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Roanoke VA - Popular Stats

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Population	94,911	260 (of 25,150) (99%)	10 (of 371) (97%)
Average Income	$30,719	16,033 (36%)	249 (33%)
Median House Value	$80,300	11,317 (55%)	230 (38%)

Source(s): 2000 U.S. Census, American Fact Finder

Demographic Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% White Population	69.4%	21,098 (of 25,150) (16%)	275 (of 371) (26%)
% Black Population	26.7%	2,169 (91%)	81 (78%)
% Hispanic Population	1.5%	13,306 (47%)	179 (52%)
% Asian Population	1.2%	5,109 (80%)	108 (71%)
% American Indian Population	0.2%	16,121 (36%)	206 (44%)

Social Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% High School Graduates	76.0%	16,024 (of 25,150) (36%)	173 (of 371) (53%)
% College Graduates	18.7%	7,808 (69%)	174 (53%)
% Never Married	27.4%	5,350 (79%)	89 (76%)
% Married	46.0%	22,006 (13%)	312 (16%)
% Seperated	3.5%	3,273 (87%)	132 (64%)
% Divorced	14.3%	3,332 (87%)	25 (93%)
% Foreign Born	3.1%	8,806 (65%)	128 (65%)

Housing Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Total Housing Units	45,257	197 (of 25,150) (99%)	9 (of 371) (98%)
% Houses Built Earlier than 1939	21.0%	11,597 (54%)	119 (68%)
% Houses with More than 9 Rooms	8.4%	7,761 (69%)	176 (53%)
Average Rooms in House	5.3	15,058 (40%)	272 (27%)
% Households with No Car	12.7%	4,235 (83%)	101 (73%)
% Households with Three or More Cars	14.2%	17,552 (30%)	291 (22%)
% Houses Worth Over $1,000,000	0.1%	3,645 (86%)	51 (86%)
Median House Value	$80,300	11,317 (55%)	230 (38%)
% Renters Paying Less than $200 a Month	9.5%	7,323 (71%)	106 (71%)
% Renters Paying More than $1,500 a Month	1.2%	3,904 (84%)	77 (79%)
Average Monthly Rent	$448	12,728 (49%)	213 (43%)

Economic Data

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% People in Labor Force	62.7%	11,997 (of 25,150) (52%)	169 (of 371) (54%)
% Drive Alone to Work	79.7%	11,252 (55%)	158 (57%)
% Take Public Transportation	3.1%	2,796 (89%)	61 (84%)
% Walk to Work	1.8%	14,854 (41%)	203 (45%)
Average Commute Time (Minutes)	19.3	19,430 (23%)	313 (16%)
% Households making less than $10,000	13.6%	8,071 (68%)	128 (65%)
% Households making over $200,000	1.3%	7,285 (71%)	149 (60%)
Median Household Income	$30,719	16,033 (36%)	249 (33%)
% Households Receiving Public Assistance	4.3%	7,540 (70%)	107 (71%)
Per Capita Income	$18,468	9,151 (64%)	178 (52%)
Male Worker Income	$28,465	17,249 (31%)	254 (32%)
Female Worker Income	$21,591	14,021 (44%)	224 (40%)
Percent of Families in Poverty	12.9%	7,058 (72%)	87 (77%)
Percent of Individuals in Poverty	15.9%	7,668 (70%)	103 (72%)

Rural Index

Closest cities	City	Distance
250,000 People	Raleigh, North Carolina	124 Miles
50,000 People	N/A	N/A
10,000 People	N/A	N/A
1,000 People	N/A	N/A
Rural Score (New York = 1.00, Atka, Alaska = 0.00)	0.87

Similar Cities

Category	Similarity Score
Gainesville, Florida	0.91
Albany, New York	0.90
Lakeland, Florida	0.89
Tyler, Texas	0.89
Lawton, Oklahoma	0.89
Allentown, Pennsylvania	0.88
Pueblo, Colorado	0.88
South Bend, Indiana	0.88
Peoria, Illinois	0.88
Clarksville, Tennessee	0.88

Roanoke VA Ranks High Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
Houseowners with a Mortgage Between $300 and $499	1,907	78
American Ancestor Population	11,855	80
Houseowners with a Mortgage Less than $300	208	80
Houseowners with a Mortgage Between $500 and $699	3,573	101
Renters Paying Less than $200 a Month	1,750	103

Roanoke VA Ranks High Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 371)
Houseowners with a Mortgage Less than $300	208	1
Houseowners with a Mortgage Between $300 and $499	1,907	1
Houses Worth Less than $50,000	3,346	2
2 Unit Housing Units	4,084	3
Houseowners with a Mortgage Between $500 and $699	3,573	3

Roanoke VA Ranks Low Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
Percent Czech People	0.0%	24,631
Percent Danish People	0.0%	24,630
Percent Korean Population	0.0%	24,114
Percent Lithuanian People	0.0%	24,023
Percent Japanese Population	0.0%	24,000

Roanoke VA Ranks Low Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 371)
Percent Married Couple Family Households	37.1%	336
Percent Czech People	0.0%	326
Percent Family Households	57.7%	323
Percent Danish People	0.0%	318
Percent Lithuanian People	0.0%	318

Most Similar City - Tale of the Tape

Statistic	Roanoke VA	Gainesville, Florida
Total Population	95,447	94,911
Average Age	26.4	37.6
Average Income	$28,164	$30,719
Median House Value	$86,300	$80,300
% White Population	68.4%	69.4%
% Black Population	23.2%	26.7%
% Asian Population	4.5%	1.2%
% Hispanic Population	6.4%	1.5%

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