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Virginia·Roanoke County
25 tracts·98K people·$191K median·2,313/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 Roanoke is $190,500 (Census ACS 2020–2024) — 0.4× the US median of $458,812.
Roanoke has 98,355 residents across 25 census tracts and 21 named neighborhoods (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median age is 38.3; the population is 55.3% White, 27.7% Black, 9.0% Hispanic or Latino, 4.1% Multiracial, 3.1% Asian and 0.8% Other; the average household has 2.2 people; 30.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 18.3% (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Crystal Spring Elementary (91%), Grandin Court Elementary (90%) and Wasena Elementary (79%) lead the elementary schools; Hidden Valley Middle (87%), James Madison Middle (61%) and Woodrow Wilson Middle (54%) lead the middle schools; Patrick Henry High (76%) and William Fleming High (67%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $996/month, 37% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median household income in Roanoke is $55,378 a year, 36% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
In Roanoke, median rent is $996/month and the median home value is $190,500 (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Roanoke reported 5.8 violent crimes and 39.1 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 86°F; winter lows average 29°F; there are 83 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 45 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Roanoke are strong wind (88), lightning (85) and winter weather (75), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.15g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Roanoke, 1.6% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).