Roanoke city, Virginia

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Roanoke city, Virginia is among the highest in the country for population per square mile (66th of 3,222 counties), and among the lowest in the country for homeownership rate.

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Key figures

Statistic	Roanoke city, Virginia	Virginia	United States	Rank
Total Population	98,355	8,705,170	334,922,499	632nd of 3,222
Median Household Income	$55,378	$93,170	$80,734	2446th of 3,221
Median Age	38.3	39.0	38.9	2535th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	30.0%	42.2%	35.7%	767th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$190,500	$383,700	$332,700	1513th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$996	$1,579	$1,413	1004th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	18.3%	9.9%	12.5%	739th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.6%	4.3%	5.2%	905th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	2,313.1	220.5	n/a	66th of 3,222
Foreign Born	8.0%	13.1%	14.1%	573rd of 3,222
Life Expectancy	71.4	n/a	n/a	2784th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	52.4%	67.3%	65.2%	3152nd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	19.0	27.3	26.4	2727th of 3,221
Worked from Home	11.8%	18.3%	15.1%	832nd of 3,222
Uninsured	9.6%	n/a	n/a	1741st of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	29.7%	48.7%	46.9%	3176th of 3,222
Broadband Access	82.3%	n/a	n/a	1808th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Roanoke city, Virginia

Statistic	Roanoke city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	55.3%	58.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	9.0%	11.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	27.7%	18.3%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	3.1%	6.9%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.1%	4.7%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	0.6%	0.6%
Diversity Index	60.7	60.7	61.4

Age in Roanoke city, Virginia

Statistic	Roanoke city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Median Age	38.3	39.0	38.9
Under 18 %	22.6%	21.7%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.4%	9.3%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	15.0%	13.5%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	13.0%	13.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	24.2%	25.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	17.8%	16.7%	17.2%

Households and families in Roanoke city, Virginia

Statistic	Roanoke city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Households	43,575	3,365,732	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.2	2.5	2.5
Family Households	51.5%	64.8%	64.2%
Households with Children	23.7%	30.2%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	21.8%	16.1%	17.3%
People Living Alone	39.4%	28.5%	28.7%
Never Married	41.6%	33.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Roanoke city, Virginia

Statistic	Roanoke city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Per Capita Income	$36,576	$50,666	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	23.2%	12.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	18.4%	14.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	13.2%	18.1%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	5.3%	17.7%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	18.3%	9.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	39.0%	23.2%	28.2%
SNAP Households	16.9%	9.1%	n/a

Housing in Roanoke city, Virginia

Statistic	Roanoke city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Housing Units	49,106	3,684,756	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	61.7%	61.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	22.2%	18.6%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	11.3%	8.7%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,958.0	1,984.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	47.6%	32.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	28.4%	29.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,893	$2,790	n/a

Education in Roanoke city, Virginia

Statistic	Roanoke city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Less than High School	10.3%	8.4%	10.4%
High School Graduate	32.4%	23.9%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	27.3%	25.5%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	18.5%	23.7%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	11.5%	18.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Roanoke city, Virginia

Statistic	Roanoke city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Labour Force Participation	62.1%	65.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	74.9%	67.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	2.4%	2.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.6%	2.1%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	34.8%	23.0%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	3.2%	8.9%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	11.0%	6.1%	n/a

Origins and language in Roanoke city, Virginia

Statistic	Roanoke city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Born in State of Residence	63.9%	48.8%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	2.8%	7.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	5.3%	5.7%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	89.1%	82.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	6.5%	7.9%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	7.5%	14.3%	16.7%

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