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Roanoke, VA (Virginia) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $183,400 (it was $80,100 in 2000)
Roanoke:

$183,400
Virginia:

$365,700
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $133,000 - $291,200

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $227,821
Here:

$227,821
State:

$472,865

Townhouses or other attached units: $213,150
Here:

$213,150
State:

$457,437

In 2-unit structures: $246,865
Here:

$246,865
State:

$396,289

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $291,184
Here:

$291,184
State:

$252,346

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $287,669
Here:

$287,669
State:

$382,551

Mobile homes: $140,099
Here:

$140,099
State:

$100,736

Total population: 99,428 (Urban population: 94,911, Rural population: 0)

Houses: 49,154 (44,543 occupied: 22,465 owner occupied, 22,078 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

50%
State:

33%

Housing density: 1,146 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $233,803.

Median contract rent in 2022: $773 (lower quartile is $594, upper quartile is $937)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $640


Median gross rent in Roanoke, VA in 2022: $905

Housing units in Roanoke with a mortgage: 14,270 (1,395 second mortgage, 173 home equity loan, 565 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,050

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $78,134

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $63,400

Median monthly housing costs: $921

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Roanoke, Virginia Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1955

Median year apartment built: 1963

Household type by relationship:

Households: 97,847
  • Male householders: 19,599 (8,427 living alone), Female householders: 24,944 (10,607 living alone)
  • 12,362 spouses (12,094 opposite-sex spouses), 4,294 unmarried partners, (3,958 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 27,110 children (24,799 natural, 976 adopted, 1,335 stepchildren), 1,960 grandchildren, 772 brothers or sisters, 1,058 parents, 93 foster children, 1,549 other relatives, 2,537 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 1,569

Size of family households: 11,102 2-persons, 5,314 3-persons, 2,935 4-persons, 1,748 5-persons, 418 6-persons, 352 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 19,034 1-person, 3,236 2-persons, 290 3-persons, 77 4-persons, 37 5-persons.

8,891 married couples with children.
10,585 single-parent households (1,986 men, 8,599 women).

90.1% of residents of Roanoke speak English at home.
5.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (61% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 23% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).
2.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (59% speak English very well, 33% speak English well, 4% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
1.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (69% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 4% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak other language at home (54% speak English very well, 38% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 8,891 (9.1%)
(28.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.8
State:

7.0

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.2
State:

4.3

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Roanoke, Virginia
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Roanoke, Virginia
  • 0no bedroom
  • 7051 bedroom
  • 4,0442 bedrooms
  • 11,7893 bedrooms
  • 5,3894 bedrooms
  • 5385+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Roanoke, Virginia
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Roanoke, Virginia
  • 2,852no bedroom
  • 5,4141 bedroom
  • 7,9022 bedrooms
  • 4,8503 bedrooms
  • 9944 bedrooms
  • 665+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Roanoke in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Roanoke in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 497no vehicle
  • 7,6451 vehicle
  • 10,3972 vehicles
  • 2,7633 vehicles
  • 6794 vehicles
  • 4845+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Roanoke in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Roanoke in renter-occupied apartments
  • 4,242no vehicle
  • 12,3931 vehicle
  • 3,9482 vehicles
  • 1,4593 vehicles
  • 04 vehicles
  • 365+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Roanoke, Virginia
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Roanoke, Virginia
  • 01 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 563 rooms
  • 1,2914 rooms
  • 3,3365 rooms
  • 5,3366 rooms
  • 4,6797 rooms
  • 3,6508 rooms
  • 4,1179+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Roanoke, Virginia
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Roanoke, Virginia
  • 2,6671 room
  • 1,3992 rooms
  • 2,9703 rooms
  • 5,8724 rooms
  • 3,9065 rooms
  • 3,1146 rooms
  • 6337 rooms
  • 5168 rooms
  • 1,0019+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Roanoke, VA
  • Roanoke, VA household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Roanoke, VA in 2022
  • 4,430Less than $10,000
  • 4,572$10,000 to $19,999
  • 3,811$20,000 to $29,999
  • 4,924$30,000 to $39,999
  • 4,650$40,000 to $49,999
  • 3,532$50,000 to $59,999
  • 4,816$60,000 to $74,999
  • 5,807$75,000 to $99,999
  • 3,152$100,000 to $124,999
  • 1,036$125,000 to $149,999
  • 1,627$150,000 to $199,999
  • 2,186$200,000 or more
  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Roanoke, VA

