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

131,851 Population
60.3 square miles 2,187.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.3 ±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

$35,182 ±$2,134 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Virginia: $50,866 ±$378
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$59,607 ±$2,912 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

13.9% ±3.6% (17,843  ±4,560) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Virginia: 9.8% 835,556 (±0.3% / ±26,795)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

19.4 minutes ±0.5 (1,046,995  ±43,080) 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

56,509 ±2,220 Number of households
  • Virginia: 3,449,307 ±12,826
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.3 ±0.1 (128,010  ±2,176) 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

6% ±2.9% (1,903  ±935) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Virginia: 5.1% 105,908 (±0.3% / ±5,796)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

63,921 ±1,273 Number of housing units
  • Virginia: 3,746,211 ±965
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$223,600 ±$11,939 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

10.4% ±2.8% (13,473  ±3,599.1) 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

89.2% ±5% (79,456  ±5,040.2) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than 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)
27.2% ±2.9% (24,247  ±2,641.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Virginia: 43.3% 2,649,382 (±0.4% / ±26,359.7)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

9.1% ±0.8% (11,321  ±928.4) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about half the rate in Virginia: 17.4% 1,432,901 (±0.1% / ±11,136.7)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 22.3% 70,375,520 (±0.1% / ±221,008.6)

9.4% ±2.2% (12,351  ±2,858) Foreign-born population
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Virginia: 13.6% 1,193,581
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

5.3% ±1% (5,457  ±1,065) Population with veteran status
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Virginia: 8.9% 602,994 (±0.2% / ±11,787)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
5,457 Total veterans ±1,065 5,179 Male ±1,003 278 Female ±213

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