Roanoke County, Virginia

4 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 96,793
Median household income: $82,931
Median home value: $267,300

Roanoke County, Virginia counts 96,793 residents. 4 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $82,931 runs below the Virginia figure of $90,974.

Between 2019 and 2023, Roanoke County's population grew 3.2% from 93,823 to 96,793, while its median household income rose 20.3% from $68,948 to $82,931.

Households average 2.41 people. The median gross rent is $1,148.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 96,793
Median age: 43.7 yrs
Median household income: $82,931
Median home value: $267,300
Median gross rent: $1,148
Housing units: 42,251
Homeownership rate: 76.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 37.4%
Unemployment rate: 2.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

93,82396,793

Median household income

$68,948$82,931

Median home value

$199,800$267,300

Median gross rent

$956$1,148

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	93,823	$68,948	$199,800	$956
2020	94,103	$70,076	$207,300	$937
2021	96,303	$74,622	$215,800	$1,029
2022	96,653	$80,872	$245,800	$1,116
2023	96,793	$82,931	$267,300	$1,148

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.5%

5 to 1715.4%

18 to 247.4%

25 to 3411.7%

35 to 4412.6%

45 to 5412.8%

55 to 6413.8%

65 to 7412.5%

75 and over9.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	4,322	4.5%
5 to 17	14,890	15.4%
18 to 24	7,203	7.4%
25 to 34	11,286	11.7%
35 to 44	12,197	12.6%
45 to 54	12,408	12.8%
55 to 64	13,383	13.8%
65 to 74	12,092	12.5%
75 and over	9,012	9.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	80,473	83.1%
Black or African American	6,160	6.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	110	0.1%
Asian	3,484	3.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	20	0.0%
Some other race	342	0.4%
Two or more races	2,513	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,691	3.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.2%

High school graduate28.5%

Some college or associate's27.9%

Bachelor's degree24.2%

Graduate or professional degree13.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	4,373	6.2%
High school graduate	20,032	28.5%
Some college or associate's	19,663	27.9%
Bachelor's degree	17,049	24.2%
Graduate or professional degree	9,261	13.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone78.2%

Carpooled5.5%

Public transit0.3%

Walked0.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home14.1%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	35,962	78.2%
Carpooled	2,540	5.5%
Public transit	135	0.3%
Walked	392	0.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	6,499	14.1%
Other means	443	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	9,851	25.0%
15 to 29 min	19,331	49.0%
30 to 44 min	7,473	18.9%
45 to 59 min	1,412	3.6%
60+ min	1,405	3.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.41
Poverty rate: 7.3% (6,858 of 94,400)

	Count	Share
Family households	25,298	64.5%
Nonfamily households	13,933	35.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	39,231	92.9%
Vacant	3,020	7.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	29,919	76.3%
Renter-occupied	9,312	23.7%

1-unit, detached75.0%

1-unit, attached5.2%

2 to 4 units2.6%

5 to 19 units10.2%

20 or more units5.1%

Mobile home & other2.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	31,672	75.0%
1-unit, attached	2,176	5.2%
2 to 4 units	1,096	2.6%
5 to 19 units	4,324	10.2%
20 or more units	2,154	5.1%
Mobile home & other	829	2.0%

Geography

County GEOID: 51161
State: Virginia
Land area: 251 sq mi
Water area: 0.68 sq mi
Center point: 37.3308, -80.1912

Cities & places

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