Median household income (1999): $26,216
Estimated median household income in 2005: $27,678
| This zip code | $27,678 | | Virginia: | $54,240 |
Nearest zip codes: 24015, 24016, 24011, 24012, 24019, 24013.
Housing units in zip code 24017 with a mortgage: 3,662 (529 second mortgage, 357 home equity loan, 26 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,667
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $702
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $204
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 19.8% | | Whole state: | 9.6% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 8.2% | | Whole state: | 4.3% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.1 | | State: | 6.6 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.2 | | State: | 4.3 |
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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Notable locations in zip code 24017: Roanoke Methodist Home (A), Fire Station Number 12 (B), Fire Station Number 13 (C), Fire Station Number 5 (D), Fire Station Number 9 (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Shopping Centers: Shenandoah Crossing Shopping Center (1), Roanoke-Salem Plaza Shopping Center (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 24017 include: Price Memorial African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church (A), Ridgewood Church (B), Connelly Memorial Baptist Church (C), Saint Lukes Protestant Episcopal Church (D), Bibleway Pentecostal Apostolic Church of Christ (E), Villa Heights Baptist Church (F), Villa Heights Methodist Church (G), Washington Heights Grace Brethren Church (H), Edgewood Christian Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Williams Memorial Park (1), Fairview Cemetery (2), Saint Andrews Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in zip code 24017 include: Melrose Park (1), Eureka Park (2), Southwest Historic District (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Tourist attraction (not listed on the city page) : B & R Fun Center (Amusement & Theme Parks; 2518 Centre Avenue Northwest).
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Year house built:
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- 1999 to March 2000: 56
- 1995 to 1998: 109
- 1990 to 1994: 147
- 1980 to 1989: 591
- 1970 to 1979: 1,799
- 1960 to 1969: 2,908
- 1950 to 1959: 2,423
- 1940 to 1949: 1,048
- 1939 or earlier: 1,044
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Roanoke, VA (24017):
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- no bedroom: 11
- 1 bedrooms: 103
- 2 bedrooms: 1,172
- 3 bedrooms: 3,102
- 4 bedrooms: 974
- 5 or more bedrooms: 186
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units:
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- no bedroom: 213
- 1 bedrooms: 871
- 2 bedrooms: 1,583
- 3 bedrooms: 974
- 4 bedrooms: 215
- 5 or more bedrooms: 44
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Vehicles available in 24017 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos:
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- no vehicle: 392
- 1 vehicle: 1,826
- 2 vehicles: 1,952
- 3 vehicles: 1,034
- 4 vehicles: 277
- 5 or more vehicles: 67
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments:
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- no vehicle: 1,089
- 1 vehicle: 1,994
- 2 vehicles: 665
- 3 vehicles: 107
- 4 vehicles: 45
- 5 or more vehicles: 0
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Estimated household income distribution in 2005:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2005 in zip code 24017:
- Less than $10,000: 18
- $10,000 to $14,999: 10
- $15,000 to $19,999: 23
- $20,000 to $24,999: 78
- $25,000 to $29,999: 77
- $30,000 to $34,999: 93
- $35,000 to $39,999: 176
- $40,000 to $49,999: 645
- $50,000 to $59,999: 690
- $60,000 to $69,999: 928
- $70,000 to $79,999: 915
- $80,000 to $89,999: 899
- $90,000 to $99,999: 377
- $100,000 to $124,999: 227
- $125,000 to $149,999: 103
- $150,000 to $174,999: 34
- $200,000 to $249,999: 15
- $300,000 to $399,999: 14
- $400,000 to $499,999: 7
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Rent paid by renters in 2000 in zip code 24017:
- Less than $100: 460
- $100 to $149: 293
- $150 to $199: 175
- $200 to $249: 152
- $250 to $299: 281
- $300 to $349: 350
- $350 to $399: 577
- $400 to $449: 463
- $450 to $499: 439
- $500 to $549: 176
- $550 to $599: 196
- $600 to $649: 120
- $650 to $699: 59
- $700 to $749: 54
- No cash rent: 100
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $52,300
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2005 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $92,120
- Black or African American householders: $85,485
- American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $121,210
- Asian householders: $57,415
- Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $108,451
- Some other race householders: $213,714
- Two or more races householders: $93,141
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $216,903
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 6,898
- One, attached: 295
- Two: 448
- 3 or 4: 289
- 5 to 9: 482
- 10 to 19: 1,259
- 20 to 49: 101
- 50 or more: 298
- Mobile homes: 55

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 7,540 (79%)
- Carpooled: 1,144 (12%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 469 (5%)
- Streetcar or trolley car: 10 (0%)
- Ferryboat: 18 (0%)
- Taxi: 27 (0%)
- Bicycle: 23 (0%)
- Walked: 124 (1%)
- Other means: 78 (1%)
- Worked at home: 130 (1%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 145
- 5 to 9 minutes: 959
- 10 to 14 minutes: 2081
- 15 to 19 minutes: 2776
- 20 to 24 minutes: 1538
- 25 to 29 minutes: 340
- 30 to 34 minutes: 785
- 35 to 39 minutes: 86
- 40 to 44 minutes: 94
- 45 to 59 minutes: 235
- 60 to 89 minutes: 194
- 90 or more minutes: 200
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 60.1%
Household type by relationship
Households: 22,826
- In family households: 19,181 (3,369 male householders, 2,891 female householders)
3,418 spouses, 7,040 children (6,508 natural, 220 adopted, 312 stepchildren), 1,115 grandchildren, 238 brothers or sisters, 234 parents, 366 other relatives, 510 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 3,645 (1,182 male householders (993 living alone)), 2,035 female householders (1,849 living alone)), 428 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 448 (264 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 2,671 2-persons, 1,701 3-persons, 1,114 4-persons, 471 5-persons, 185 6-persons, 118 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 2,842 1-person, 343 2-persons, 32 3-persons.
