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

133,007 Population
60.3 square miles 2,205.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2019 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.1 ±0.9 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Virginia: 38.5 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.5 ±0.1

Economics

$27,728 ±$1,819 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Virginia: $40,635 ±$381
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $35,672 ±$76
$48,004 ±$3,768 Median household income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Virginia: $76,456 ±$842
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $65,712 ±$118

18.3% ±2.5% (23,494  ±3,192) Persons below poverty line
  • nearly double the rate in Virginia: 9.9% 822,775 (±0.3% / ±24,460)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.3% 39,490,096 (±0.1% / ±242,000)

22.6 minutes ±0.7 (1,354,720  ±50,221) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2019 5-year data
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Virginia: 28.7 113,970,800 (±0.1 / ±433,038)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.9 3,901,729,885 (±0.1 / ±9,072,499)

Families

54,442 ±1,757 Number of households
  • Virginia: 3,191,847 ±12,998
  • United States: 122,802,852 ±137,327
2.4 ±0.1 (128,463  ±2,220) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Virginia: 2.6 8,290,622 (±0)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.6 320,155,161

3% ±1.7% (939  ±530) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Virginia: 4.9% 98,004 (±0.3% / ±5,464)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 5% 3,877,882 (±0% / ±31,847)

Housing

62,053 ±1,212 Number of housing units
  • Virginia: 3,562,258 ±463
  • United States: 139,686,209 ±6,973

$156,100 ±$7,977 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about half the amount in Virginia: $288,800 ±$2,150
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $240,500 ±$451

14.1% ±3.5% (18,637  ±4,648.1) Moved since previous year
  • a little less than the rate in Virginia: 14.7% 1,238,177 (±0.4% / ±30,524.3)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,322,377 (±0.1% / ±198,054.6)

Social

88.2% ±4.8% (81,238  ±4,831.3) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Virginia: 90% 5,288,045 (±0.6% / ±35,481.6)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 88.6% 199,280,027 (±0.1% / ±269,390.9)
23.4% ±2.7% (21,511  ±2,528.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Virginia: 39.6% 2,325,070 (±0.4% / ±22,247.5)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 33.1% 74,501,651 (±0.1% / ±162,862.7)

7.6% ±0.8% (9,467  ±1,047.4) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2019 5-year data
  • about half the rate in Virginia: 16.3% 1,296,959 (±0.1% / ±9,717.1)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 21.6% 65,947,773 (±0.1% / ±212,842.9)

4.8% ±0.8% (6,365  ±1,086) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Virginia: 12.7% 1,083,823 (±0.2% / ±18,291)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,932,901 (±0.1% / ±177,477)

8.5% ±1.5% (8,866  ±1,519) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Virginia: 10% 655,698 (±0.2% / ±13,319)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.9% 17,418,351 (±0% / ±77,987)
8,866 Total veterans ±1,519 8,070 Male ±1,465 796 Female ±438

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