2024 population: 315,749 ( 491 from 2020)
Land area: 1867.6 square miles
Population density: 169.1 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	238,631	75.58%	1.6%
Black:	41,677	13.20%	0.8%
Indian:	766	0.24%	13.0%
Asian:	8,538	2.70%	7.2%
2+ races:	7,377	2.34%	14.8%
Hispanic:	18,760	5.94%	19.3%

Total non-White:	77,118	24.42%	5.9%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	13,475	10.7
Deaths:	18,608	14.8
Net Migration:	2,610	2.1
Net Immigration:	3,018	2.4

Change in White population:	-3,829	-1.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	4,320	1.4

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
315,258
242,460	76.91%
42,004	13.32%
678	0.22%
7,962	2.53%
6,428	2.04%
15,726	4.99%
72,798	23.09%

2010
308,707
248,968	80.65%
39,101	12.67%
568	0.18%
5,042	1.63%
4,842	1.57%
9,713	3.15%
59,739	19.35%

2000
288,309
243,264	84.38%
34,988	12.14%
454	0.16%
3,061	1.06%
2,924	1.01%
3,269	1.13%
45,045	15.62%

1990
268,398
233,186	86.88%
31,505	11.74%
338	0.13%
2,018	0.75%
n/a
1,351	0.50%
35,212	13.12%

1980
260,081
227,696	87.55%
29,948	11.51%
137	0.05%
630	0.24%
n/a
1,519	0.58%
32,385	12.45%

1970
230,011
202,899	88.21%
26,117	11.35%
69	0.03%
150	0.07%
n/a
684	0.30%
27,112	11.79%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
30,071	9.7
32,295	10.5
1,199	0.4
5,798	1.9

-6,508	-2.1
13,059	4.2

Number	Rate
2000's
31,861	11.1
29,593	10.3
8,254	2.9
3,121	1.1

5,704	2.0
14,694	5.1

Number	Rate
1990's
33,534	12.5
30,008	11.2
4,062	1.5
2,315	0.9

10,078	3.8
9,833	3.7

Number	Rate
1980's
32,418	12.5
26,295	10.1
4,306	1.7
n/a

5,490	2.1
2,827	1.1

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
15,630	6.8
n/a

24,797	10.8
5,273	2.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Roanoke, VA Metro 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
42.9
63,811	10.1%
567,196	89.9%
65,205	10.3%

128,755
2.38

79,269	61.6%
57,568	72.6%
7,614	9.6%
49,486	38.4%

2010
Number	Percent
41.9
66,395	21.5%
242,312	78.5%
50,176	16.3%

128,454
2.34

83,110	64.7%
61,673	74.2%
8,621	10.4%
45,344	35.3%

2000
Number	Percent
39.4
64,798	22.5%
223,511	77.5%
44,805	15.5%

119,372
2.35

80,484	67.4%
62,625	77.8%
7,717	9.6%
38,888	32.6%

1990
Number	Percent
36.2
59,900	22.3%
208,498	77.7%
39,864	14.9%

106,099
2.45

75,215	70.9%
60,619	80.6%
5,706	7.6%
30,884	29.1%

1980
Number	Percent
32.4
67,314	25.9%
192,767	74.1%
32,697	12.6%

95,280
2.65

72,007	75.6%
59,343	82.4%
5,631	7.8%
23,273	24.4%

2022 Housing Data for Roanoke, VA Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	6,474	5.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	5,902	4.6%
$15,000 to $19,999	4,905	3.8%
$20,000 to $24,999	5,903	4.6%
$25,000 to $29,999	5,418	4.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	5,583	4.3%
$35,000 to $39,999	4,838	3.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	4,958	3.9%
$45,000 to $49,999	4,877	3.8%
$50,000 to $59,999	10,360	8.0%
$60,000 to $74,999	12,797	9.9%
$75,000 to $99,999	16,840	13.1%
$100,000 to $124,999	13,418	10.4%
$125,000 to $149,999	8,481	6.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	8,375	6.5%
$200,000 or more	9,626	7.5%

Median Household Income	67,119
Per Capita Income	37,994

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	85

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	7,317	5.7%
Public Assistance	4,531	3.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	14,173	11.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	132,683	72.0%
Unemployed	5,449	3.0%
In Armed Forces	652	0.4%

Total Labor Force	138,784	75.3%
Not in Labor Force	45,523	24.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		27.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	56,191	44,681	55.7%
Non-Profit	4,799	10,621	31.1%
Self-Employed	7,286	4,432	62.2%

Local Government	3,794	6,265	37.7%
State Government	2,297	3,511	39.5%
Federal Government	2,090	2,600	44.6%

Total Private + Self	63,477	49,113	56.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	12,980	22,997	36.1%
Total	76,457	72,110	51.5%

Pct. Govt.	13.8%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	23,123	15.5%
Sales and Office Occupations	32,979	22.2%
Professional, Technical	34,413	23.1%
Service Occupations	25,320	17.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	417	0.3%
All others	32,930	22.1%

