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Roanoke, VA Metro Area

315,456 Population
1,867.6 square miles 168.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

42.8 ±0.6 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$40,381 ±$1,774 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$72,557 ±$4,338 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

10.2% ±1.8% (31,445  ±5,510) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

22.2 minutes ±1 (2,872,440  ±180,466) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

132,167 ±3,286 Number of households
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.3 ±0.1 (308,116  ±1,512) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

4.9% ±1.6% (3,396  ±1,129) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

148,687 ±1,125 Number of housing units
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$278,000 ±$8,866 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

10.1% ±1.6% (31,401  ±4,893.2) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

92.3% ±3.1% (206,284  ±7,453.2) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
31.8% ±1.9% (70,989  ±4,240.1) 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

6.5% ±1% (20,578  ±3,282) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

7.2% ±0.9% (18,026  ±2,154) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
18,026 Total veterans ±2,154 16,095 Male ±1,748 1,931 Female ±811

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