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Roanoke County in figures

A profile of Roanoke County from official statistics: 23 figures in 5 sections, each with its period, its change from a year earlier, its rank among similar places where a ranking exists, and its source.

Figures last updated on 2026-10-12.

People

Population in Roanoke County was 97,150 in 2025, down 0.2% from 2024, and the 22nd highest of 133 counties in Virginia.

Population97,1502025Down 0.2% from 2024The 22nd highest of 133 counties in Virginia
Median age43.5 years2024Down 0.2 years from 2023Tied for the 60th highest of 133 counties in Virginia
Population aged 65 and over24.2%2025Up 0.3 percentage points from 2024The 51st highest of 133 counties in Virginia
Foreign-born population share6.8%2024Up 0.4 percentage points from 2023
Population density149.7 inhabitants per km²2025Down 0.2% from 2024
Net domestic migration, July to June-212025, estimatedCompared with 200 in 2024
96.6K96.8K97K97.2K97.4K2020202120222023202420252020: 96,958 persons2021: 96,737 persons2022: 96,878 persons2023: 97,219 persons2024: 97,373 persons2025: 97,150 persons
Population, 2020 to 2025. persons. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual estimates of the resident population for the United States, states and counties, 1 July (Population Estimates Program).

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual estimates of the resident population for the United States, states and counties, 1 July (Population Estimates Program); U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B01002: median age, total population; U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex (cc-est agesex): residents aged 65 and over as a percentage of the total, 1 July; states and the nation summed from counties; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs; U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program resident population on 1 July divided by land area from the latest Census Gazetteer files, persons per km²; U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program: net domestic migration, states and counties, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021. Population and demography statistics and rankings

Work and income

Unemployment rate in Roanoke County was 3.2% (provisional) in August 2026, unchanged from August 2025, and tied for the 25th lowest of 133 counties in Virginia.

Unemployment rate3.2%August 2026, provisionalUnchanged from August 2025Tied for the 25th lowest of 133 counties in Virginia
Median household income$83,7092024Up 0.9% from 2023The 43rd highest of 133 counties in Virginia
Poverty rate (US official measure)7.1%2024Down 0.1 percentage points from 2023Tied for the 19th lowest of 133 counties in Virginia
Gini index44.52024Up less than 0.1 points from 2023
1.522.533.542021-072022-042023-012023-102024-072025-042026-082021-07: 3.4 %2021-08: 3.3 %2021-09: 3 %2021-10: 3 %2021-11: 1.8 %2021-12: 2.2 %2022-01: 2.5 %2022-02: 2.3 %2022-03: 2.3 %2022-04: 2.1 %2022-05: 2.6 %2022-06: 2.8 %2022-07: 2.7 %2022-08: 3 %2022-09: 2.6 %2022-10: 2.5 %2022-11: 2.6 %2022-12: 2.2 %2023-01: 2.7 %2023-02: 2.6 %2023-03: 2.4 %2023-04: 2.1 %2023-05: 2.5 %2023-06: 2.7 %2023-07: 2.5 %2023-08: 2.8 %2023-09: 2.5 %2023-10: 2.5 %2023-11: 2.5 %2023-12: 2.2 %2024-01: 2.6 %2024-02: 2.7 %2024-03: 2.4 %2024-04: 2.3 %2024-05: 2.6 %2024-06: 3 %2024-07: 3.1 %2024-08: 3.2 %2024-09: 2.8 %2024-10: 2.8 %2024-11: 2.9 %2024-12: 2.5 %2025-01: 3 %2025-02: 3 %2025-03: 2.9 %2025-04: 2.8 %2025-05: 3 %2025-06: 3.2 %2025-07: 3.1 %2025-08: 3.2 %2025-09: 3 %2025-11: 3.6 %2025-12: 3 %2026-01: 3.2 %2026-02: 3.4 %2026-03: 3.4 %2026-04: 3.2 %2026-05: 3.3 %2026-06: 3.7 %2026-07: 3.4 %2026-08: 3.2 %
Unemployment rate, July 2021 to August 2026. %. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted.

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months; U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people of all ages in poverty, states and counties; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19083: Gini index of household income inequality (coefficient multiplied by 100). Labor market statistics and rankings

Prices and housing

Median home value in Roanoke County was $286,000 in 2024, up 7% from 2023, and the 61st highest of 133 counties in Virginia.

Median home value$286,0002024Up 7% from 2023The 61st highest of 133 counties in Virginia
County house price annual change, sales and refinances4.52%2025Down 2.11 percentage points from 2024The 61st lowest of 123 counties in Virginia
Median gross rent (monthly)$1,2242024Up 6.6% from 2023Tied for the 45th highest of 133 counties in Virginia
Homeownership rate (US, housing units)75.7%2024Down 0.6 percentage points from 2023
Housing units authorized by building permits1612025, estimatedDown 55.3% from 2024
200K220K240K260K280K300K20212022202320242021: 215,800 USD2022: 245,800 USD2023: 267,300 USD2024: 286,000 USD
Median home value, 2021 to 2024. USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25077: median value (dollars), owner-occupied housing units.

