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Roanoke County

Population in July 2007: 26,296.
Males: 12,441  (47.3%)
Females: 13,855  (52.7%)

Median resident age:  40.9 years
Virginia median age:  35.7 years

Zip codes: 24018.


Estimated median household income in 2007: $64,050 (it was $51,182 in 2000)
Cave Spring:  $64,050
Virginia:  $59,562

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $35,757
Cave Spring:  $35,757
Virginia:  $31,177

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $204,422 (it was $131,000 in 2000)
Cave Spring:  $204,422
Virginia:  $262,100

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Races in Cave Spring:

  • White Non-Hispanic (92.0%)
  • Black (2.4%)
  • Hispanic (1.5%)
  • Asian Indian (1.2%)
  • Two or more races (1.1%)
  • Chinese (0.5%)

2008 cost of living index in Cave Spring: 82.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: English (18.3%), German (17.2%), United States (14.0%), Irish (12.6%), Scottish (4.6%), Italian (4.4%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 1140 feet

Land area: 11.8 square miles.

Population density: 2223 people per square mile 
 
 (low).

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For population 25 years and over in Cave Spring

  • High school or higher: 94.4%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 41.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 14.4%
  • Unemployed: 1.6%
  • Mean travel time to work: 19.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Cave Spring CDP

  • Never married: 20.6%
  • Now married: 60.2%
  • Separated: 1.8%
  • Widowed: 6.7%
  • Divorced: 10.7%

1,186 residents are foreign born (1.8% Asia, 1.0% Latin America, 0.9% Europe, 0.8% Africa).

This place:  4.8%
Virginia:  8.1%


According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Cave Spring, Virginia in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Cave Spring to the number of sex offenders is 26296 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this place is a lot smaller than the state average.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Cave Spring:  1.0% ($1,330)
Virginia:  1.0% ($1,143)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Roanoke, VA (4.1 miles , pop. 94,911).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Greensboro, NC (80.4 miles , pop. 223,891).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (324.9 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Roanoke, VA (2.0 miles ), Salem, VA (2.1 miles ), Vinton, VA (2.6 miles ), Hollins, VA (2.8 miles ), Boones Mill, VA (2.9 miles ), Cloverdale, VA (3.2 miles ), Elliston-Lafayette, VA (3.4 miles ), Laymantown, VA (3.5 miles ).

Latitude: 37.23 N, Longitude: 80.01 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -1,757 (-7.0%)
Workers who live and work in this place: 3,036 (22.8%)

Area code commonly used in this area: 540

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Historical population

Most common industries for males (%):



  • Health care (8%)
  • Construction (7%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Rail transportation (4%)
  • Educational services (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):



  • Health care (20%)
  • Educational services (13%)
  • Finance and insurance (12%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Public administration (4%)
  • Social assistance (3%)

Most common occupations for males (%)



  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Top executives (5%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
  • Computer specialists (4%)
  • Physicians and surgeons (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)



  • Registered nurses (7%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)



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Cave Spring-area historical tornado activity is below Virginia state average. It is 54% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/17/1953, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 2.3 miles away from the Cave Spring place center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

On 4/4/1974, a category 2 tornado 4.8 miles away from the place center caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


Cave Spring-area historical earthquake activity is below Virginia state average. It is 93% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 10/21/1998 at 05:56:47, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, 3.3 LG, Depth: 8.3 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 90.8 miles away from Cave Spring center
On 4/22/1991 at 01:01:20, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 9.1 mi) earthquake occurred 50.2 miles away from the city center
On 6/26/1995 at 00:36:17, a magnitude 3.5 (3.1 MB, 3.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 86.7 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Cave Spring:
  • CARILION MEDICAL CENTER (about 4 miles; ROANOKE, VA)
  • COLUMBIA LEWIS-GALE MEDICAL CENTER (about 6 miles; SALEM, VA)
  • CATAWBA HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; CATAWBA, VA)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Cave Spring:
  • VIRGINIA WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 3 miles; ROANOKE, VA; Full-time enrollment: 3,535)
  • NATIONAL BUSINESS COLLEGE (about 6 miles; SALEM, VA; FT enrollment: 2,382)
  • VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIV (about 20 miles; BLACKSBURG, VA; FT enrollment: 25,754)
  • RADFORD UNIVERSITY (about 31 miles; RADFORD, VA; FT enrollment: 8,034)
  • NEW RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 38 miles; DUBLIN, VA; FT enrollment: 2,262)
  • LIBERTY UNIVERSITY (about 45 miles; LYNCHBURG, VA; FT enrollment: 5,348)
  • WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY (about 49 miles; LEXINGTON, VA; FT enrollment: 2,063)

