Roanoke County VA Data & Peer Group Rankings

HOUSING AFFORDABILITY INDEX
Roanoke County VA Housing Affordability Index is 144 State of Virginia Housing Affordability Index is 126
The Housing Affordability Index base is 100 and represents a balance point where a resident with a median household income can normally qualify to purchase a median price home. Values above 100 indicate increased affordability, while values below 100 indicate decreased affordability.

WEALTH INDEX
Roanoke County VA Wealth Index is 113 State of Virginia Wealth Index is 124
The Wealth Index is based on a number of indicators of affluence including average household income and average net worth, but it also includes the value of material possessions and resources. It represents the wealth of the area relative to the national level. Values above or below 100 represent above-average wealth or below-average wealth compared to the national level.

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POPULATION
Total Population	95,828
Population in Households	93,453
Population in Familes	77,457
Population in Group Qrtrs	2,375
Population Density	383
Diversity Index¹	29

INCOME
Median Household Income	$64,666
Average Household Income	$86,665
Per Capita Income	$35,284
Wealth Index³	113

HOUSING
Total Housing Units	41,358 (100%)
Owner Occupied HU	29,260 (70.7%)
Renter Occupied HU	9,567 (23.1%)
Vacant Housing Units	2,531 ( 6.1%)
Median Home Value	$214,305
Housing Affordability Index²	144

HOUSEHOLDS
Total Households	38,827
Average Household Size	2.41
Family Households	26,546
Average Family Size	3

NOTES

The Diversity Index is a scale of 0 to 100 that represents the likelihood that two persons, chosen at random from the same area, belong to different race or ethnic groups. If an area's entire population belongs to one race AND one ethnic group, then the area has zero diversity. An area's diversity index increases to 100 when the population is evenly divided into two or more race/ethnic groups.
The Housing Affordability Index base is 100 and represents a balance point where a resident with a median household income can normally qualify to purchase a median price home. Values above 100 indicate increased affordability, while values below 100 indicate decreased affordability.
The Wealth Index is based on a number of indicators of affluence including average household income and average net worth, but it also includes the value of material possessions and resources. It represents the wealth of the area relative to the national level. Values above or below 100 represent above-average wealth or below-average wealth compared to the national level.

Roanoke County VA - Peer Comparisons by Rank and Percentile

The table below compares Roanoke County to the other 133 counties / independent cities and county equivalents in Virginia by rank and percentile using July 1, 2019 data. The location Ranked # 1 has the highest value. A location that ranks higher than 75% of its peers would be in the 75th percentile of the peer group.

GROWTH RATE / YEAR	2010-2019	2019-2024
Population	0.4%	0.36%
Households	0.35%	0.33%
Families	0.25%	0.26%
Median Household Income		2.06%
Per Capita Income		2.37%

Variable Description	Rank	Percentile
Total Population	# 21	85th
Population Density	# 47	65th
Diversity Index	# 97	27th
Median Household Income	# 40	71st
Per Capita Income	# 30	78th

Roanoke County VA Information

Roanoke County VA Data & Demographics (As of July 1, 2019)

HOUSING AFFORDABILITY INDEX

WEALTH INDEX

POPULATION

INCOME

HOUSING

HOUSEHOLDS

GROWTH RATE / YEAR

Roanoke County VA - Peer Comparisons by Rank and Percentile

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