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Virginia·Radford County
4 tracts·17K people·$221K median·1,729/mi²
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Radford is $220,700 (Census ACS 2020–2024) — 0.5× the US median of $458,812.
Radford has 16,726 residents across 4 census tracts and 4 named neighborhoods (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median age is 23.3; the population is 80.9% White, 9.2% Black, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 2.7% Multiracial, 2.4% Asian and 0.4% Other; the average household has 2.5 people; 37.9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 28.7% (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Belle Heth Elementary is the elementary school with reported scores (75%); John N. Dalton Intermediate is the middle school with reported scores (79%); Radford High is the high school with reported scores (86%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,033/month, 35% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median household income in Radford is $57,348 a year, 33% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
In Radford, median rent is $1,033/month and the median home value is $220,700 (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Radford reported 2.0 violent crimes and 11.9 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 83°F; winter lows average 26°F; there are 89 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 40 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Radford are landslide (79), strong wind (75) and winter weather (67), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.20g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Radford, 10.4% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).