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25077: median value (dollars), owner-occupied housing units; Federal Housing Finance Agency, FHFA developmental all-transactions county house prices, published annual percent change, nominal, not seasonally adjusted; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of occupied housing units, calculated with stored inputs; U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey: final annual county estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized, including imputation. Housing statistics and rankings

Business and tourism

Employer firms in Roanoke County were 1,746 in 2023, up 0.6% from 2022, and the 22nd highest of 133 counties in Virginia.

Employer firms1,7462023Up 0.6% from 2022The 22nd highest of 133 counties in Virginia
Establishment entry rate9.148%2023Down 0.31 percentage points from 2022The 63rd lowest of 131 counties in Virginia
Establishment exit rate8.188%2023Up 0.11 percentage points from 2022The 60th lowest of 133 counties in Virginia
Job creation rate12.569%2023Down 0.05 percentage points from 2022
Farms2542022No 2021 figure to compare
1,6501,7001,7501,8001,8501,9001,95019992003200720112015201920231999: 1,780 count2000: 1,795 count2001: 1,801 count2002: 1,821 count2003: 1,823 count2004: 1,835 count2005: 1,842 count2006: 1,871 count2007: 1,903 count2008: 1,876 count2009: 1,843 count2010: 1,831 count2011: 1,809 count2012: 1,767 count2013: 1,753 count2014: 1,743 count2015: 1,753 count2016: 1,751 count2017: 1,707 count2018: 1,705 count2019: 1,720 count2020: 1,684 count2021: 1,714 count2022: 1,735 count2023: 1,746 count
Employer firms, 1999 to 2023. count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties.

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties; U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010; U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010; U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010; U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service, Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022). Companies statistics and rankings

Energy and environment

Median Air Quality Index (US EPA) in Roanoke County was 37 in 2025, down 2 points from 2024, and tied for the 14th lowest of 42 counties in Virginia in 1999.

Median Air Quality Index (US EPA)372025Down 2 points from 2024Tied for the 14th lowest of 42 counties in Virginia in 1999
Share of days with good air quality (US EPA AQI)83.8%2025Up 0.2 percentage points from 2024The 14th highest of 42 counties in Virginia in 1999
Average annual temperature55.5 °F2025Down 2 °F from 2024Tied for the 38th lowest of 132 counties in Virginia
3035404520012005200920132017202120252001: 39 index2002: 37 index2003: 34 index2004: 36 index2005: 36 index2006: 36 index2007: 36 index2008: 34 index2009: 31 index2010: 37 index2011: 34 index2012: 33 index2013: 37 index2014: 45 index2015: 43 index2016: 41 index2017: 42 index2018: 41 index2019: 42 index2020: 40 index2021: 43 index2022: 42 index2023: 43 index2024: 39 index2025: 37 index
Median Air Quality Index (US EPA), 2001 to 2025. index. Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA AirData annual AQI by county: median daily AQI.

Sources: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA AirData annual AQI by county: median daily AQI; U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA AirData annual AQI by county: good days as a share of days with an AQI, calculated with stored counts; NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties. Environment and emissions statistics and rankings

Sources and citations

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  1. U.S. Census Bureau. Annual estimates of the resident population for the United States, states and counties, 1 July (Population Estimates Program). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  2. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B01002: median age, total population. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b01002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  3. U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex (cc-est agesex): residents aged 65 and over as a percentage of the total, 1 July; states and the nation summed from counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/counties/asrh/cc-est2025-agesex-all.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  4. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b05002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  5. U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program resident population on 1 July divided by land area from the latest Census Gazetteer files, persons per km². https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  6. U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program: net domestic migration, states and counties, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  7. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  8. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b19013.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  9. U.S. Census Bureau. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people of all ages in poverty, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  10. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19083: Gini index of household income inequality (coefficient multiplied by 100). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b19083.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-10.
  11. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25077: median value (dollars), owner-occupied housing units. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25077.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  12. Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA). FHFA developmental all-transactions county house prices, published annual percent change, nominal, not seasonally adjusted. https://www.fhfa.gov/hpi/download/annual/hpi_at_county.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-10.
  13. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25064.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  14. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of occupied housing units, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  15. U.S. Census Bureau. Building Permits Survey: final annual county estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized, including imputation. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/County/co2025a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-10.
  16. U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-11.
  17. U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  18. U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  19. U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  20. Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Census of Agriculture. Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022). Retrieved through Data Commons (datacommons.org). https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/. Retrieved 2026-10-11. Retrieved through Data Commons (https://datacommons.org).
  21. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Air Quality System, AirData. EPA AirData annual AQI by county: median daily AQI. https://aqs.epa.gov/aqsweb/airdata/download_files.html#Annual. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  22. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Air Quality System, AirData. EPA AirData annual AQI by county: good days as a share of days with an AQI, calculated with stored counts. https://aqs.epa.gov/aqsweb/airdata/download_files.html#Annual. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  23. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Climate at a Glance. NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties. From the NOAA Monthly U.S. Climate Divisional Database (nClimDiv), doi:10.7289/V5M32STR. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/climate-at-a-glance/county/mapping. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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