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Roanoke County, VA


Metropolitan Statistical Area: Roanoke, VA
Designated Market Area: Roanoke-Lynchburg, VA-WV
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Middle Suburbs

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2022 population: 96,914   ( 4,538 from 2010 , 22 from 2020)
Land area: 250.5 square miles
Population density: 386.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:81,009 83.59% 1.1%
Black:6,4736.68% 41.3%
Indian:1810.19% 49.6%
Asian:3,5923.71% 44.8%
2+ races:1,8511.91% 46.0%
Hispanic:3,8083.93% 95.2%
Total non-White:15,90516.41% 51.6%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:1,607 8.3
Deaths:2,71514.0
Net Migration: 8204.2
Net Immigration: 2161.1
Change in White population:-877 -0.9
Change in Non-White pop.:5,415 5.9




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
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Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2010
92,376
81,88688.64%
4,5804.96%
1210.13%
2,4812.69%
1,2681.37%
1,9512.11%
10,49011.36%

2000
85,778
79,80993.04%
2,8553.33%
960.11%
1,3771.61%
6800.79%
8881.04%
5,9696.96%

1990
79,332
76,18596.03%
2,1012.65%
520.07%
6300.79%
n/a
3640.46%
3,1473.97%

1980
72,945
70,67196.88%
1,6692.29%
440.06%
1970.27%
n/a
3580.49%
2,2743.12%

1970
67,339
65,01496.55%
2,0162.99%
310.05%
360.05%
n/a
2150.32%
2,325 3.45%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2000's
NumberRate
9,569 11.2
8,1919.5
3,3773.9
1,0421.2
2,077 2.4
4,521 5.3
1990's
NumberRate
6,998 8.8
7,4129.3
1,8582.3
1,3301.7
3,624 4.6
2,822 3.6
1980's
NumberRate
7,658 10.5
6,176 8.5
0 0.0
n/a
5,514 7.6
873 1.2
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
5,774 8.6
n/a
5,657 8.4
-51 -0.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Roanoke County, VA
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Year:
 
Median Age:
Under 18:
Voting Age Population:
Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2022
NumberPercent
43.6
19,228 19.8%
77,686 80.2%
20,967 21.6%
39,156
2.41
25,304 64.6%
19,490 77.0%
2,104 8.3%
13,852 35.4%

2010
NumberPercent
43.3
20,113 21.8%
72,263 78.2%
15,912 17.2%
37,608
2.39
25,941 69.0%
20,941 80.7%
1,940 7.5%
11,667 31.0%

2000
NumberPercent
40.8
19,489 22.7%
66,289 77.3%
13,574 15.8%
34,734
2.40
24,861 71.6%
20,786 83.6%
1,634 6.6%
9,873 28.4%

1990
NumberPercent
37.3
17,922 22.6%
61,410 77.4%
10,700 13.5%
30,264
2.55
23,025 76.1%
19,942 86.6%
1,242 5.4%
7,239 23.9%

1980
NumberPercent
32.1
20,050 27.5%
52,895 72.5%
7,042 9.7%
25,286
2.80
20,629 81.6%
18,131 87.9%
1,151 5.6%
4,657 18.4%

2022 Housing Data for Roanoke County, VA

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units42,135 
Median Value$245,800 
Occupied39,15692.9%
Vacant2,9797.1%
Owned29,64275.7%
Rented9,51424.3%
Median Rent$1,116 
Single-Family Units33,45179.4%
    Detached31,42274.6%
    Attached2,0294.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units6,82716.2%
Mobile Homes6571.6%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Roanoke County, VA

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0001,1773.0%
$10,000 to $14,9991,1903.0%
$15,000 to $19,9998222.1%
$20,000 to $24,9991,3493.4%
$25,000 to $29,9992,0045.1%
$30,000 to $34,9991,4373.7%
$35,000 to $39,9991,2873.3%
$40,000 to $44,9991,1442.9%
$45,000 to $49,9991,6534.2%
$50,000 to $59,9992,7987.1%
$60,000 to $74,9993,2468.3%
$75,000 to $99,9995,94615.2%
$100,000 to $124,9994,66511.9%
$125,000 to $149,9993,2398.3%
$150,000 to $199,9993,1438.0%
$200,000 or more4,05610.4%
Median Household Income80,872 
Per Capita Income43,125 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state91 
Compared to U.S.90 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI1,6394.2%
Public Assistance8892.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps2,5536.5%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed42,05374.2%
Unemployed1,1182.0%
In Armed Forces3730.7%
Total Labor Force43,54476.9%
Not in Labor Force13,11723.1%
Real Unemployment Rate 25.1%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector17,88312,96058.0%
Non-Profit1,7403,66332.2%
Self-Employed2,2071,59458.1%
Local Government1,2472,08937.4%
State Government6721,17136.5%
Federal Government7001,07939.3%
Total Private + Self20,09014,55458.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.4,3598,00235.3%
Total24,44922,55652.0%
Pct. Govt.14.8%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts8,27717.6%
Sales and Office Occupations10,08521.4%
Professional, Technical12,96927.6%
Service Occupations6,88714.6%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing370.1%
All others8,83318.8%
White Collar 66.6%
Industry
 Number%
Health care and social assistance8,30417.6%
Retail trade4,72910.1%
Educational services4,71910.0%
Manufacturing4,1168.7%
Professional, scientific, technical3,0296.4%
Accommodation and food services2,9796.3%
Transportation and warehousing2,8986.2%
Finance and insurance2,8316.0%
Other services2,4635.2%
Public administration2,3675.0%
Construction2,1734.6%
Wholesale trade1,5963.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.1,5783.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation8741.9%
Real estate and rental and leasing8001.7%
Information7511.6%
Utilities6271.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting1360.3%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction650.1%
Management160.0%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Roanoke County, VA

