2024 population: 1,180,059 ( 2,681 from 2020)
Land area: 12862.0 square miles
Population density: 91.7 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	896,920	76.01%	1.2%
Black:	171,842	14.56%	1.1%
Indian:	3,442	0.29%	8.3%
Asian:	24,669	2.09%	11.2%
2+ races:	26,127	2.21%	15.6%
Hispanic:	57,059	4.84%	18.3%

Total non-White:	283,139	23.99%	4.9%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	48,248	10.2
Deaths:	70,388	14.9
Net Migration:	15,783	3.4
Net Immigration:	8,947	1.9

Change in White population:	-10,540	-0.9
Change in Non-White pop.:	13,221	1.1

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
1,177,378
907,460	77.07%
173,719	14.75%
3,179	0.27%
22,186	1.88%
22,601	1.92%
48,233	4.10%
269,918	22.93%

2010
1,170,347
932,113	79.64%
170,212	14.54%
2,574	0.22%
16,199	1.38%
16,969	1.45%
30,897	2.64%
238,234	20.36%

2000
1,121,499
914,629	81.55%
168,517	15.03%
2,093	0.19%
10,022	0.89%
10,047	0.90%
15,072	1.34%
206,870	18.45%

1990
1,054,412
882,002	83.65%
158,278	15.01%
1,427	0.14%
7,328	0.69%
n/a
5,377	0.51%
172,410	16.35%

1980
1,031,660
867,791	84.12%
153,196	14.85%
738	0.07%
3,187	0.31%
n/a
6,139	0.60%
163,869	15.88%

1970
923,945
778,086	84.21%
141,614	15.33%
477	0.05%
642	0.07%
n/a
2,720	0.29%
145,859	15.79%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
110,719	9.5
123,647	10.6
1,941	0.2
16,206	1.4

-24,653	-2.1
31,684	2.7

Number	Rate
2000's
116,910	10.4
113,361	10.1
20,045	1.8
12,708	1.1

17,484	1.6
31,364	2.8

Number	Rate
1990's
126,642	12.0
114,773	10.9
16,608	1.6
5,181	0.5

32,627	3.1
34,460	3.3

Number	Rate
1980's
128,667	12.5
101,712	9.9
-2,827	-0.3
n/a

14,211	1.4
8,541	0.8

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
36,995	4.0
n/a

89,705	9.7
18,010	1.9

Age, Family & Household Data for Roanoke-Lynchburg, VA-WV Market Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
42.3
214,764	18.2%
965,295	81.8%
230,583	19.5%

450,576
2.39

276,907	61.5%
204,836	74.0%
24,505	8.8%
173,669	38.5%

2010
Number	Percent
40.5
240,290	20.5%
930,057	79.5%
193,961	16.6%

480,646
2.34

309,045	64.3%
228,378	73.9%
31,165	10.1%
171,601	35.7%

2000
Number	Percent
38.1
245,653	21.9%
875,846	78.1%
171,202	15.3%

453,524
2.37

306,831	67.7%
238,869	77.9%
28,592	9.3%
146,693	32.3%

1990
Number	Percent
35.1
235,267	22.3%
819,145	77.7%
153,813	14.6%

405,130
2.50

290,485	71.7%
233,622	80.4%
22,431	7.7%
114,645	28.3%

1980
Number	Percent
31.6
272,086	26.4%
759,574	73.6%
124,958	12.1%

362,532
2.74

279,183	77.0%
233,394	83.6%
18,845	6.8%
83,349	23.0%

2022 Housing Data for Roanoke-Lynchburg, VA-WV Market Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	28,895	6.4%
$10,000 to $14,999	22,645	5.0%
$15,000 to $19,999	20,877	4.6%
$20,000 to $24,999	21,067	4.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	21,950	4.9%
$30,000 to $34,999	22,141	4.9%
$35,000 to $39,999	19,235	4.3%
$40,000 to $44,999	18,500	4.1%
$45,000 to $49,999	18,326	4.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	35,909	8.0%
$60,000 to $74,999	46,187	10.3%
$75,000 to $99,999	56,814	12.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	41,162	9.1%
$125,000 to $149,999	26,491	5.9%
$150,000 to $199,999	26,029	5.8%
$200,000 or more	24,348	5.4%

Median Household Income	59,944
Per Capita Income	33,253

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	80

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	24,961	5.5%
Public Assistance	17,692	3.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	55,613	12.3%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	453,537	67.2%
Unemployed	20,549	3.0%
In Armed Forces	1,553	0.2%

Total Labor Force	475,639	70.5%
Not in Labor Force	199,475	29.5%

Real Unemployment Rate		32.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	183,272	150,938	54.8%
Non-Profit	17,340	30,172	36.5%
Self-Employed	26,262	15,864	62.3%

Local Government	15,411	25,210	37.9%
State Government	14,295	16,728	46.1%
Federal Government	5,376	5,378	50.0%

Total Private + Self	209,534	166,802	55.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	52,422	77,488	40.4%
Total	261,956	244,290	51.7%

Pct. Govt.	16.3%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	68,879	13.6%
Sales and Office Occupations	103,469	20.4%
Professional, Technical	118,579	23.4%
Service Occupations	88,912	17.5%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	2,930	0.6%
All others	127,154	25.1%

