Humidity & wind
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Population
99,111
US Census estimate, July 2025
Median home value
$190,500
Owner-occupied units
Roanoke, VA
Virginia · 37.278° N, 79.958° W · 43 sq mi
Roanoke is a city in Virginia, with a population of 99,111 and about 2,331 residents per square mile. The median household earns $55,378 a year, and the median home is worth $190,500.
Conditions
UV index
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Local time
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Size & density
Land area
43 sq mi
Water excluded
Population density
2,331
People per square mile
Rank by population
#364
Of cities on this site
Rank by area
#299
Of cities on this site
Money & housing
Median household income
$55,378
US median ≈ $78,538
Median gross rent
$996
Per month
Homeownership
52.4%
US ≈ 65%
Average commute
19 min
One way
People
Median age
38.3
US median 39.1
Bachelor's degree +
30%
Age 25 and over
Foreign born
8%
Households
43,575
2.22 people each
What people here do for work
Education & health care 28.1%
Retail trade 12.7%
Manufacturing 10.4%
Professional & business services 10.3%
Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024
Wealthiest person in Virginia
Name
Jacqueline Mars
Forbes, Apr 2025
Net worth
$39B
As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live
Lives in
The Plains
Source of wealth
Candy, pet food
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.
Largest employer in Virginia · private sector
Employer
Inova Health System
Sector
Healthcare
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.
Largest public company in Virginia
Company
RTX
Revenue
$80.7B
Fiscal year 2024
Headquarters
Arlington
Ticker
RTX
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.
State of Virginia
State bird
Northern Cardinal
State flower
Flowering Dogwood
State capital
Richmond
Nickname
The Old Dominion
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Cities near Roanoke
- Lynchburg, VA43 mi · 81,347
- Greensboro, NC82 mi · 308,667
- Winston-Salem, NC83 mi · 257,271
- Burlington, NC87 mi · 61,496
- High Point, NC89 mi · 120,571
- Harrisonburg, VA100 mi · 50,839
- Chapel Hill, NC106 mi · 63,565
- Durham, NC107 mi · 305,561
Cities about the same size
- Plantation, FL99,183
- Kenosha, WI99,239
- Atascocita, TX99,354
- Sunrise, FL98,846
- Merced, CA99,724
- Federal Way, WA99,729
- Temple, TX98,412
- Vista, CA98,274
More in Virginia
- Virginia Beach453,737
- Chesapeake255,332
- Richmond237,257
- Arlington236,254
- Norfolk231,013
- Newport News183,230
- Alexandria160,662
- Hampton137,315