White Collar		60.8%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	25,852	17.4%
Manufacturing	16,327	11.0%
Retail trade	16,176	10.9%
Educational services	13,336	9.0%
Accommodation and food services	9,958	6.7%
Construction	8,917	6.0%
Transportation and warehousing	8,209	5.5%
Professional, scientific, technical	8,063	5.4%
Finance and insurance	8,056	5.4%
Other services	7,387	5.0%
Public administration	6,471	4.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	5,838	3.9%
Wholesale trade	4,424	3.0%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	2,462	1.7%
Real estate and rental and leasing	2,421	1.6%
Information	2,074	1.4%
Utilities	1,422	1.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	907	0.6%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	360	0.2%
Management	105	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	4,866	1.55%
Puerto Rican	2,253	0.72%
Cuban	811	0.26%
Dominican	435	0.14%

Total Central American	2,616	0.83%
Costa Rican	91	0.03%
Guatemalan	110	0.03%
Honduran	1,915	0.61%
Nicaraguan	53	0.02%
Panamanian	163	0.05%
Salvadoran	284	0.09%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	1,356	0.43%
Argentinean	60	0.02%
Bolivian	136	0.04%
Chilean	67	0.02%
Colombian	460	0.15%
Ecuadorian	227	0.07%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	214	0.07%
Uruguayan	23	0.01%
Venezuelan	72	0.02%
Other South American	97	0.03%

Other Hispanic	1,210	0.38%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	2,186	0.69%
Chinese	972	0.31%
Filipino	614	0.20%
Vietnamese	570	0.18%
Korean	409	0.13%
Bhutanese	250	0.08%
Japanese	250	0.08%
Cambodian	209	0.07%
Thai	150	0.05%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	279,276	93.5%
Spanish	9,442	3.2%
Other Indo-European	3,182	1.1%
Other Asian	1,750	0.6%
Vietnamese	821	0.3%
German, other Germanic	797	0.3%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	709	0.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun	681	0.2%
Chinese	661	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	42,538	13.5%
American	35,786	11.4%
German	34,637	11.0%
Irish	27,075	8.6%
Italian	8,017	2.5%
Scottish	6,595	2.1%
Scotch-Irish	6,291	2.0%
European	5,985	1.9%
French	4,477	1.4%
Polish	4,337	1.4%
African	3,134	1.0%
Dutch	2,383	0.8%
Welsh	1,894	0.6%
British	1,791	0.6%
Norwegian	1,276	0.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	306,426	97.4%
Not a citizen	8,282	2.6%

Native	299,100	95.0%
Foreign-born	15,608	5.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
6,728	3.0%	12,712	5.6%	71,552	31.8%	65,505	29.1%	43,262	19.2%	25,332	11.3%
Average years of education: 13.5

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	6,728	3.0%
9-12 Years	12,712	5.6%
H.S. Grad or GED	71,552	31.8%
Some College	65,505	29.1%
Bach. Degree	43,262	19.2%
Grad Degree	25,332	11.3%
Average years of education: 13.5

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	286,764	275,192	11,572	4.0%
1991	295,572	278,324	17,248	5.8%
1992	301,544	284,918	16,626	5.5%
1993	302,004	287,990	14,014	4.6%
1994	306,062	294,652	11,410	3.7%
1995	309,322	299,468	9,854	3.2%
1996	309,296	299,508	9,788	3.2%
1997	307,702	297,964	9,738	3.2%
1998	311,216	303,928	7,288	2.3%
1999	309,350	302,446	6,904	2.2%

2000	298,140	291,628	6,512	2.2%
2001	302,396	292,758	9,638	3.2%
2002	306,322	292,910	13,412	4.4%
2003	298,808	285,644	13,164	4.4%
2004	294,832	282,628	12,204	4.1%
2005	299,588	288,260	11,328	3.8%
2006	306,444	296,214	10,230	3.3%
2007	310,222	299,828	10,394	3.4%
2008	315,468	302,102	13,366	4.2%
2009	313,000	289,920	23,080	7.4%

2010	318,654	294,036	24,618	7.7%
2011	319,350	297,590	21,760	6.8%
2012	319,020	299,672	19,348	6.1%
2013	319,966	301,848	18,118	5.7%
2014	322,108	305,620	16,488	5.1%
2015	315,166	301,352	13,814	4.4%
2016	314,484	302,188	12,296	3.9%
2017	315,110	303,324	11,786	3.7%
2018	314,662	305,436	9,226	2.9%
2019	317,918	309,416	8,502	2.7%

2020	311,952	293,306	18,646	6.0%
2021	309,950	298,286	11,664	3.8%
2022	316,752	307,712	9,040	2.9%
2023	324,720	315,400	9,320	2.9%
2024	317,428	308,150	9,278	2.9%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	147,660
Median Value	$210,639

Occupied	128,755	87.2%
Vacant	18,905	12.8%

Owned	88,646	68.8%
Rented	40,109	31.2%
Median Rent	$955

Single-Family Units	110,448	74.8%
Detached	104,744	70.9%
Attached	5,704	3.9%
Buldings with 5+ Units	21,252	14.4%
Mobile Homes	7,793	5.3%

Roanoke, VA Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Roanoke, VA Metro Area

2022 Housing Data for Roanoke, VA Metro Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Roanoke, VA Metro Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Roanoke, VA Metro Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Roanoke, VA Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Roanoke, VA Metro Area