  • Distribution of house value in Roanoke, VA in 2022
  • 277Less than $10,000
  • 73$15,000 to $19,999
  • 109$25,000 to $29,999
  • 142$30,000 to $34,999
  • 56$40,000 to $49,999
  • 243$60,000 to $69,999
  • 622$70,000 to $79,999
  • 717$80,000 to $89,999
  • 612$90,000 to $99,999
  • 2,029$100,000 to $124,999
  • 2,289$125,000 to $149,999
  • 3,367$150,000 to $174,999
  • 2,077$175,000 to $199,999
  • 3,112$200,000 to $249,999
  • 1,364$250,000 to $299,999
  • 2,549$300,000 to $399,999
  • 470$400,000 to $499,999
  • 1,123$500,000 to $749,999
  • 891$750,000 to $999,999
  • 343$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Roanoke, VA

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Roanoke, VA in 2022
  • 405Less than $100
  • 152$100 to $149
  • 488$150 to $199
  • 280$200 to $249
  • 372$250 to $299
  • 285$300 to $349
  • 276$350 to $399
  • 268$400 to $449
  • 292$450 to $499
  • 1,333$500 to $549
  • 1,382$550 to $599
  • 1,358$600 to $649
  • 1,913$650 to $699
  • 978$700 to $749
  • 2,075$750 to $799
  • 3,428$800 to $899
  • 2,235$900 to $999
  • 2,291$1,000 to $1,249
  • 821$1,250 to $1,499
  • 636$1,500 to $1,999
  • 111$2,000 to $2,499
  • 115$3,500 or more
  • 584No cash rent
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 69.2%
Number of people working at home: 5,953 (12.7% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 1,141
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 3,954
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 7,928
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 10,930
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 7,812
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 1,259
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 1,724
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 677
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 621
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 1,289
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 616
  • 90 or more minutes: 520
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Roanoke

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 55,958 (78.9%)
  • Carpooled: 4,615 (6.5%)
  • Bus: 726 (1.0%)
  • Light rail, streetcar or trolley: 2 (0.0%)
  • Taxi: 817 (1.2%)
  • Bicycle: 74 (0.1%)
  • Walked: 954 (1.3%)
  • Worked at home: 5,953 (8.4%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 3.0%Males
  • 4.2%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 12.0%Males
  • 8.6%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Asian residents
  • 7.2%Males
  • 9.2%Females
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 5.0%Males
  • 12.1%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 0.5%Males
  • 5.4%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 6.5%Males
  • 15.4%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Roanoke, Virginia
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Roanoke, Virginia
  • 3,1252010 or later
  • 1,7522000 to 2009
  • 9131990 to 1999
  • 4531980 to 1989
  • 2811970 to 1979
  • 347Before 1970
Ancestries in Roanoke, VA

First ancestries reported:

  • American: 6,588 (12.3%)
  • English: 5,755 (10.8%)
  • Irish: 3,330 (6.2%)
  • German: 2,739 (5.1%)
  • African: 1,707 (3.2%)
  • European: 1,318 (2.5%)
  • Afghan: 912 (1.7%)
  • Scottish: 749 (1.4%)
  • Italian: 659 (1.2%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 425 (0.8%)
  • Polish: 397 (0.7%)
  • Dutch: 219 (0.4%)
  • Nigerian: 192 (0.4%)
  • French: 157 (0.3%)
  • French Canadian: 142 (0.3%)
  • Lebanese: 138 (0.3%)
  • Jamaican: 135 (0.3%)
  • British: 134 (0.3%)
  • Russian: 117 (0.2%)
  • Haitian: 105 (0.2%)
  • Danish: 99 (0.2%)
  • Swedish: 93 (0.2%)
  • Somali: 91 (0.2%)
  • Welsh: 84 (0.2%)
  • Iraqi: 79 (0.1%)
  • Ghanaian: 73 (0.1%)
  • Sierra Leonean: 68 (0.1%)
  • Eastern European: 58 (0.1%)
  • Romanian: 55 (0.1%)
  • South African: 53 (0.10%)
  • Egyptian: 47 (0.09%)
  • Canadian: 45 (0.08%)
  • Norwegian: 39 (0.07%)
  • Greek: 38 (0.07%)
  • Austrian: 37 (0.07%)
  • Hungarian: 33 (0.06%)
  • Northern European: 32 (0.06%)
  • Armenian: 31 (0.06%)
  • Arab: 30 (0.06%)
  • Palestinian: 29 (0.05%)
  • Yugoslavian: 29 (0.05%)
  • Sudanese: 24 (0.04%)
  • Czech: 22 (0.04%)
  • Scandinavian: 18 (0.03%)
  • Brazilian: 14 (0.03%)
  • Slavic: 13 (0.02%)
  • Latvian: 12 (0.02%)
  • Iranian: 10 (0.02%)
  • U.S. Virgin Islander: 10 (0.02%)
  • Croatian: 9 (0.02%)
  • Slovak: 7 (0.01%)
  • Turkish: 7 (0.01%)
  • Lithuanian: 4 (0.01%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Afghanistan
Roanoke:

