Elliston-Lafayette, Virginia
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| Males: 634 |  (48.0%) |
| Females: 688 |  (52.0%) |
| Median resident age: | 34.6 years |
| Virginia median age: | 35.7 years |
Zip codes: 24087.
| Elliston-Lafayette: | $76,390 |
| VA: | $85,873 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $28,255 (it was $13,785 in 2000)
Elliston-Lafayette CDP income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $185,985 (it was $59,600 in 2000)
| Elliston-Lafayette: | $185,985 |
| VA: | $365,700 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $341,786; detached houses: $375,755; townhouses or other attached units: $266,858; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $224,186; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $173,781; mobile homes: $126,250
Elliston-Lafayette, VA residents, houses, and apartments details
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Elliston-Lafayette, VA
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- 1,13491.4%White alone
- 504.0%Black alone
- 272.2%Two or more races
- 191.5%Hispanic
- 70.6%American Indian alone
- 20.2%Asian alone
- 20.2%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone
Races in Elliston-Lafayette detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Ancestries: United States (26.3%), German (9.9%), Irish (8.2%), English (3.5%), Scotch-Irish (1.4%), French Canadian (1.0%).
Current Local Time: EST time zone
Land area: 1.85 square miles.
Population density: 716 people per square mile (low).
4 residents are foreign born
| This place: | 0.3% |
| Virginia: | 8.1% |
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| Elliston-Lafayette CDP: | 0.8% ($500) |
| Virginia: | 1.0% ($1,143) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Roanoke, VA 
(14.9 miles , pop. 94,911).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Greensboro, NC (82.0 miles , pop. 223,891).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (334.6 miles , pop. 1,517,550).
Nearest cities:
Elliston, VA (1.0 miles ),
), Lafayette, VA (1.0 miles ),
), Glenvar, VA (2.4 miles ),
), Oak Grove, VA (3.3 miles ),
), Merrimac, VA (3.4 miles )
)Latitude: 37.22 N, Longitude: 80.22 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 540
| Here: | 2.6% |
| Virginia: | 2.7% |
- Health care (10.9%)
- Construction (9.8%)
- Accommodation & food services (8.4%)
- Educational services (6.9%)
- Furniture & related product manufacturing (5.3%)
- Finance & insurance (5.1%)
- Administrative & support & waste management services (4.2%)
- Construction (22.1%)
- Textile mills & textile products (7.8%)
- Department & other general merchandise stores (6.6%)
- Plastics & rubber products (5.7%)
- Furniture & related product manufacturing (5.3%)
- Public administration (5.3%)
- Truck transportation (4.9%)
- Health care (16.1%)
- Accommodation & food services (12.1%)
- Educational services (10.8%)
- Finance & insurance (9.2%)
- Furniture & related product manufacturing (5.2%)
- Motor vehicles, parts & supplies merchant wholesalers (4.3%)
- Motor vehicle & parts dealers (3.6%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (10.9%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (7.3%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6.2%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (5.6%)
- Cashiers (5.5%)
- Waiters and waitresses (4.7%)
- Financial clerks, except bookkeeping, accounting and auditing clerks (3.6%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (14.3%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (7.8%)
- Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (7.8%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7.8%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7.0%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (7.0%)
- Construction laborers (6.1%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (13.1%)
- Waiters and waitresses (8.5%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (8.2%)
- Cashiers (6.6%)
- Financial clerks, except bookkeeping, accounting and auditing clerks (6.6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5.6%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (5.6%)
Average climate in Elliston-Lafayette, Virginia
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2023 was 61.9. This is about average.
| City: | 61.9 |
| U.S.: | 72.6 |
Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2023 was 0.237. This is about average. Closest monitor was 9.2 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 0.237 |
| U.S.: | 0.251 |
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2022 was 4.91. This is about average. Closest monitor was 9.2 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 4.91 |
| U.S.: | 5.11 |
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2023 was 0.691. This is significantly better than average. Closest monitor was 9.2 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 0.691 |
| U.S.: | 1.515 |
Ozone [ppb] level in 2023 was 37.4. This is about average. Closest monitor was 9.2 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 37.4 |
| U.S.: | 33.3 |
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2022 was 7.48. This is about average. Closest monitor was 9.2 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 7.48 |
| U.S.: | 8.11 |
Tornado activity:
Elliston-Lafayette-area historical tornado activity is significantly below Virginia state average. It is 68% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 4/4/1974, a category F2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 11.7 miles away from the Elliston-Lafayette place center caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.
