Roanoke city, Virginia (VA)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 6,592
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 23,632
Renter-occupied apartments: 19,311 (it was 18,371 in 2000)
% of renters here: | 44% |
State: | 33% |
Land area: 43 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population density: 2282 people per square mile (very high).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (26.8%), Retail trade (11.9%), Manufacturing (11.1%), Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (10.5%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 84%
- Government: 13%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 3%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 54,95556.2%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 28,34229.0%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 7,2227.4%Hispanic or Latino
- 3,4843.6%Two or more races
- 3,0533.1%Asian alone
- 7050.7%Some other race alone
- 750.08%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone - 110.01%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
Median resident age: | 39.2 years |
Virginia median age: | 39.0 years |
Males: 44,541 | (45.5%) |
Females: 53,306 | (54.5%) |
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Roanoke city: | 2.0 people |
Virginia: | 3 people |
Estimated median household income in 2022: $49,570 ($30,719 in 1999)
This county: | $49,570 |
Virginia: | $85,873 |
Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $773 (lower quartile is $594, upper quartile is $937)
This county: | $773 |
State: | $1270 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $183,400 (it was $80,100 in 2000)
Roanoke city: | $183,400 |
Virginia: | $365,700 |
Mean price in 2022:
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,202Detached houses: $238,448
Here: $238,448 State: $472,865 Townhouses or other attached units: $285,106
Here: $285,106 State: $457,437 In 2-unit structures: $163,863
Here: $163,863 State: $396,289 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $291,184
Here: $291,184 State: $252,346 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $273,124
Here: $273,124 State: $382,551 Mobile homes: $102,422
Here: $102,422 State: $100,736
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $450
Institutionalized population: 1,083
Health of residents in Roanoke city based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2013 to 2021:
General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.4. This is about average.72.7% of residents exercised in the past month. This is about average.
43.5% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is about average.
47.1% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is less than average.
74.4% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is about average.
Average weight of males is 196 pounds. This is about average.
Average weight of females is 163 pounds. This is about average.
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,642 (0.8%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,649 (1.0%)
Roanoke city: | 20.2% |
Virginia: | 10.6% |
Median age of residents in 2022: 39.2 years old
(Males: 38.8 years old, Females: 39.7 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 43.0 years old, Black residents: 37.1 years old, Asian residents: 33.5 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 28.5 years old, Other race residents: 33.1 years old)
Area name: Roanoke, VA HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Roanoke city is $456 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $589 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $747 a month.
Neighboring counties: Dade County, Missouri , San Benito County, California , Howell County, Missouri , Jasper County, Missouri , Owsley County, Kentucky , Bedford city , Norfolk city .
Here: | 3.1% |
Virginia: | 2.7% |
Current college students: 3,590
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 89.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 30.6%
Number of foreign born residents: 8,891 (28.0% naturalized citizens)
Roanoke city: | 9.1% |
Whole state: | 12.7% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 3,1252010 or later
- 1,7522000 to 2009
- 9131990 to 1999
- 4531980 to 1989
- 2811970 to 1979
- 347Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 98.9%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 28,506
- One, attached: 1,856
- Two: 4,361
- 3 or 4: 2,139
- 5 to 9: 3,555
- 10 to 19: 3,531
- 20 to 49: 1,961
- 50 or more: 2,643
- Mobile homes: 602
Housing units in Roanoke city with a mortgage: 14,270 (1,395 second mortgage, 173 home equity loan, 565 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,050
Here: | 93.3% with mortgage |
State: | 97.2% with mortgage |
Food Environment Statistics:
Roanoke city: | 2.59 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 2.03 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 0.32 / 10,000 pop. |
Virginia: | 0.17 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 2.59 / 10,000 pop. |
Virginia: | 1.43 / 10,000 pop. |
Roanoke city: | 4.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Virginia: | 4.03 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 13.38 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 7.65 / 10,000 pop. |
Roanoke city: | 11.7% |
Virginia: | 9.3% |
Roanoke city: | 29.3% |
State: | 26.7% |
Here: | 15.6% |
State: | 18.6% |
Earthquake activity:
Roanoke city-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Virginia state average. It is 31% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 119.0 miles away from Roanoke city center
On 8/9/2020 at 12:07:37, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MW, Depth: 4.7 mi) earthquake occurred 83.9 miles away from the county center
On 7/27/1980 at 18:52:21, a magnitude 5.2 (5.1 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 UK, 5.2 UK) earthquake occurred 227.3 miles away from the county center
On 12/9/2003 at 20:59:18, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 ML, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 107.4 miles away from the county center
On 12/9/2003 at 20:59:14, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB, 4.5 LG) earthquake occurred 114.8 miles away from Roanoke city center