2,053 married couples with children.
2,935 single-parent households (392 men, 2,543 women).
94.9% of residents of 24017 zip code speak English at home.
2.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (61% very well, 27% well, 13% not well).
1.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (60% very well, 37% well, 2% not well).
1.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (47% very well, 37% well, 13% not well, 4% not at all).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (62% very well, 12% well, 26% not well).
Foreign born population: 553 (2.4%)
(23.9% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 2.4% | | Whole state: | 8.1% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Vietnam (19%)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina (18%)
- Haiti (12%)
- Germany (8%)
- Jamaica (7%)
- United Kingdom (5%)
- Korea (4%)
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Year of entry for the foreign-born population
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- 1995 to March 2000: 107
- 1990 to 1994: 193
- 1985 to 1989: 118
- 1980 to 1984: 31
- 1975 to 1979: 4
- 1970 to 1974: 37
- 1970 to 1974: 33
- 1965 to 1969: 30
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First ancestries reported:
- Other groups: 13308
- United States or American: 2084
- German: 722
- English: 555
- Irish: 449
- Subsaharan African:: 358
- African: 353
- Scotch-Irish: 175
- Italian: 159
- West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 152
- Yugoslavian: 121
- European: 79
- Haitian: 73
- Dutch: 61
- Scottish: 59
- Jamaican: 57
- Polish: 54
- Arab:: 39
- Norwegian: 34
- West Indian: 22
- Welsh: 21
- British: 18
- Lebanese: 16
- Greek: 15
- French Canadian: 13
- Canadian: 13
- French (except Basque): 11
- Lithuanian: 9
- Egyptian: 9
- Portuguese: 8
- Moroccan: 8
- Maltese: 7
- Swedish: 7
- Turkish: 6
- Other Arab: 6
- Sierra Leonean: 5

Public primary/middle schools in zip code 24017 not listed on the city page:- FAIRVIEW MAGNET ELEM. (Students: 465; Location: 648 WESTWOOD BLVD NW, ROANOKE, VA; Grades: PK - 05)
- ROANOKE ACDMY/MATH & SC (Students: 329; Location: 1122 19TH ST NW, ROANOKE, VA; Grades: PK - 05)
- FOREST PARK MAGNET (Students: 315; Location: 2730 MELROSE AVE NW, ROANOKE, VA; Grades: PK - 05)
- NOEL C. TAYLOR LRNG. ACADEMY (Students: 131; Location: 3601 THIRLANE RD NW, ROANOKE, VA; Grades: 06 - 12)
Major facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- B AND B K NINE KENNELS (3802 SALEM TURNPIKE in ROANOKE, VA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (Virginia pollutants databases) - CEDS-21370, AIR PROGRAM
Business SIC classification: ANIMAL SPECIALTIES
Business NAICS classification: ALL OTHER ANIMAL PRODUCTION.
- BURRELL NURSING CENTER (611 MCDOWELL AVE NW in ROANOKE, VA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (Virginia pollutants databases) - CEDS-20587, AIR PROGRAM
Business SIC and NAICS classification: GENERAL MEDICAL AND SURGICAL HOSPITALS
- CARTER AND JONES DRYCLEANING AND DYEING INCORPORATED (4026 MELROSE AVENUE in ROANOKE, VA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Business SIC classification: DRYCLEANING PLANTS, EXCEPT RUG CLEANING
Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, CARTER & JONES DRYCLEANING & DYEING INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
- DICKERSON GMC TRUCK-PETERBILT INC (2140 MOORMAN RD NW in ROANOKE, VA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, DICKERSON, THOMAS E II (CONTACT/OWNER)
- DICKERSON GMC TRUCK-PETERBILT INC (2141 LOUDON AVE NW in ROANOKE, VA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, DICKERSON, THOMAS E II (CONTACT/OWNER)
- AIR BRAKE PROD SVC (2002 CENTER AVE NW in ROANOKE, VA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
- CW FRANCIS (4470 MELROSE AVE NW in ROANOKE, VA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: E LEE TRINKLE ET ALS (CONTACT/OWNER)
- DICKERSON GMC TRUCK-PETERBILT INC (341 24TH ST NW in ROANOKE, VA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
- AIRPORT EXXON (2825 HERSHBERGER ROAD NW in ROANOKE, VA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
Business SIC classification: GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS; AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR SHOPS
- CARDINAL TRUCK (2802 NICHOLS AVENUE in ROANOKE, VA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
Business SIC classification: LOCAL TRUCKING WITHOUT STORAGE; AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR SHOPS
- CARILION TRANSPORTATION SERVICE (BOX 11865 in ROANOKE, VA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
Business SIC classification: AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR SHOPS
- DEUTSCHES HAUS AUTOMOTIVE SPECIALISTS (1505 PETERS CREEK ROAD NW in ROANOKE, VA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
Business SIC classification: AUTO AND HOME SUPPLY STORES; GENERAL AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR SHOPS; AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR SHOPS
- ALLIED TOOL & MACHINE CO OF VA (3362 SHENANDOAH AVE NW in ROANOKE, VA)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Organizations: NAN B KOLLAR (CONTACT/OWNER)
Median worth of mobile homes: $26,600


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (61%)
- Electricity (24%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (13%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 18125
- Northeast: 1127
- Midwest: 407
- South: 2737
- West: 160
60% of the 24017 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 64% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 56% lived in Virginia.
