Roanoke city, Virginia (VA)

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% of renters here:	44%
State:	32%

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Races in Roanoke city, Virginia:

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

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

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Roanoke city:	2.2 people
Virginia:	2.5 people

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

This county:	$522
State:	$753

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

Detached houses: $153,595

Here:	$153,595
State:	$357,398

Townhouses or other attached units: $176,684

Here:	$176,684
State:	$371,438

In 2-unit structures: $92,953

Here:	$92,953
State:	$295,743

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $225,000

Here:	$225,000
State:	$305,320

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $131,996

Here:	$131,996
State:	$316,638

Mobile homes: $15,776

Here:	$15,776
State:	$37,843

Roanoke city:	17.1%
Virginia:	9.9%

This county:	15.9%
Whole state:	9.6%

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:

Here:	9.2%
Virginia:	7.0%

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%

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.

Roanoke city-area historical earthquake activity is below Virginia state average. It is 94% 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 87.7 miles away from Roanoke city center
On 4/22/1991 at 01:01:20, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 9.1 mi) earthquake occurred 48.0 miles away from the county 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 90.4 miles away from the county center
On 9/22/2001 at 16:01:20, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG, 2.5 LG, Depth: 1.2 mi) earthquake occurred 99.9 miles away from Roanoke city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

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%)

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%

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%

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

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

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

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%

Household type by relationship

• 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

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

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

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

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

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

Here:	6.3
State:	6.6

Here:	4.1
State:	4.3

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

Here:	5.9%
Virginia:	9.5%

Here:	7.9%
Virginia:	8.2%

Here:	19.2%
Virginia:	20.6%

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