On 5/17/1953, a category F2 tornado 12.1 miles away from the place center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Elliston-Lafayette-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Virginia state average. It is 26% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 133.8 miles away from Elliston-Lafayette center
On 8/9/2020 at 12:07:37, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MW, Depth: 4.7 mi) earthquake occurred 70.8 miles away from Elliston-Lafayette center
On 7/27/1980 at 18:52:21, a magnitude 5.2 (5.1 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 UK, 5.2 UK) earthquake occurred 214.8 miles away from Elliston-Lafayette center
On 12/9/2003 at 20:59:18, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 ML, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 122.3 miles away from Elliston-Lafayette center
On 12/9/2003 at 20:59:14, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB, 4.5 LG) earthquake occurred 129.7 miles away from the city center
On 8/25/2011 at 05:07:52, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 ML, Depth: 4.2 mi) earthquake occurred 133.2 miles away from Elliston-Lafayette center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Montgomery County (18) is near the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 13
Emergencies Declared: 4
Causes of natural disasters: Storms: 6, Floods: 5, Winter Storms: 5, Hurricanes: 4, Ice Storms: 2, Tropical Storms: 2, Blizzard: 1, Drought: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Mudslide: 1, Snowfall: 1, Snowstorm: 1, Wind: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Elliston-Lafayette:
- MEADOWBROOK NURSING HOME INC (Nursing Home, about 5 miles away; SHAWSVILLE, VA)
- RICHFIELD RECOVERY AND CARE CENT (Nursing Home, about 8 miles away; SALEM, VA)
- CARILION ROANOKE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (Hospital, about 10 miles away; ROANOKE, VA)
- ADVENTA HOSPICE (Hospital, about 10 miles away; SALEM, VA)
- SNYDER NURSING HOME (Nursing Home, about 11 miles away; SALEM, VA)
- FMC - MONTGOMERY (Dialysis Facility, about 11 miles away; BLACKSBURG, VA)
- HEARTLAND HOME HEALTH CARE (Home Health Center, about 11 miles away; ROANOKE, VA)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Elliston-Lafayette:
- Roanoke College (about 11 miles; Salem, VA; Full-time enrollment: 2,316)
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (about 12 miles; Blacksburg, VA; FT enrollment: 30,984)
- American National University (about 12 miles; Salem, VA; FT enrollment: 2,297)
- Virginia Western Community College (about 14 miles; Roanoke, VA; FT enrollment: 4,762)
- Radford University (about 20 miles; Radford, VA; FT enrollment: 9,426)
- New River Community College (about 28 miles; Dublin, VA; FT enrollment: 3,007)
- Patrick Henry Community College (about 39 miles; Martinsville, VA; FT enrollment: 2,266)
Points of interest:
Church in Elliston-Lafayette: Big Spring Baptist Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: South Fork Roanoke River (A), North Fork Roanoke River (B), Brake Branch (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Elliston-Lafayette: Lafayette Historic District (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Average household size:
| This place: | 2.5 people |
| Virginia: | 2.5 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This place: | 71.2% |
| Whole state: | 68.9% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This place: | 7.8% |
| 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: 0.4% of all households
| This place: | 12.9% |
| Whole state: | 9.6% |
| This place: | 5.5% |
| Whole state: | 4.3% |
For population 15 years and over in Elliston-Lafayette:
- Never married: 23.0%
- Now married: 54.4%
- Separated: 1.5%
- Widowed: 5.7%
- Divorced: 15.3%
For population 25 years and over in Elliston-Lafayette:
- High school or higher: 68.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.4%
- Unemployed: 2.1%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 21.0 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 14.4 |
| Virginia average: | 13.4 |
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Religion statistics for Elliston-Lafayette, VA (based on Montgomery County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Protestant | 15,609 | 90 |
| Mainline Protestant | 9,449 | 38 |
| Other | 5,115 | 11 |
| Catholic | 3,249 | 3 |
| Black Protestant | 57 | 3 |
| None | 60,913 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 14
| Here: | 1.57 / 10,000 pop. |
| Virginia: | 2.03 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
| Montgomery County: | 0.11 / 10,000 pop. |
| Virginia: | 0.17 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 10
| Montgomery County: | 1.12 / 10,000 pop. |
| Virginia: | 1.43 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 37
| Montgomery County: | 4.16 / 10,000 pop. |
| Virginia: | 4.03 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 73
| This county: | 8.20 / 10,000 pop. |
| Virginia: | 7.65 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| This county: | 6.7% |
| Virginia: | 9.3% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Montgomery County: | 25.2% |
| Virginia: | 26.7% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Montgomery County: | 15.3% |
| Virginia: | 18.6% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Elliston-Lafayette:
- WFNR (710 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BLACKSBURG, VA; Owner: PERCEPTION MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
- WVBE (610 AM; 5 kW; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: MEL WHEELER, INC.)
- WTOY (1480 AM; 5 kW; SALEM, VA; Owner: WARD BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WFIR (960 AM; 5 kW; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: MEL WHEELER, INC.)