Population in 1990: 24,776. Population change in the 1990s: -1,540 (-6.2%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
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Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 107
| Here: | 3.7% | | Virginia: | 9.5% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 59
| Here: | 5.2% | | Virginia: | 8.2% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 125
| Here: | 19.7% | | Virginia: | 20.6% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code (ROANOKE, VA):
- BUTLER PERSONNEL PARACHUTE SYS (1820 LOUDON AVE NW; small business): $32,971 in 2 contracts from 2004 to 2005
$29,971 with Air Force for Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment -- Instruments and Laboratory Equipment. Taking place in OH. Signed on 2004-11-04. Completion date: 2006-01-03.
$3,000 with Air Force for Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment -- Instruments and Laboratory Equipment. Signed on 2005-03-24. Completion date: 2006-01-03.
- BUTLER TACTICAL PARACHUTE SYST (1820 LOUDON AVE NW; small business)
$31,496 with Army for Parachutes; Aerial Pick Up, Delivery, Recovery Systems; and Cargo Tie Down Equipment. Signed on 2005-08-17. Completion date: 2005-11-18.
- BUTLER PARACHUTE SYSTEMS GROUP (1820 LOUDON AVE NW; small business): $23,729 in 2 contracts from 2005 to 2006
$14,749 with Air Force for Parachutes; Aerial Pick Up, Delivery, Recovery Systems; and Cargo Tie Down Equipment. Signed on 2006-05-03. Completion date: 2006-06-30.
$8,980 with Department of Defense for Parachutes; Aerial Pick Up, Delivery, Recovery Systems; and Cargo Tie Down Equipment. Signed on 2005-06-23. Completion date: 2005-06-27.
- POWELLS INHOME SERVICES INC (1417 PETERS CREEK RD; small business): $12,793 in 3 contracts from 2003 to 2004
$5,741 with Navy for Custodial Janitorial Services. Signed on 2004-06-21. Completion date: 2004-10-01.
$4,528 with Navy for R&D-SVCS-COMERCLIZ. Signed on 2003-12-22. Completion date: 2004-04-22.
$2,524, same as above. Signed on 2004-04-22. Completion date: 2004-04-22.
- BFI WASTE SERVICES, LLC (341 24TH ST NW): $11,234 in 8 contracts from 2001 to 2005
Contracts for Trash/Garbage Collection Services - Including Portable Sanitation Services by Army, Navy Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $-40; 2002: $2,652; 2003: $2,700; 2004: $2,919; 2005: $3,003; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$3,003 with Army for Trash/Garbage Collection Services - Including Portable Sanitation Services. Signed on 2005-10-24. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
$2,919, same as above. Signed on 2004-10-01. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
$2,700, same as above. Signed on 2003-10-01. Completion date: 2004-09-30.
$2,652, same as above. Signed on 2002-10-01. Completion date: 2003-09-30.
- JARRETT ELECTRIC COMPANY INC (203 22ND ST NW; small business)
$3,980 with Navy for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Sewage and Waste Facilities. Signed on 2000-09-28. Completion date: 2000-11-01.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Accommodation and Food Services: Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels (100-249 employees: 1 establishment, 50-99 employees: 1 establishment, 10-19 employees: 2 establishments)
- Construction: Electrical Contractors (100-249: 1, 20-49: 1, 10-19: 1, 1-4: 2)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (20-49: 3, 10-19: 4, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 3)
- Information: Television Broadcasting (100-249: 1)
- Construction: Other Building Equipment Contractors (100-249: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Vocational Rehabilitation Services (100-249: 1)
- Other Services (except Public Administration): Linen Supply (100-249: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Child Day Care Services (50-99: 1, 10-19: 3, 5-9: 3, 1-4: 1)
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Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)
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People in group quarters
- 280 people in nursing homes
- 161 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 5 people in other group homes
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