On 8/25/2011 at 05:07:52, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 ML, Depth: 4.2 mi) earthquake occurred 118.4 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 55,958 (78.9%)
- Carpooled: 4,615 (6.5%)
- Bus: 726 (1.0%)
- Light rail, streetcar or trolley: 2 (0.0%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 817 (1.2%)
- Bicycle: 74 (0.1%)
- Walked: 954 (1.3%)
- Worked at home: 5,953 (8.4%)
- Health care and social assistance (37%)
- Retail trade (11%)
- Educational services (10%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
- Manufacturing (6%)
- Other services, except public administration (6%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Health care and social assistance (35%)
- Retail trade (10%)
- Educational services (9%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
- Manufacturing (6%)
- Other services, except public administration (6%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Management occupations (18%)
- Production occupations (11%)
- Sales and related occupations (11%)
- Material moving occupations (8%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (7%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (5%)
- Transportation occupations (5%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (17%)
- Business and financial operations occupations (10%)
- Healthcare support occupations (9%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (7%)
- Health technologists and technicians (6%)
- Production occupations (6%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (6%)
- Afghanistan (14%)
- Honduras (12%)
- Mexico (10%)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (7%)
- Congo (5%)
- Korea (5%)
- Cuba (4%)
- American (12%)
- English (11%)
- Irish (6%)
- German (5%)
- African (3%)
- European (2%)
- Afghan (2%)
People in group quarters in Roanoke city, Virginia in 2010:
- 611 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
- 555 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 517 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 247 people in other noninstitutional facilities
- 87 people in group homes intended for adults
- 84 people in college/university student housing
- 14 people in residential treatment centers for adults
- 8 people in correctional facilities intended for juveniles
- 3 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
People in group quarters in Roanoke city, Virginia in 2000:
- 1,055 people in nursing homes
- 618 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 615 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 101 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 59 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 24 people in other group homes
- 20 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 18 people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 17 people in other types of correctional institutions
- 8 people in halfway houses
- 3 people in religious group quarters
9.75% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($47,605 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 9.75% |
Virginia average: | 10.16% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
6.56% relocated from other counties in Virginia ($29,628 average AGI)
3.19% relocated from other states ($17,977 average AGI)
Roanoke city: 3.19% Virginia average: 3.91%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Roanoke County, VA | 2.58% ($48,676 average AGI) |
from Salem city, VA | 0.70% ($39,353) |
from Franklin County, VA | 0.44% ($37,864) |
from Botetourt County, VA | 0.42% ($41,669) |
from Bedford County, VA | 0.42% ($34,795) |
from Montgomery County, VA | 0.34% ($41,902) |
from Lynchburg city, VA | 0.12% ($30,479) |
10.75% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($49,383 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 10.75% |
Virginia average: | 10.20% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
7.58% relocated to other counties in Virginia ($33,778 average AGI)
3.17% relocated to other states ($15,605 average AGI)
Roanoke city: 3.17% Virginia average: 3.98%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Roanoke County, VA | 3.38% ($50,942 average AGI) |
to Salem city, VA | 0.75% ($43,299) |
to Botetourt County, VA | 0.55% ($67,203) |
to Franklin County, VA | 0.51% ($51,434) |
to Bedford County, VA | 0.47% ($41,054) |
to Montgomery County, VA | 0.21% ($34,771) |
to Mecklenburg County, NC | 0.13% ($45,481) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 16.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 13.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 12.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 12.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 12.6
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 5.0%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 17,537 (13,194 aged, 4,343 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 1,209 (5%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Roanoke city, Virginia in 1999 - 2019:
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (1,539)
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (1,296)
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (1,149)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (1,078)
- Unspecified dementia (1,021)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (783)
- Congestive heart failure (729)
- Cardiac arrhythmia, unspecified (640)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (560)
- Pneumonia, unspecified (546)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 35,798
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 783
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 92,931
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,115
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,343
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 10
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 51
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 124
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 13
Beer, wine & liquor stores per 100,000 population in 2005: 1
Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 120.9. This is more than state average.
