Montgomery County vs Roanoke County

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

Montgomery County and Roanoke County are counties in Virginia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Montgomery County has the higher population (99,159 vs 96,793 in Roanoke County). Roanoke County has the higher median household income ($82,931 vs $70,769 in Montgomery County). Montgomery County has the higher median home value ($283,600 vs $267,300 in Roanoke County).

Population, income & housing

	Montgomery County	Roanoke County
Population	99,159	96,793
Median age	30.2 yrs	43.7 yrs
Median household income	$70,769	$82,931
Median home value	$283,600	$267,300
Median gross rent	$1,206	$1,148
Housing units	42,229	42,251
Homeownership rate	54.7%	76.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	48.4%	37.4%
Unemployment rate	3.3%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Montgomery County	Roanoke County
Population	98,140 → 99,159 (+1.0%)	93,823 → 96,793 (+3.2%)
Median household income	$57,977 → $70,769 (+22.1%)	$68,948 → $82,931 (+20.3%)
Median home value	$227,100 → $283,600 (+24.9%)	$199,800 → $267,300 (+33.8%)
Median gross rent	$992 → $1,206 (+21.6%)	$956 → $1,148 (+20.1%)

Montgomery County

Population

98,14099,159

Median household income

$57,977$70,769

Median home value

$227,100$283,600

Median gross rent

$992$1,206

Roanoke County

Population

93,82396,793

Median household income

$68,948$82,931

Median home value

$199,800$267,300

Median gross rent

$956$1,148

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Montgomery County	Roanoke County
Under 5	3.8%	4.5%
5 to 17	11.5%	15.4%
18 to 24	28.0%	7.4%
25 to 34	12.5%	11.7%
35 to 44	10.8%	12.6%
45 to 54	9.9%	12.8%
55 to 64	9.7%	13.8%
65 to 74	8.3%	12.5%
75 and over	5.4%	9.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Montgomery County	Roanoke County
White (non-Hispanic)	81.5%	83.1%
Black or African American	3.9%	6.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.1%
Asian	6.2%	3.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.4%
Two or more races	2.9%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	4.6%	3.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Montgomery County	Roanoke County
No high school diploma	4.3%	6.2%
High school graduate	23.8%	28.5%
Some college or associate's	23.5%	27.9%
Bachelor's degree	22.6%	24.2%
Graduate or professional degree	25.8%	13.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Montgomery County	Roanoke County
Drove alone	70.3%	78.2%
Carpooled	6.4%	5.5%
Public transit	3.3%	0.3%
Walked	5.1%	0.9%
Bicycle	1.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.4%	14.1%
Other means	1.3%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Montgomery County	Roanoke County
1-unit, detached	53.5%	75.0%
1-unit, attached	7.1%	5.2%
2 to 4 units	7.4%	2.6%
5 to 19 units	17.5%	10.2%
20 or more units	5.0%	5.1%
Mobile home & other	9.5%	2.0%

Poverty & households

	Montgomery County	Roanoke County
Poverty rate	23.8%	7.3%
Average household size	2.41	2.41
Mean commute (minutes)	18	22
Median year structure built	1986	1978