Roanoke city, Virginia (VA)

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County population in July 2007: 92,600 (all urban)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 23,632
Renter-occupied apartments: 18,371

% of renters here:	44%
State:	32%

Land area: 43 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 2159 people per square mile

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2008 cost of living index in Roanoke city: 79.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 84%
Government: 12%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 4%
Unpaid family work: 0%

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Races in Roanoke city, Virginia:

White Non-Hispanic (68.8%)
Black (26.7%)
Two or more races (1.8%)
Hispanic (1.5%)
Other race (0.7%)
American Indian (0.7%)
Vietnamese (0.5%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:	37.6 years
Virginia median age:	35.7 years

Males: 44,501	(46.9%)
Females: 50,410	(53.1%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $32,860
County population in 2003: 92,624
Jobs in 2003: 76,665

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Total labor force in 2004: 45,159
Unemployment rate in 2004: 4.6%

Average household size:

Roanoke city:	2.2 people
Virginia:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2007: $37,270 ($30,719 in 1999)

This county:	$37,270
Virginia:	$59,562

2007 median house/condo value: $122,700 ($80,300 in 2000)

Roanoke city:	$122,700
Virginia:	$262,100

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $522 (lower quartile is $400, upper quartile is $633)

This county:	$522
State:	$753

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,028
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $339

Institutionalized population: 1,698

Roanoke city races chart

Single-family new house construction building permits:

2000: 168 buildings, average cost: $71,400
2001: 238 buildings, average cost: $85,800
2002: 273 buildings, average cost: $71,900
2003: 219 buildings, average cost: $86,300
2004: 198 buildings, average cost: $81,600
2005: 151 buildings, average cost: $91,900
2006: 80 buildings, average cost: $177,600

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in 1000s)

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2007: $1,248 (1.0%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2007: $1,310 (1.1%)

Roanoke city household income distribution in 2007

Roanoke city contract rent distribution in 2007

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2007: 17.1%

Roanoke city:	17.1%
Virginia:	9.9%

Median age of residents in 2007: 39 years old
(Males: 37 years old, Females: 40 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 42 years old, Black residents: 34 years old, American Indian residents: 30 years old, Asian residents: 20 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 27 years old, Other race residents: 34 years old)

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	15.9%
Whole state:	9.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This county:	6.9%
Whole state:	4.3%

Area name: Roanoke, VA HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Roanoke city is $456 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $589 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $747 a month.

Cities in this county include: Roanoke.

2005 air pollution in Roanoke city:

Carbon Monoxide: 2 ppm (standard limit: 9 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual: 30 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) 24-hour (standard limit: 150 µg/m³): 66 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³): 15.1 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) 24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m³): 35 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Salem city .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	3.3%
Virginia:	2.8%

Unemployment by year (%)

Current college students: 3,590
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 76.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 18.7%

Number of foreign born residents: 2,904 (29% naturalized citizens)

Roanoke city:	3.1%
Whole state:	8.1%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 1,250 1990 to 1994: 573 1985 to 1989: 313 1980 to 1984: 140 1975 to 1979: 177 1970 to 1974: 104 1970 to 1974: 142 1965 to 1969: 205

Mean travel time to work: 19.3 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 62.0%

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 27,849
One, attached: 1,100
Two: 4,084
3 or 4: 2,223
5 to 9: 2,840
10 to 19: 4,455
20 or more: 2,386
Mobile homes: 313
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 7

Housing units in Roanoke city with a mortgage: 14,470 (1,826 second mortgage, 1,847 home equity loan, 85 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 7,295

Here:	66.5% with mortgage
State:	75.1% with mortgage

Roanoke city historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Virginia state average. It is 3.1 times above overall U.S. average.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Construction (11%)
Accommodation and food services (7%)
Health care (6%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
Educational services (4%)
Finance and insurance (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (17%)
Finance and insurance (9%)
Accommodation and food services (9%)
Educational services (7%)
Social assistance (4%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (3%)

Most common occupations for males

Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

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

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Bosnia and Herzegovina (10%)
Vietnam (10%)
Mexico (7%)
Germany (6%)
Haiti (6%)
Honduras (5%)
Philippines (5%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Roanoke city:

United States or American (17%)
English (10%)
German (9%)
Irish (8%)
Scotch-Irish (3%)
Italian (2%)
European (1%)

Roanoke city mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 34,821 (80%)
Carpooled: 5,405 (12%)
Bus or trolley bus: 1,249 (3%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 10 (0%)
Ferryboat: 18 (0%)
Taxi: 73 (0%)
Motorcycle: 40 (0%)
Bicycle: 85 (0%)
Walked: 782 (2%)
Other means: 385 (1%)
Worked at home: 826 (2%)

People in group quarters in Roanoke city, Virginia

1055 people in nursing homes
618 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
615 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
101 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
59 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
24 people in other group homes
20 people in homes for the mentally retarded
18 people in other nonhousehold living situations
17 people in other types of correctional institutions
8 people in halfway houses
3 people in religious group quarters

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $43,142.

