COMPARING TWO PLACES
Ferrum vs Roanoke
PLACE A
Ferrum, Virginia
VS
PLACE B
Roanoke, Texas
Ferrum is 84% smaller than Roanoke. Roanoke earns more, with a median household income $56,860 higher. Roanoke has grown faster since 2000 (62% vs -11%).
FERRUMROANOKEDIFFERENCE
Total population1,77410,931−84% vs Roanoke
Population density1941,587−1,393
Population growth-10.6%62.1%−72.7 pts
Median age21.841.5−19.7
Male52.4%46.5%+5.9 pts
Female47.6%53.5%−5.9 pts
Foreign-born0.6%12.8%−12.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic75.3%59.2%+16.0 pts
Black18.7%4.8%+13.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.9%22.9%−21.0 pts
Asian0.1%5.7%−5.6 pts
Other4.1%7.4%−3.3 pts
Median household income$40,435$97,295−$56,860
Per capita income$17,108$63,605−$46,497
Poverty rate37.1%4.5%+32.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4710.472Even
Bachelor's degree or higher29.1%47.1%−17.9 pts
Graduate degree12.7%15.6%−2.9 pts
Unemployment rate7.3%5.0%+2.3 pts
Labor force participation54.8%73.0%−18.1 pts
Median home value$188,900$466,900−$278,000
Median gross rent$638$1,783−$1,145
Owner-occupied69.5%54.3%+15.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.0%4.9%−4.9 pts
Rent-burdened households40.3%45.4%−5.1 pts
Average commute23.526.8−3.3
Worked from home23.1%25.5%−2.4 pts
Public transit to work1.4%0.0%+1.4 pts
Uninsured2.8%11.2%−8.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024