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Notable locations in Cave Spring: Olympic Park Pool (A), Castle Rock Swim Club (B), Colonnade Corporate Center (C), Forest Hills Swim Club (D), Hunting Hills Country Club (E), Cave Spring Fire Station Number 3 (F), Roanoke County Adminstration Building (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

Shopping Centers: Ridgewood Farms Shopping Center (1), Cave Spring Corner Shopping Center (2), Oak Grove Plaza Shopping Center (3), Tanglewood Mall Shopping Center (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Cave Spring include: Piney Grove Church (A), Roanoke Valley Church (B), Colonial Church (C), Saint Johns Church (D), Bellvue Church (E), Slate Hill Church (F), Windsor Hills Church (G), Central Church (H), Our Lady of Nazareth Catholic Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Hackett Cemetery (1), Muse Cemetery (2), James E Day Cemetery (3), Bellvue Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoir: Kimble Lake (A). Display/hide its location on the map

 

Average household size:
This place:  2.3 people
Virginia:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  64.4%
Whole state:  68.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  3.4%
Whole state:  4.7%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  3.2%
Whole state:  9.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This place:  1.9%
Whole state:  4.3%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Cave Spring, VA


55 people in nursing homes


Cave Spring compared to Virginia state average:
  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage below state average.


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2004 Presidential Election results in Roanoke County Virginia:




Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (56%)
  • Electricity (35%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (7%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

9.40% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($42,724 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  9.40%
Virginia average:  11.06%

0.04% of residents moved from foreign countries ($56 average AGI)
Roanoke County:  0.04%
Virginia average:  0.41%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Roanoke city, VA  3.19% ($37,304 average AGI)
from Botetourt County, VA  0.57% ($37,686)
from Salem city, VA  0.50% ($40,413)


8.70% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($45,458 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.70%
Virginia average:  10.78%

0.03% of residents moved to foreign countries ($49 average AGI)
Roanoke County:  0.03%
Virginia average:  0.22%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Roanoke city, VA  3.09% ($31,028 average AGI)
to Botetourt County, VA  0.58% ($58,291)
to Salem city, VA  0.53% ($45,684)


Strongest AM radio stations in Cave Spring:
  • WFIR (960 AM; 5 kW; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: MEL WHEELER, INC.)
  • WRIS (1410 AM; 5 kW; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: WRIS INC.)
  • WVBE (610 AM; 5 kW; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: MEL WHEELER, INC.)
  • WKBA (1550 AM; daytime; 10 kW; VINTON, VA; Owner: TINKER CREEK BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • WTOY (1480 AM; 5 kW; SALEM, VA; Owner: WARD BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WGMN (1240 AM; 1 kW; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WWWR (910 AM; 1 kW; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: PERCEPTION MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WFNR (710 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BLACKSBURG, VA; Owner: PERCEPTION MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WTRU (830 AM; 50 kW; KERNERSVILLE, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WKNV (890 AM; daytime; 10 kW; FAIRLAWN, VA; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • WLLL (930 AM; 10 kW; LYNCHBURG, VA; Owner: HUBBARD'S ADVERTISING AGENCY, INC.)
  • WFTK (1030 AM; daytime; 50 kW; WAKE FOREST, NC; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • WPTF (680 AM; 50 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: FIRST STATE COMMUNICATIONS)

