Roanoke vs Sanger

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

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

Roanoke has the higher population (9,947 vs 9,302 in Sanger). Roanoke has the higher median household income ($100,986 vs $88,987 in Sanger). Roanoke has the higher median home value ($454,500 vs $284,500 in Sanger).

Population, income & housing

	Roanoke	Sanger
Population	9,947	9,302
Median age	38.9 yrs	32.7 yrs
Median household income	$100,986	$88,987
Median home value	$454,500	$284,500
Median gross rent	$1,814	$1,304
Housing units	4,287	3,793
Homeownership rate	55.7%	74.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	47.5%	24.6%
Unemployment rate	4.0%	2.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Roanoke	Sanger
Population	8,341 → 9,947 (+19.3%)	8,235 → 9,302 (+13.0%)
Median household income	$97,833 → $100,986 (+3.2%)	$65,727 → $88,987 (+35.4%)
Median home value	$324,900 → $454,500 (+39.9%)	$152,500 → $284,500 (+86.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,288 → $1,814 (+40.8%)	$1,161 → $1,304 (+12.3%)

Roanoke

Population

8,3419,947

Median household income

$97,833$100,986

Median home value

$324,900$454,500

Median gross rent

$1,288$1,814

Sanger

Population

8,2359,302

Median household income

$65,727$88,987

Median home value

$152,500$284,500

Median gross rent

$1,161$1,304

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Roanoke	Sanger
Under 5	6.9%	9.1%
5 to 17	20.2%	16.1%
18 to 24	5.4%	9.4%
25 to 34	12.2%	19.7%
35 to 44	17.3%	15.8%
45 to 54	18.7%	6.7%
55 to 64	11.9%	11.8%
65 to 74	4.0%	7.4%
75 and over	3.3%	4.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Roanoke	Sanger
White (non-Hispanic)	59.0%	70.6%
Black or African American	4.5%	4.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	7.1%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.5%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	21.4%	22.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Roanoke	Sanger
No high school diploma	9.5%	9.0%
High school graduate	15.5%	32.3%
Some college or associate's	27.5%	34.2%
Bachelor's degree	32.3%	14.9%
Graduate or professional degree	15.2%	9.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Roanoke	Sanger
Drove alone	72.9%	83.3%
Carpooled	6.2%	6.2%
Public transit	0.0%	1.0%
Walked	0.2%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	19.6%	8.0%
Other means	1.2%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Roanoke	Sanger
1-unit, detached	50.8%	78.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	4.4%	6.9%
5 to 19 units	14.6%	7.8%
20 or more units	22.2%	1.1%
Mobile home & other	8.1%	4.3%

Poverty & households

	Roanoke	Sanger
Poverty rate	2.2%	7.1%
Average household size	2.47	2.63
Mean commute (minutes)	27	29
Median year structure built	2007	2003