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Roanoke County, VA

Demographic and economic profile of Roanoke County, VA, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Roanoke County is a suburban county of roughly 97,000 residents with a low unemployment rate of 2.9% and a median household income of $83,709, sitting well above typical rural Virginia benchmarks. The workforce of about 59,000 participants (60.7% labor force participation) is relatively well-educated, with 37.4% holding a bachelor's degree or higher and 93.8% holding at least a high school diploma, while median worker earnings run $48,688. The county's 3.4% population growth over five years accompanies affordable housing by regional standards—median home value of $267,300 and median gross rent of $1,148—alongside a low poverty rate of 7.3% and a short mean commute of 22 minutes.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

97,334

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$83,709

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

43.5 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+3.4% since 2018

Roanoke County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone80,836 (83.3%)
  • Black or African American Alone6,284 (6.5%)
  • Asian Alone3,681 (3.8%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races2,512 (2.6%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race1,999 (2.1%)
  • Some Other Race Alone1,356 (1.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish3,332
  2. 2.Other Indo-European1,551
  3. 3.Other Asian and Pacific Island805
  4. 4.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)543
  5. 5.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic398

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

19.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

58.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

21.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

6.8%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

6,184

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

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Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$44,817

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

2.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

7.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance12,966
  2. 2.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services5,494
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)4,832
  4. 4.Manufacturing (Group)4,501
  5. 5.Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing3,722

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations21,828
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations9,574
  3. 3.Service Occupations7,306
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations5,971
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations2,424

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.50×)1,612
  2. 2.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.34×)3,675
  3. 3.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (LQ 1.18×)3,685
  4. 4.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.18×)12,879
  5. 5.Public Administration (LQ 1.07×)2,367

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$267,300

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,148/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

75.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,9996,987 (23.2%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9995,021 (16.7%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9994,848 (16.1%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9993,713 (12.3%)
  • $500,000 to $749,9992,153 (7.2%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9992,080 (6.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

37.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

93.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

60.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$48,688

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

21.8 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

4.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone35,484 (76.6%)
  • Worked At Home7,134 (15.4%)
  • Carpooled2,793 (6.0%)
  • Walked340 (0.7%)
  • Other308 (0.7%)
  • Public Transit120 (0.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.