS 2023 5-year data
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9.1% ±1.9% (6,786  ±1,416) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Roanoke, VA Metro Area: 8.1% † 20,208 (±0.8% / ±2,079)
  • about the same as the rate in Virginia: 9.1% 612,622 (±0.2% / ±11,609)

Veterans by wartime service

109†WWII209†Korea1,909†Vietnam1,512†Gulf (1990s)1,223†Gulf (2001-)
* Civilian veterans who served during wartime only; ACS 2023 5-year data
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6,786 Total veterans ±1,416 5,570 Male ±1,325 1,216 Female ±675

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This profile displays data from more than one ACS release. Charts not derived from ACS 2023 1-year data are noted with an *.

Citation: U.S. Census Bureau (2023). American Community Survey 1-year estimates. Retrieved from Census Reporter Profile page for Roanoke, VA <http://censusreporter.org/profiles/16000US5168000-roanoke-va/>

Citation: U.S. Census Bureau (2023). American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Retrieved from Census Reporter Profile page for Roanoke, VA <http://censusreporter.org/profiles/16000US5168000-roanoke-va/>