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Roanoke Valley-Alleghany Regional Commission (Roanoke, Salem Cities & Vinton Town) PUMA, VA

132,624 Population
60.3 square miles 2,199.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2020 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.7 ±0.4 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Virginia: 38.4 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.2 ±0.1

Economics

$30,693 ±$1,625 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Virginia: $41,255 ±$272
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $35,384 ±$91
$49,005 ±$1,438 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Virginia: $76,398 ±$361
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $64,994 ±$128

17.5% ±1.2% (22,480  ±1,591) Persons below poverty line
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Virginia: 10% 826,708 (±0.2% / ±14,162)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 12.8% 40,910,326 (±0.1% / ±258,486)

21.6 minutes ±0.6 (1,272,125  ±45,070) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Virginia: 28.6 110,956,265 (±0.1 / ±540,678)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.9 3,837,803,315 (±0.1 / ±8,076,551)

Families

55,253 ±736 Number of households
  • Virginia: 3,184,121 ±7,450
  • United States: 122,354,219 ±211,970
2.3 ±0 (128,053  ±493) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Virginia: 2.6 8,264,926 (±0)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.6 318,495,974

4.2% ±1% (1,293  ±295) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Virginia: 5% 100,668 (±0.1% / ±2,317)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,982,654 (±0% / ±21,427)

Housing

61,847 ±347 Number of housing units
  • Virginia: 3,537,788 ±739
  • United States: 138,432,751 ±11,188

$148,000 ±$3,702 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about half the amount in Virginia: $282,800 ±$1,117
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $229,800 ±$188

16.4% ±1.4% (21,496  ±1,811.8) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Virginia: 14.8% 1,243,222 (±0.2% / ±14,246.1)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 13.8% 44,657,396 (±0% / ±138,910.3)

Social

88.2% ±2.2% (81,736  ±2,093) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Virginia: 90.3% 5,268,348 (±0.3% / ±18,788.5)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 88.5% 197,274,154 (±0.1% / ±241,896.7)
25.5% ±1.3% (23,624  ±1,176.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Virginia: 39.5% 2,304,490 (±0.2% / ±11,733.8)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 32.9% 73,356,319 (±0.1% / ±147,645.6)

7.7% ±0.8% (9,598  ±1,022.7) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about half the rate in Virginia: 16.4% 1,311,593 (±0.1% / ±10,604.6)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 21.5% 66,093,076 (±0.1% / ±186,870.8)

5.9% ±0.6% (7,878  ±761) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in Virginia: 12.6% 1,068,489 (±0.1% / ±9,828)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 13.5% 44,125,628 (±0% / ±136,982)

7.9% ±0.7% (8,231  ±771) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Virginia: 10.4% 674,242 (±0.1% / ±6,199)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 7.1% 17,835,456 (±0% / ±52,869)
8,231 Total veterans ±771 7,454 Male ±697 777 Female ±232

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