14.3% (998)
Virginia:

1.8% (19,426)

Honduras
Roanoke:

12.2% (852)
Virginia:

3.0% (32,892)

Mexico
Roanoke:

9.9% (689)
Virginia:

5.3% (57,498)

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Roanoke:

6.8% (476)
Virginia:

3.9% (42,989)

Congo
Roanoke:

5.2% (360)
Virginia:

0.1% (843)

Korea
Roanoke:

4.8% (333)
Virginia:

4.9% (52,857)

Cuba
Roanoke:

4.2% (295)
Virginia:

0.5% (5,899)

Philippines
Roanoke:

3.9% (274)
Virginia:

4.8% (52,629)

Dominican Republic
Roanoke:

3.8% (264)
Virginia:

0.6% (6,698)

Vietnam
Roanoke:

3.5% (244)
Virginia:

4.2% (45,750)

Japan
Roanoke:

2.8% (192)
Virginia:

0.8% (8,805)

Colombia
Roanoke:

2.5% (175)
Virginia:

1.3% (14,435)

Sierra Leone
Roanoke:

2.5% (173)
Virginia:

0.6% (6,458)

India
Roanoke:

2.3% (162)
Virginia:

9.0% (97,830)

Pakistan
Roanoke:

2.2% (153)
Virginia:

2.3% (24,582)

Guatemala
Roanoke:

1.9% (134)
Virginia:

3.3% (35,938)

Haiti
Roanoke:

1.8% (126)
Virginia:

0.4% (4,246)

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

  • This state: 60,992
  • Other state: 27,387
  • Northeast: 8,252
  • Midwest: 4,101
  • South: 12,681
  • West: 2,353

86.3% of Roanoke residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 31.8% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 65.9% lived in Virginia.


Roanoke:

86.3%
State average:

86.6%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 1,322
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 87
  • 7th and 8th grade: 650
  • 9th grade: 222
  • 10th grade: 361
  • 11th grade: 276
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 604
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 11,874
  • Less than 1 year of college: 2,463
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 4,001
  • Associate degree: 1,419
  • Bachelor's degree: 5,005
  • Master's degree: 1,687
  • Professional school degree: 798
  • Doctorate degree: 897
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 813
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 58
  • 5th and 6th grade: 44
  • 7th and 8th grade: 303
  • 9th grade: 281
  • 10th grade: 702
  • 11th grade: 1,021
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 513
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 9,417
  • Less than 1 year of college: 2,781
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 5,646
  • Associate degree: 2,356
  • Bachelor's degree: 7,753
  • Master's degree: 3,560
  • Professional school degree: 488
  • Doctorate degree: 623
Educational Attainment for Females
Roanoke marital status for males
Roanoke marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 28,506
  • One, attached: 1,856
  • Two: 4,361
  • 3 or 4: 2,139
  • 5 to 9: 3,555
  • 10 to 19: 3,531
  • 20 to 49: 1,961
  • 50 or more: 2,643
  • Mobile homes: 602
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 1.7%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 1.4%

House/condo owner moved in on average 13 years ago

Renter moved in on average 3 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Roanoke
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Roanoke, VA
  • 57.5%Utility gas
  • 32.1%Electricity
  • 7.7%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 1.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.5%Wood
  • 0.2%Other fuel
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Roanoke, VA
  • 62.7%Electricity
  • 32.9%Utility gas
  • 2.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 0.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.7%Other fuel
  • 0.3%No fuel used

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1,560
Here:

15.1%
Virginia:

13.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 211
Here:

5.8%
Virginia:

10.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 850
Here:

28.2%
Virginia:

18.7%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability