Demographics of Roanoke County, Virginia

Roanoke County, Virginia had 97,150 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +192 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Roanoke County, in four figures

97,150
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +0.2%
Change since July 2020: +192 people.; 43.5 ±0.4
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $83,709 ±$2,594
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Roanoke County, Virginia's population grew 0.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Roanoke County, Virginia's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Roanoke County, Virginia's population grew 0.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Roanoke County, Virginia's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	96,958	100.0	100.0
2021	96,737	99.8	100.2
2022	96,878	99.9	100.7
2023	97,219	100.3	101.6
2024	97,373	100.4	102.5
2025	97,150	100.2	103.1

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Population of Roanoke County, Virginia on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	96,958	−4	−112	+1	+78
2021	96,737	−221	−571	+59	+195
2022	96,878	+141	−518	+168	+546
2023	97,219	+341	−504	+271	+590
2024	97,373	+154	−424	+399	+200
2025	97,150	−223	−427	+229	−21

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 43.5 ±0.4: for men 41.9 ±0.4 and for women 45.3 ±0.3. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Roanoke County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Under 5	4,238 ±166	4.4% ±0.2	5.6% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	14,790 ±705	15.2% ±0.7	16.1% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	7,214 ±511	7.4% ±0.5	9.3% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	23,738 ±903	24.5% ±0.9	27.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	25,575 ±783	26.4% ±0.8	25.3% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	21,468 ±907	22.1% ±0.9	16.7% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $83,709 ±$2,594, and income per person $45,801 ±$1,493, in 2024 dollars. The median is $93,170 ±$458 in Virginia and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Roanoke County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Virginia	United States
Under $25,000	4,124 ±486	10.4% ±1.2	12.2% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	7,358 ±753	18.5% ±1.9	14.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	6,446 ±639	16.2% ±1.6	14.3% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	5,670 ±533	14.3% ±1.3	12.1% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	7,741 ±690	19.5% ±1.7	18.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	3,963 ±432	10.0% ±1.1	11.1% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	4,423 ±426	11.1% ±1.1	17.7% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Roanoke County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Virginia	United States
All ages	6,870 ±1,062	7.3% ±1.1	9.9% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,216 ±342	6.5% ±1.8	12.3% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	3,703 ±826	7.6% ±1.7	9.4% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,951 ±376	7.2% ±1.4	8.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Roanoke County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Roanoke County	Virginia	United States
Housing units	42,331 ±46	3,684,756 ±486	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	93.8% ±0.9	91.3% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	6.2% ±0.9	8.7% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	75.7% ±1.8	67.3% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	24.3% ±1.7	32.7% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$286,000 ±$5,167	$383,700 ±$1,024	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,224 ±$52	$1,579 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1978 ±1	1984 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Roanoke County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Hispanic or Latino	3,966 ±0	4.1% ±<0.1	11.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	79,806 ±399	82.3% ±0.4	58.4% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	6,250 ±434	6.4% ±0.4	18.3% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	3,627 ±190	3.7% ±0.2	6.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	46 to 150	< 0.1% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 53	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	151 to 719	0.2% to 0.7%	0.6% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	2,820 ±557	2.9% ±0.6	4.7% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Roanoke County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Virginia	United States
Born in the state	60,800 ±1,393	62.7% ±1.4	48.8% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	28,496 ±1,416	29.4% ±1.5	35.9% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	1,126 ±288	1.2% ±0.3	2.1% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	6,601 ±590	6.8% ±0.6	13.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	3,909 ±570	4.0% ±0.6	7.4% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	2,692 ±456	2.8% ±0.5	5.7% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Roanoke County among the counties of Virginia

22nd of 133 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Virginia page.

Counties of Virginia near Roanoke County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Hanover County	116,423	+5.6%
Suffolk city	104,699	+10.4%
Frederick County	99,955	+8.8%
Roanoke city	99,111	−0.8%
Montgomery County	98,434	−1.2%
Roanoke County	97,150	+0.2%
Portsmouth city	96,777	−1.2%
Rockingham County	89,316	+6.6%
James City County	83,326	+6.2%
Bedford County	83,059	+4.4%
Lynchburg city	81,347	+3.0%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026