- WKBA (1550 AM; daytime; 10 kW; VINTON, VA; Owner: TINKER CREEK BROADCASTERS, INC.)
- WRIS (1410 AM; 5 kW; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: WRIS INC.)
- WKNV (890 AM; daytime; 10 kW; FAIRLAWN, VA; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC.)
- WTRU (830 AM; 50 kW; KERNERSVILLE, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WPIN (810 AM; daytime; 4 kW; DUBLIN, VA; Owner: DUBLIN RADIO)
- WRAD (1460 AM; 5 kW; RADFORD, VA; Owner: NEW RIVER VALLEY RADIO PARTNERS, LLC)
- WWVT (1260 AM; daytime; 3 kW; CHRISTIANSBURG, VA; Owner: VIRGINIA TECH FOUNDATION, INC.)
- WNRV (990 AM; 5 kW; NARROWS-PEARISBURG, VA; Owner: PERCEPTION MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
- WPAQ (740 AM; 10 kW; MOUNT AIRY, NC; Owner: RALPH D. EPPERSON)
Strongest FM radio stations in Elliston-Lafayette:
- WSLQ (99.1 FM; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: MEL WHEELER, INC.)
- WXLK (92.3 FM; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: MEL WHEELER, INC.)
- WSLC-FM (94.9 FM; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: MEL WHEELER, INC.)
- WVTF (89.1 FM; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: VIRGINIA TECH FOUNDATION INC)
- KHPR (88.1 FM; HONOLULU, HI; Owner: HAWAII PUBLIC RADIO)
- WROV-FM (96.3 FM; MARTINSVILLE, VA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- W279AC (103.7 FM; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE RADIO, INC.)
- WFNR-FM (100.7 FM; CHRISTIANSBURG, VA; Owner: NEW RIVER VALLEY RADIO PARTNERS, LLC)
- WJJS-FM (106.1 FM; VINTON, VA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WMGR-FM (104.9 FM; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- W244AV (96.7 FM; BLACKSBURG, ETC., 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.)
- W273AA (102.5 FM; BLACKSBURG, VA; Owner: POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE RADIO, INC.)
- WZZI (101.5 FM; VINTON, VA; Owner: TRAVIS MEDIA, L.L.C.)
- WBRW (105.3 FM; BLACKSBURG, VA; Owner: NEW RIVER VALLEY RADIO PARTNERS, LLC)
- WRXT (90.3 FM; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE RADIO, INC.)
- WPIN-FM (91.5 FM; DUBLIN, VA; Owner: POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE RADIO, INC.)
- WBWR (106.9 FM; BEDFORD, VA; Owner: BEDFORD RADIO PARTNERS, LLC)
- WPSK-FM (107.1 FM; PULASKI, VA; Owner: NEW RIVER VALLEY RADIO PARTNERS, LLC)
TV broadcast stations around Elliston-Lafayette:
- WBRA-TV (Channel 15; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: BLUE RIDGE PUBLIC TELEVISION, INC.)
- WRKV-LP (Channel 65; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: TIGER EYE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WSLS-TV (Channel 10; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WPXR (Channel 38; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
- WDBJ (Channel 7; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: WDBJ TELEVISION, INC.)
- WFXR-TV (Channel 27; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: GRANT BROADCASTING SYSTEMS II, INC.)
- W54BT (Channel 54; ROANOKE, ETC., VA; Owner: BIP, INC.)
- WSET-TV (Channel 13; LYNCHBURG, VA; Owner: WSET INCORPORATED)
- WJPR (Channel 21; LYNCHBURG, VA; Owner: GRANT BROADCASTING SYSTEMS II, INC.)
- W34CU (Channel 34; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: VENTANA TELEVISION, INC.)
- W49AP (Channel 49; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
Elliston-Lafayette fatal accident list:
Jan 17, 2019 03:33 PM, Us-11, Lat: 37.229281, Lon: -80.204519, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 10Number of bridges
- 217ft / 65.9mTotal length
- $50,701,000Total costs
- 34,686Total average daily traffic
- 1,369Total average daily truck traffic
- 36,546Total future (year 2040) average daily traffic
- New bridges - historical statistics
- 11920-1929
- 11940-1949
- 51950-1959
- 11980-1989
- 11990-1999
- 12010-2019
| Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 1 partial tract) | ||
| C) Refinancings | ||
|---|---|---|
| Number | Average Value | |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 2 | $143,145 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 1 | $62,320 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 |
Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0214.00
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 47.0%Electricity
- 36.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 11.6%Utility gas
- 3.4%Wood
- 1.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 57.1%Electricity
- 32.1%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 6.2%Utility gas
- 4.5%Wood
Elliston-Lafayette compared to Virginia state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.