Radford is a city of 16,726 people in Virginia. The median age is 23.3, younger than the US median of 38.9. Owners hold 42% of the housing stock. 28.7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. People stay put here: 73% were in the same home a year ago. Households here earn about 38% less than in Virginia as a whole.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $57,348, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 23.3
US median: 38.9
Average education
38% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 30%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Radford
What changed most since 1990
White share90.8% → 80.9%(−9.9 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Homes owned by their occupants47.8% → 42.3%(−5.5 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree29.1% → 37.9%(+8.9 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)25.4%(123)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)23.7%(115)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era40%(194)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War1.4%(7)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 485 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Radford, decade by decade
Radford population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
15,940
$46,770
$154,564
29.1%
21.5
2000
15,859
$44,911
$169,596
34.1%
28.1
2010
16,408
$41,942
$222,547
35.1%
32.1
2020
16,070
$41,907
$207,259
40.7%
52.7
2024
16,726
$57,348
$220,700
37.9%
41.7
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