White Collar		57.4%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	76,064	15.0%
Manufacturing	68,076	13.4%
Educational services	62,164	12.3%
Retail trade	56,722	11.2%
Accommodation and food services	35,845	7.1%
Construction	32,473	6.4%
Professional, scientific, technical	25,428	5.0%
Other services	25,018	4.9%
Public administration	21,876	4.3%
Transportation and warehousing	21,543	4.2%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	20,174	4.0%
Finance and insurance	17,732	3.5%
Wholesale trade	9,807	1.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	8,422	1.7%
Real estate and rental and leasing	6,981	1.4%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	6,224	1.2%
Information	6,217	1.2%
Utilities	4,903	1.0%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	1,071	0.2%
Management	253	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	18,264	1.63%
Puerto Rican	6,338	0.56%
Cuban	1,433	0.13%
Dominican	885	0.08%

Total Central American	7,097	0.63%
Costa Rican	252	0.02%
Guatemalan	1,329	0.12%
Honduran	3,238	0.29%
Nicaraguan	121	0.01%
Panamanian	264	0.02%
Salvadoran	1,875	0.17%
Other Central American	18	0.00%

Total South American	3,755	0.33%
Argentinean	157	0.01%
Bolivian	335	0.03%
Chilean	207	0.02%
Colombian	1,200	0.11%
Ecuadorian	315	0.03%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	813	0.07%
Uruguayan	123	0.01%
Venezuelan	504	0.04%
Other South American	101	0.01%

Other Hispanic	3,999	0.36%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	5,480	0.49%
Chinese	3,886	0.35%
Vietnamese	2,172	0.19%
Korean	2,002	0.18%
Filipino	1,742	0.16%
Japanese	872	0.08%
Thai	518	0.05%
Bhutanese	250	0.02%
Cambodian	225	0.02%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,011,149	94.7%
Spanish	28,030	2.6%
Other Indo-European	7,950	0.7%
Other Asian	3,615	0.3%
Chinese	3,212	0.3%
Other	2,459	0.2%
German, other Germanic	2,279	0.2%
Vietnamese	1,931	0.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun	1,851	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
American	198,902	17.7%
English	134,678	12.0%
German	104,973	9.4%
Irish	89,435	8.0%
Italian	26,642	2.4%
Scottish	21,007	1.9%
European	20,425	1.8%
Scotch-Irish	19,718	1.8%
French	13,263	1.2%
Polish	12,614	1.1%
African	11,099	1.0%
Dutch	7,262	0.6%
Welsh	6,430	0.6%
British	6,359	0.6%
Norwegian	4,307	0.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,098,855	97.9%
Not a citizen	23,500	2.1%

Native	1,079,729	96.2%
Foreign-born	42,626	3.8%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
29,180	3.8%	54,211	7.0%	255,364	32.9%	227,215	29.3%	126,432	16.3%	83,520	10.8%
Average years of education: 13.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	29,180	3.8%
9-12 Years	54,211	7.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	255,364	32.9%
Some College	227,215	29.3%
Bach. Degree	126,432	16.3%
Grad Degree	83,520	10.8%
Average years of education: 13.3

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	519,081	484,654	34,427	6.6%
1991	531,234	489,079	42,155	7.9%
1992	534,016	495,973	38,043	7.1%
1993	531,789	500,818	30,971	5.8%
1994	534,001	505,685	28,316	5.3%
1995	537,199	510,169	27,030	5.0%
1996	534,306	506,916	27,390	5.1%
1997	529,230	506,689	22,541	4.3%
1998	528,612	510,998	17,614	3.3%
1999	532,846	514,174	18,672	3.5%

2000	528,430	512,537	15,893	3.0%
2001	531,534	507,340	24,194	4.6%
2002	535,993	504,098	31,895	6.0%
2003	535,310	504,494	30,816	5.8%
2004	525,742	496,960	28,782	5.5%
2005	531,820	505,306	26,514	5.0%
2006	534,602	511,750	22,852	4.3%
2007	539,760	516,037	23,723	4.4%
2008	550,564	520,610	29,954	5.4%
2009	550,757	501,837	48,920	8.9%

2010	552,382	501,548	50,834	9.2%
2011	550,079	506,306	43,773	8.0%
2012	547,089	508,816	38,273	7.0%
2013	547,097	511,382	35,715	6.5%
2014	546,858	515,159	31,699	5.8%
2015	539,091	512,411	26,680	4.9%
2016	535,321	510,895	24,426	4.6%
2017	543,543	520,573	22,970	4.2%
2018	541,661	523,531	18,130	3.3%
2019	546,398	529,669	16,729	3.1%

2020	534,304	500,105	34,199	6.4%
2021	531,856	510,524	21,332	4.0%
2022	544,298	527,146	17,152	3.2%
2023	555,562	537,774	17,788	3.2%
2024	542,790	525,051	17,739	3.3%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	538,332
Median Value	$189,345

Occupied	450,576	83.7%
Vacant	87,756	16.3%

Owned	311,435	69.1%
Rented	139,141	30.9%
Median Rent	$877

Single-Family Units	393,402	73.1%
Detached	376,990	70.0%
Attached	16,412	3.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	62,223	11.6%
Mobile Homes	56,937	10.6%

Roanoke-Lynchburg, VA-WV Market Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Roanoke-Lynchburg, VA-WV Market Area

2022 Housing Data for Roanoke-Lynchburg, VA-WV Market Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Roanoke-Lynchburg, VA-WV Market Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Roanoke-Lynchburg, VA-WV Market Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Roanoke-Lynchburg, VA-WV Market Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Roanoke-Lynchburg, VA-WV Market Area