Roanoke Population History 1990 - 2023

Roanoke Population Facts

What is the current population of Roanoke?

Based on the latest 2024 data from the US census, the current population of Roanoke is 97,171. Roanoke, Virginia is the 346th largest city in the US.

What county is Roanoke, Virginia in?

Roanoke is located entirely in Roanoke city.

What is the size of Roanoke, Virginia in square miles?

Roanoke has an area of 42.6 square miles. Roanoke is the 10th largest city, by area, in Virginia.

What was the peak population of Roanoke?

The peak population of Roanoke was in 2020, when its population was 99,875. In 2020, Roanoke was the 327th largest city in the US; now its fallen to the 346th largest city in the US. Roanoke is currently 2.7% smaller than it was in 2020.

How quickly is Roanoke growing?

Roanoke has grown 2.4% since the 2000. Roanoke, Virginia's growth is extremely below average. 80% of similarly sized cities are growing faster since 2000.

What is the population density of Roanoke, Virginia?

Roanoke has a population density of 2,279.8 people per square mile.

Roanoke Demographics

What is the voting age population of Roanoke, Virginia?

The total voting age population of Roanoke, Virginia, meaning US citizens 18 or older, is 73,686. The voting age population is 46.4% male and 53.6% female.

What percentage of Roanoke, Virginia residents are senior citizens?

According to the latest census statistics, 16.1% of the residents of Roanoke are 65 or older.

What are the racial demographics of Roanoke, Virginia?

The racial demographics of Roanoke are 62.4% White, 29.0% Black, 4.4% Two or more races, 3.0% Asian, 1.1% Other and 0.2% American Indian. Additionally, 6.3% of the population identifies as Hispanic.

What percentage of Roanoke, Virginia residents are below the poverty line?

In Roanoke, 20.8% of residents have an income below the poverty line, and the child poverty rate is 31.8%. On a per-household basis, 16.4% of families are below the poverty line in Roanoke.

What percentage of Roanoke, Virginia residents are in the labor force?

Among those aged 16 and older, 64.1% of Roanoke residents are in the labor force.

What are the education levels among Roanoke, Virginia residents?

Among the adult population 25 years old and over, 86.2% of Roanoke residents have at least a high school degree or equivalent, 23.4% have a bachelor's degree and 9.0% have a graduate or professional degree.

What percentage of Roanoke, Virginia residents speak a non-English language at home?

Among Roanoke residents aged 5 and older, 8.6% of them speak a non-English language at home. Broken down by language: 4.3% of residents speak Spanish at home, 2.5% speak an Indo-European language, and 1.1% speak an Asian language.

Roanoke Income & Labor Statistics

What is the unemployment rate in Roanoke, Virginia?

The unemployment rate in Roanoke is 6.3%, which is calculated among residents aged 16 or older who are in the labor force.

What percentage of Roanoke, Virginia residents work for the government?

In Roanoke, 11.4% of the residents in the non-military labor force are employed by the local, state and federal government.

What is the median income in Roanoke, Virginia?

The median household income in Roanoke is $44,230.

Roanoke Housing & Rent Statistics

What percentage of housing units are owner-occupied in Roanoke, Virginia?

In Roanoke, 51.5% of housing units are occupied by their owners.

What percentage of housing units are rented in Roanoke, Virginia?

Renters occupy 48.5% of housing units in Roanoke.

What percentage of Roanoke, Virginia housing units were built before 1940?

Of all the housing units in Roanoke, 26.2% of them were build before 1940.

What percentage of Roanoke, Virginia housing units were built after 2000?

In Roanoke, 6.5% of the total housing units were built after the year 2000, which is approximately 3,000 units.

What is the median monthly rent in Roanoke, Virginia?

The median gross monthly rent payment for renters in Roanoke is $814.

What percentage of households in Roanoke, Virginia have broadband internet?

In Roanoke, 74.9% of households have an active broadband internet connection.