COMPARING TWO PLACES
Pembroke vs Radford
PLACE A
Pembroke, Virginia
VS
PLACE B
Radford, Virginia
Pembroke is 93% smaller than Radford. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars.
PEMBROKERADFORDDIFFERENCE
Total population1,13917,243−93% vs Radford
Population density1,0491,782−733
Population growth2.1%-2.1%+4.2 pts
Median age45.623.3+22.3
Male51.4%44.3%+7.1 pts
Female48.6%55.7%−7.1 pts
Foreign-born6.7%2.1%+4.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic91.6%80.9%+10.6 pts
Black2.5%9.2%−6.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.7%4.4%−0.7 pts
Asian0.0%2.4%−2.4 pts
Other2.2%3.0%−0.8 pts
Median household income$57,500$57,348+$152
Per capita income$36,772$26,815+$9,957
Poverty rate9.1%28.7%−19.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3720.505−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher18.8%37.9%−19.2 pts
Graduate degree7.0%18.7%−11.6 pts
Unemployment rate1.7%8.1%−6.4 pts
Labor force participation70.0%61.0%+8.9 pts
Median home value$138,000$220,700−$82,700
Median gross rent$796$1,033−$237
Owner-occupied69.4%42.3%+27.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate28.7%14.2%+14.5 pts
Rent-burdened households18.3%51.6%−33.3 pts
Average commute20.618.3+2.4
Worked from home2.2%5.3%−3.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Uninsured13.8%4.9%+8.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025