- Firearm - 78.1
- Other - 42.9
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 162.3. This is more than state average.
- Firearm - 98.0
- Other - 64.3
Household type by relationship:
Households: 97,847- Male householders: 19,599 (8,427 living alone), Female householders: 24,944 (10,607 living alone)
12,362 spouses (12,094 opposite-sex spouses), 4,294 unmarried partners, (3,958 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 27,110 children (24,799 natural, 976 adopted, 1,335 stepchildren), 1,960 grandchildren, 772 brothers or sisters, 1,058 parents, 93 foster children, 1,549 other relatives, 2,537 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 1,569
Size of family households: 11,102 2-persons, 5,314 3-persons, 2,935 4-persons, 1,748 5-persons, 418 6-persons, 352 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 19,034 1-person, 3,236 2-persons, 290 3-persons, 77 4-persons, 37 5-persons.
8,891 married couples with children.
10,585 single-parent households (1,986 men, 8,599 women).
90.1% of residents of Roanoke city speak English at home.
5.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (61% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 23% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).
2.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (59% speak English very well, 33% speak English well, 4% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
1.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (69% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 4% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak other language at home (54% speak English very well, 38% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $1,040,250,000 ($11,264 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $209,321,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $388,577,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $176,756,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $6,228,000
Federal grants: $145,760,000
Federal procurement contracts: $213,524,000 ($183,113,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $109,405,000 ($6,523,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $9,429,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $65,826,000
Federal Government insurance: $105,006,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 6,867Here: | 74 per 1000 residents |
State: | 70 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 6,520
Here: | 70 per 1000 residents |
State: | 40 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +965
Here: | +10 per 1000 residents |
State: | +18 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -3,419
Here: | -37 per 1000 residents |
State: | +14 per 1000 residents |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.00 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)
Here: | 6.8 |
State: | 7.0 |
Here: | 4.2 |
State: | 4.3 |
- Year house built in Roanoke city, Virginia
- 3192020 or later
- 1,4752010 to 2019
- 2,7832000 to 2009
- 2,5191990 to 1999
- 2,8731980 to 1989
- 5,5011970 to 1979
- 6,1601960 to 1969
- 9,9551950 to 1959
- 5,8991940 to 1949
- 11,6701939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Roanoke city, Virginia
- 01 room
- 02 rooms
- 563 rooms
- 1,2914 rooms
- 3,3365 rooms
- 5,3366 rooms
- 4,6797 rooms
- 3,6508 rooms
- 4,1179+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Roanoke city, Virginia
- 2,6671 room
- 1,3992 rooms
- 2,9703 rooms
- 5,8724 rooms
- 3,9065 rooms
- 3,1146 rooms
- 6337 rooms
- 5168 rooms
- 1,0019+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Roanoke city, Virginia
- 0no bedroom
- 7051 bedroom
- 4,0442 bedrooms
- 11,7893 bedrooms
- 5,3894 bedrooms
- 5385+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Roanoke city, Virginia
- 2,852no bedroom
- 5,4141 bedroom
- 7,9022 bedrooms
- 4,8503 bedrooms
- 9944 bedrooms
- 665+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Roanoke city in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 497no vehicle
- 7,6451 vehicle
- 10,3972 vehicles
- 2,7633 vehicles
- 6794 vehicles
- 4845+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Roanoke city in renter-occupied apartments
- 4,242no vehicle
- 12,3931 vehicle
- 3,9482 vehicles
- 1,4593 vehicles
- 04 vehicles
- 365+ vehicles
86.3% of Roanoke city residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 32% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 66% lived in Virginia.