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican1,4831.53%
Puerto Rican6310.65%
Cuban1430.15%
Dominican1180.12%
Total Central American1710.18%
Costa Rican550.06%
Guatemalan640.07%
Honduran00.00%
Nicaraguan00.00%
Panamanian00.00%
Salvadoran520.05%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American4050.42%
Argentinean00.00%
Bolivian550.06%
Chilean00.00%
Colombian1230.13%
Ecuadorian890.09%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian1150.12%
Uruguayan230.02%
Venezuelan00.00%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic4510.47%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Indian1,7391.80%
Chinese4700.49%
Vietnamese3120.32%
Cambodian1810.19%
Thai1400.14%
Filipino1090.11%
Korean1040.11%
Japanese280.03%
Taiwanese270.03%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English85,03192.2%
Spanish2,7162.9%
Other Indo-European1,5541.7%
Other Asian1,0411.1%
Chinese4640.5%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic4450.5%
Vietnamese4010.4%
French, Haitian, Cajun1700.2%
Other1340.1%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
English15,46916.0%
German12,10412.5%
American9,99410.3%
Irish8,8119.1%
Italian2,9533.1%
European2,5802.7%
Scotch-Irish2,1872.3%
Scottish2,1312.2%
Polish1,6701.7%
French1,4711.5%
British6080.6%
Welsh5940.6%
Dutch5490.6%
Norwegian5380.6%
African5190.5%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen94,16597.4%
Not a citizen2,4882.6%
Native90,82994.0%
Foreign-born5,8246.0%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Roanoke County, VA

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
1,834 2.6%2,848 4.1%18,924 27.1%20,059 28.7%16,855 24.1%9,377 13.4%
  Average years of education: 13.9
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 1,834 2.6%
9-12 Years 2,848 4.1%
H.S. Grad or GED 18,924 27.1%
Some College 20,059 28.7%
Bach. Degree 16,855 24.1%
Grad Degree 9,377 13.4%
Average years of education: 13.9

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Roanoke County, VA

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 44,920 43,618 1,302 2.9% 4.4%
1991 46,089 44,259 1,830 4.0% 5.8%
1992 47,097 45,211 1,886 4.0% 6.2%
1993 47,637 45,772 1,865 3.9% 5.2%
1994 48,382 47,026 1,356 2.8% 4.8%
1995 48,965 47,911 1,054 2.2% 4.4%
1996 48,953 47,892 1,061 2.2% 4.3%
1997 48,193 47,118 1,075 2.2% 3.7%
1998 48,691 47,930 761 1.6% 2.8%
1999 48,090 47,466 624 1.3% 2.7%
2000 46,019 45,225 794 1.7% 2.3%
2001 46,628 45,459 1,169 2.5% 3.3%
2002 47,272 45,675 1,597 3.4% 4.4%
2003 46,352 44,710 1,642 3.5% 4.3%
2004 45,914 44,282 1,632 3.6% 4.1%
2005 46,730 45,221 1,509 3.2% 3.8%
2006 48,707 47,342 1,365 2.8% 3.3%
2007 48,986 47,652 1,334 2.7% 3.3%
2008 49,704 47,992 1,712 3.4% 4.3%
2009 48,708 45,783 2,925 6.0% 6.8%
2010 49,317 46,114 3,203 6.5% 7.3%
2011 49,648 46,833 2,815 5.7% 6.6%
2012 49,504 46,965 2,539 5.1% 5.9%
2013 49,848 47,408 2,440 4.9% 5.6%
2014 50,161 47,911 2,250 4.5% 5.1%
2015 49,273 47,365 1,908 3.9% 4.4%
2016 49,206 47,475 1,731 3.5% 4.0%
2017 49,148 47,489 1,659 3.4% 3.7%
2018 49,298 47,975 1,323 2.7% 2.9%
2019 50,002 48,789 1,213 2.4% 2.7%
2020 48,720 46,231 2,489 5.1% 6.2%
2021 48,627 47,089 1,538 3.2% 3.9%
2022 49,877 48,598 1,279 2.6% 2.9%
2023 51,148 49,833 1,315 2.6% 2.9%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com