Strongest FM radio stations in Cave Spring:
  • WJJS-FM (106.1 FM; VINTON, VA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WROV-FM (96.3 FM; MARTINSVILLE, VA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WXLK (92.3 FM; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: MEL WHEELER, INC.)
  • WVTF (89.1 FM; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: VIRGINIA TECH FOUNDATION INC)
  • WSLC-FM (94.9 FM; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: MEL WHEELER, INC.)
  • WSLQ (99.1 FM; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: MEL WHEELER, INC.)
  • W279AC (103.7 FM; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE RADIO, INC.)
  • WMGR-FM (104.9 FM; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WYYD-FM1 (107.9 FM; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: WYYD LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WPAR (91.3 FM; SALEM, VA; Owner: POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE RADIO, INC.)
  • WZZI (101.5 FM; VINTON, VA; Owner: TRAVIS MEDIA, L.L.C.)
  • KHPR (88.1 FM; HONOLULU, HI; Owner: HAWAII PUBLIC RADIO)
  • WRXT (90.3 FM; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE RADIO, INC.)
  • WBWR (106.9 FM; BEDFORD, VA; Owner: BEDFORD RADIO PARTNERS, LLC)
  • WSNV (93.5 FM; SALEM, VA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WYYD (107.9 FM; AMHERST, VA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WFNR-FM (100.7 FM; CHRISTIANSBURG, VA; Owner: NEW RIVER VALLEY RADIO PARTNERS, LLC)
  • WXCF-FM (103.9 FM; CLIFTON FORGE, VA; Owner: IMPACT BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WZBB (99.9 FM; STANLEYTOWN, VA; Owner: WNLB RADIO, INC.)
  • W209AG (89.7 FM; ROANOKE, ETC., VA; Owner: VIRGINIA TECH FOUNDATION INC)

TV broadcast stations around Cave Spring:
  • W49AP (Channel 49; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • W34CU (Channel 34; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: VENTANA TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WSET-TV (Channel 13; LYNCHBURG, VA; Owner: WSET INCORPORATED)
  • WJPR (Channel 21; LYNCHBURG, VA; Owner: GRANT BROADCASTING SYSTEMS II, INC.)
  • W05AA (Channel 5; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: WSET, INC.)
  • WBRA-TV (Channel 15; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: BLUE RIDGE PUBLIC TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WSLS-TV (Channel 10; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WRKV-LP (Channel 65; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: TIGER EYE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WPXR (Channel 38; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
  • WFXR-TV (Channel 27; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: GRANT BROADCASTING SYSTEMS II, INC.)
  • WDBJ (Channel 7; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: WDBJ TELEVISION, INC.)
  • W54BT (Channel 54; ROANOKE, ETC., VA; Owner: BIP, INC.)
  • W04AG (Channel 4; GARDEN CITY, ETC., VA; Owner: WDBJ TELEVISION, INC.)


FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1
  • Poor Mountain Nr, Type: Tower, Structure height: 55 m, Call Sign: KNBT385, Licensee ID: L00595851
    Assigned Frequencies : 152.007 MHz
    Grant Date: 11/19/2002, Expiration Date: 12/29/2012, Certifier: Jerry J Burks Sr
    Registrant: Carilion Roanoke Community Hospital, 101 Elm Ave Se, Roanoke, VA 24029, Phone: (540) 985-8294, Fax: (540) 224-4495



Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 4 full and 1 partial tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED26$169,685365$165,497343$148,80871$74,1822$10,730,00040$129,0920$0
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED0$017$124,29170$142,45011$46,1790$04$97,7550$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED2$269,16536$144,931222$152,10049$83,5091$1,600,0007$102,7011$26,950
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN1$140,00031$153,001109$152,69513$104,1200$03$131,6670$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS1$4,00013$178,28831$171,4341$100,0001$3,560,0000$00$0
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0307.01 , 0307.02, 0308.01, 0308.02, 0309.00

Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007
(Based on 4 full and 1 partial tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED83$179,03243$191,4915$113,288
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED7$159,2865$177,6000$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED0$00$00$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN6$169,4574$191,2500$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS2$198,0001$153,0001$153,000
Choose year:  2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0307.01 , 0307.02, 0308.01, 0308.02, 0309.00

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