9.96% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,319 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.96%
Virginia average:	11.06%

0.04% of residents moved from foreign countries ($138 average AGI)
Roanoke city: 0.04%
Virginia average: 0.41%

7.24% relocated from other counties in Virginia ($22,447 average AGI)
2.68% relocated from other states ($9,734 average AGI)
Roanoke city: 2.68%
Virginia average: 4.24%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Roanoke County, VA	2.98% ($31,028 average AGI)
from Salem city, VA	0.76% ($30,058)
from Bedford County, VA	0.57% ($25,799)
from Botetourt County, VA	0.57% ($33,430)
from Franklin County, VA	0.46% ($26,000)
from Montgomery County, VA	0.24% ($28,865)
from Lynchburg city, VA	0.08% ($34,267)

9.89% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,449 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.89%
Virginia average:	10.78%

0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($83 average AGI)
Roanoke city: 0.04%
Virginia average: 0.22%

7.29% relocated to other counties in Virginia ($25,912 average AGI)
2.56% relocated to other states ($9,454 average AGI)
Roanoke city: 2.56%
Virginia average: 4.13%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Roanoke County, VA	3.10% ($37,304 average AGI)
to Salem city, VA	0.91% ($31,779)
to Botetourt County, VA	0.64% ($36,217)
to Bedford County, VA	0.59% ($31,055)
to Franklin County, VA	0.45% ($37,151)
to Montgomery County, VA	0.24% ($29,483)
to Mecklenburg County, NC	0.10% ($33,595)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 16.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.5

Births per 1000 population in Roanoke city

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.2

Deaths per 1000 population in Roanoke city

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 13.4

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Roanoke city

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 23,890 (19,656 aged, 4,234 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 1.08
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 35797.82
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 782.870
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 92931.39

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1115.180
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1342.960
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 9.72

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 51.2
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 124.150

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 12.95
Beer, wine & liquor stores per 100,000 population in 2005: 1

Household type by relationship

Households: 92,375

In family households: 71,980 (15,350 male householders, 9,065 female householders)
15,836 spouses, 24,730 children (22,973 natural, 621 adopted, 1,136 stepchildren), 2,259 grandchildren, 884 brothers or sisters, 760 parents, 1,253 other relatives, 1,843 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 20,395 (7,355 male householders (6,093 living alone)), 10,256 female householders (9,024 living alone)), 2,784 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 2,536 (1,715 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 11,693 2-persons, 6,190 3-persons, 3,965 4-persons, 1,691 5-persons, 582 6-persons, 294 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 15,117 1-person, 2,245 2-persons, 197 3-persons, 47 4-persons, 5 5-persons.

94.7% of residents of Roanoke city speak English at home.
2.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (60% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 21% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
1.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (59% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).
1.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (49% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 24% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (57% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 13% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $1,040,250,000 ($11264 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $209,321,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $388,577,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $176,756,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $6,228,000
Federal grants: $145,760,000
Federal procurement contracts: $213,524,000 ($183,113,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $109,405,000 ($6,523,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $9,429,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $65,826,000
Federal Government insurance: $105,006,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 6,867

Here:	74 per 1000 residents
State:	70 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 6,520

Here:	70 per 1000 residents
State:	40 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +965

Here:	+10 per 1000 residents
State:	+18 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -3,419

Here:	-37 per 1000 residents
State:	+14 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Roanoke city

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.00 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.3
State:	6.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.1
State:	4.3

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 362
1995 to 1998: 1,200
1990 to 1994: 1,255
1980 to 1989: 3,201
1970 to 1979: 6,250
1960 to 1969: 7,515
1950 to 1959: 9,600
1940 to 1949: 6,375
1939 or earlier: 9,499

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Roanoke city, Virginia:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 139 3 rooms: 428 4 rooms: 1,626 5 rooms: 5,061 6 rooms: 5,745 7 rooms: 4,225 8 rooms: 3,257 9+ rooms: 3,151

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Roanoke city, Virginia:
	1 room: 675 2 rooms: 1,167 3 rooms: 3,641 4 rooms: 5,758 5 rooms: 3,963 6 rooms: 1,642 7 rooms: 708 8 rooms: 472 9+ rooms: 345

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Roanoke city:
	no bedroom: 17 1 bedroom: 529 2 bedrooms: 5,630 3 bedrooms: 11,724 4 bedrooms: 4,627 5+ bedrooms: 1,105

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Roanoke city:
	no bedroom: 809 1 bedroom: 5,201 2 bedrooms: 7,903 3 bedrooms: 3,616 4 bedrooms: 682 5+ bedrooms: 160

Cars and other vehicles available in Roanoke city in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 1,498 1 vehicle: 7,679 2 vehicles: 9,329 3 vehicles: 3,750 4 vehicles: 1,075 5+ vehicles: 301

Cars and other vehicles available in Roanoke city in renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 3,822 1 vehicle: 9,637 2 vehicles: 4,091 3 vehicles: 621 4 vehicles: 145 5+ vehicles: 55

54% of Roanoke city residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 54% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 61% lived in Virginia.

Roanoke city:	54.2%
State average:	53.8%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 66643
Northeast: 6563
Midwest: 3487
South: 13127
West: 1443

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $67,300

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (65%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (19%) Electricity (14%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%) Wood (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (46%) Utility gas (44%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (7%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%) Other fuel (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 591

Here:	5.9%
Virginia:	9.5%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 313

Here:	7.9%
Virginia:	8.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 576

Here:	19.2%
Virginia:	20.6%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of aged recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of blind and disabled recipients

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Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients between 18 and 64

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Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients also receiving OASDI

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Roanoke city Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2006:

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