Roanoke city: | 86.3% |
State average: | 86.6% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 60,992
- Other state: 27,387
- Northeast: 8,252
- Midwest: 4,101
- South: 12,681
- West: 2,353
- 57.5%Utility gas
- 32.1%Electricity
- 7.7%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 1.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.5%Wood
- 0.2%Other fuel
- 62.7%Electricity
- 32.9%Utility gas
- 2.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 0.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.7%Other fuel
- 0.3%No fuel used
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Here: | 15.1% |
Virginia: | 13.2% |
Here: | 5.8% |
Virginia: | 10.2% |
Here: | 28.2% |
Virginia: | 18.7% |
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2004:
- Total number of recipients: 3,951
- Number of aged recipients: 274
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 3,677
- Number of recipients under 18: 677
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 2,609
- Number of recipients older than 64: 665
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 1,529
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 1,636
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 23 full tracts) | ||||||||||||||
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans | B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings | D) Home Improvement Loans | E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families | F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D) | G) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A B C & D) | ||||||||
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Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
LOANS ORIGINATED | 581 | $114,821 | 424 | $133,689 | 1,577 | $137,940 | 133 | $42,489 | 15 | $1,166,733 | 212 | $99,193 | 3 | $64,000 |
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 9 | $96,222 | 13 | $125,923 | 92 | $138,707 | 16 | $88,438 | 1 | $259,000 | 8 | $62,500 | 0 | $0 |
APPLICATIONS DENIED | 63 | $99,302 | 71 | $101,380 | 637 | $120,342 | 117 | $35,427 | 1 | $190,000 | 81 | $81,494 | 0 | $0 |
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 50 | $93,440 | 40 | $130,775 | 363 | $128,468 | 23 | $47,130 | 0 | $0 | 34 | $81,735 | 0 | $0 |
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 15 | $108,133 | 5 | $107,400 | 94 | $119,160 | 6 | $33,833 | 0 | $0 | 7 | $144,714 | 0 | $0 |
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 23 full tracts) | ||||||
A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | B) Refinancings | C) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A & B) | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
LOANS ORIGINATED | 51 | $136,490 | 29 | $173,345 | 2 | $53,500 |
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 9 | $117,333 | 8 | $164,750 | 2 | $123,500 |
APPLICATIONS DENIED | 9 | $123,444 | 6 | $161,667 | 2 | $111,500 |
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 3 | $211,000 | 0 | $0 |
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 1 | $56,000 | 0 | $0 | 1 | $56,000 |
Most common first names in Roanoke city, VA among deceased individuals | ||
Name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Mary | 1,572 | 79.6 years |
James | 1,541 | 72.1 years |
William | 1,488 | 72.8 years |
John | 1,232 | 74.0 years |
Robert | 937 | 71.3 years |
Charles | 722 | 72.1 years |
George | 659 | 75.1 years |
Virginia | 530 | 78.1 years |
Ruth | 487 | 80.5 years |
Margaret | 485 | 77.6 years |
Most common last names in Roanoke city, VA among deceased individuals | ||
Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Smith | 617 | 73.1 years |
Brown | 477 | 73.8 years |
Jones | 432 | 73.7 years |
Johnson | 404 | 74.5 years |
Martin | 399 | 76.5 years |
Williams | 348 | 72.9 years |
Davis | 275 | 75.9 years |
Wright | 255 | 74.6 years |
Thomas | 241 | 75.9 years |
Harris | 237 | 75.7 years |
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- #21 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for 3rd party candidates in the 2012 Presidential Election (pop. 50,000+)"
- #41 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of deaths per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #89 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"