Markle vs Roanoke

A side-by-side comparison of Markle and Roanoke: population, income, housing, and more.

Markle and Roanoke are places in Indiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Roanoke has the higher population (1,819 vs 1,154 in Markle). Roanoke has the higher median household income ($72,880 vs $54,000 in Markle). Roanoke has the higher median home value ($168,600 vs $131,500 in Markle).

Population, income & housing

	Markle	Roanoke
Population	1,154	1,819
Median age	45.7 yrs	39.6 yrs
Median household income	$54,000	$72,880
Median home value	$131,500	$168,600
Median gross rent	$750	$790
Housing units	494	902
Homeownership rate	69.9%	83.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.8%	25.5%
Unemployment rate	3.2%	4.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Markle	Roanoke
Population	1,435 → 1,154 (-19.6%)	1,688 → 1,819 (+7.8%)
Median household income	$51,563 → $54,000 (+4.7%)	$69,432 → $72,880 (+5.0%)
Median home value	$87,100 → $131,500 (+51.0%)	$127,800 → $168,600 (+31.9%)
Median gross rent	$676 → $750 (+10.9%)	$580 → $790 (+36.2%)

Markle

Population

1,4351,154

Median household income

$51,563$54,000

Median home value

$87,100$131,500

Median gross rent

$676$750

Roanoke

Population

1,6881,819

Median household income

$69,432$72,880

Median home value

$127,800$168,600

Median gross rent

$580$790

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Markle	Roanoke
Under 5	6.9%	7.3%
5 to 17	13.1%	12.8%
18 to 24	4.8%	6.9%
25 to 34	9.5%	16.8%
35 to 44	14.0%	11.1%
45 to 54	16.0%	13.4%
55 to 64	15.4%	14.2%
65 to 74	5.6%	11.3%
75 and over	14.6%	6.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Markle	Roanoke
White (non-Hispanic)	94.7%	92.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	0.3%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.5%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	2.1%	2.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Markle	Roanoke
No high school diploma	10.0%	4.8%
High school graduate	45.9%	40.6%
Some college or associate's	28.3%	29.1%
Bachelor's degree	11.5%	16.3%
Graduate or professional degree	4.3%	9.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Markle	Roanoke
Drove alone	74.5%	84.6%
Carpooled	9.1%	6.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.4%
Walked	1.9%	3.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	14.5%	5.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Markle	Roanoke
1-unit, detached	78.5%	80.6%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	2.3%
2 to 4 units	11.5%	3.4%
5 to 19 units	7.7%	3.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	5.3%
Mobile home & other	1.6%	5.0%

Poverty & households

	Markle	Roanoke
Poverty rate	14.9%	8.1%
Average household size	2.23	2.18
Mean commute (minutes)	24	29
Median year structure built	1961	1991