With 98,355 people, Roanoke is a city in Virginia. That trails the Virginia median by roughly 41%. Owners hold 52% of the housing stock. The typical home is worth $190,500, having more than doubled since 2000. Density works out to 2,313 people per square mile. The average commute runs 19 minutes.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $55,378, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 38.3
US median: 38.9
Less educated
30% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 31%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Roanoke
What changed most since 1990
Homes owned by their occupants56.6% → 52.4%(−4.2 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 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)20.2%(1,122)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)24.8%(1,376)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era33.7%(1,874)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.7%(206)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.7%(96)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 5,557 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
Roanoke, decade by decade
Roanoke 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
96,397
$54,220
$128,884
15.6%
48.9
2000
94,911
$55,959
$145,915
18.7%
57.0
2010
97,032
$52,396
$185,144
21.9%
66.8
2020
100,011
$55,347
$163,504
24.8%
75.6
2024
98,355
$55,378
$190,500
30.0%
75.8
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.
