Population: 94,911. Estimated population in July 2020: 92,631 (-2.4% change)
Males: 44,501 (46.9%), Females: 50,410 (53.1%)
Zip codes: 24011, 24012, 24013, 24014, 24015, 24016, 24017, 24018, 24019, 24020.
Median resident age: 37.6 years
Median household income: $30,719
Median house value: $80,300
Races in Roanoke:
- White Non-Hispanic (68.8%)
- Black (26.7%)
- Two or more races (1.8%)
- Hispanic (1.5%)
- Other race (0.7%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
- Vietnamese (0.5%)
Ancestries: United States (12.5%), German (9.5%), English (9.1%), Irish (7.9%), Scotch-Irish (2.7%), Italian (1.8%).
Elevation: 940 feet
Land area: 42.9 square miles
Population
For population 25 years and over in Roanoke
- High school or higher: 76.0%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 18.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.6%
- Unemployed: 5.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 19.3 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Roanoke city
- Never married: 27.4%
- Now married: 46.0%
- Separated: 3.5%
- Widowed: 8.9%
- Divorced: 14.3%
3.1% Foreign born (1.1% Asia, 1.0% Europe, 0.8% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: -1,865 (-1.9%).
Hospitals
Hospital/medical center in Roanoke:
- CARILION MEDICAL CENTER (BELLEVIEW & JEFFERSON STS PO BOX 13367)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Roanoke:
- COLUMBIA LEWIS-GALE MEDICAL CENTER (about 9 miles; SALEM, VA)
- CATAWBA HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; CATAWBA, VA)
- CARILION FRANKLIN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; ROCKY MOUNT, VA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Roanoke:
- ROANOKE REGIONAL/WOODRUM FIELD (about 3 miles; ROANOKE, VA; Abbreviation: ROA)
- GREENBRIER VALLEY (about 50 miles; LEWISBURG, WV; Abbreviation: LWB)
- LYNCHBURG REGIONAL/PRESTON GLENN FLD (about 53 miles; LYNCHBURG, VA; Abbreviation: LYH)
Other public-use airports nearest to Roanoke:
- SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKE (about 29 miles; MONETA, VA; Abbreviation: W91)
- VIRGINIA TECH (about 32 miles; BLACKSBURG, VA; Abbreviation: BCB)
- NEW LONDON (about 44 miles; FOREST, VA; Abbreviation: W90)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/Universities in Roanoke:
- VIRGINIA WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 3,535; Location: 3095 COLONIAL AVE; Public; Website: www.vw.cc.va.us)
- HOLLINS UNIVERSITY (Full-time enrollment: 911; Location: 7916 WILLIAMSON RD NW; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.hollins.edu; Offers Master’s degree)
- COMMUNITY HOSP OF ROANOKE VALLEY COLL OF HLTH SCI (Full-time enrollment: 432; Location: 920 S JEFFERSON ST; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.chs.edu)
- ECPI TECHNICAL COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 299; Location: 5234 AIRPORT RD; Private, for-profit; Website: www.ecpi.edu)
- DOMINION COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 221; Location: 5372 FALLOWATER LN STE B; Private, for-profit; Website: www.dominioncollege.org)
- VIRGINIA CAREERS ACADEMY (Full-time enrollment: 92; Location: 3312 WILLIAMSON RD NW; Private, for-profit; Website: [email protected])
- ATI HOLLYWOOD (Full-time enrollment: 57; Location: 3535 D FRANKLIN RD SW; Private, for-profit; Website: ATIHOLLYWOOD.COM)
- CARILION ROANOKE MEMORIAL HOSP SCH OF PRACT NURS (Full-time enrollment: 35; Location: PO BOX 13367; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.carilion.com)
- CARILION MEDICAL CENTER SCHOOL OF CLINICAL LAB SCI (Full-time enrollment: 5; Location: BELLEVIEW AND JEFFERSON ST; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.carilion.com)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near Roanoke:
- NATIONAL BUSINESS COLLEGE (about 9 miles; SALEM, VA; Full-time enrollment: 2,382)
- VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIV (about 29 miles; BLACKSBURG, VA; Full-time enrollment: 25,754)
- RADFORD UNIVERSITY (about 43 miles; RADFORD, VA; Full-time enrollment: 8,034)
- WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY (about 49 miles; LEXINGTON, VA; Full-time enrollment: 2,063)
- NEW RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 52 miles; DUBLIN, VA; Full-time enrollment: 2,262)
- LIBERTY UNIVERSITY (about 52 miles; LYNCHBURG, VA; Full-time enrollment: 5,348)
- CONCORD COLLEGE (about 74 miles; ATHENS, WV; Full-time enrollment: 2,723)
Schools
Public high schools in Roanoke:
- PATRICK HENRY HIGH (Students: 1,821; Location: 2102 GRANDIN RD SW; Grades: 09 – 12)
- WILLIAM FLEMING HIGH (Students: 1,393; Location: 3649 FERNCLIFF AVE NW; Grades: 09 – 12)
- HIDDEN VALLEY HIGH (Students: 1,040; Location: 5000 TITAN TRAIL; Grades: 09 – 12)
- NORTHSIDE HIGH (Students: 1,031; Location: 6758 NORTHSIDE HIGH SCH RD; Grades: 09 – 12)
- CAVE SPRING HIGH (Students: 800; Location: 3712 CHAPARRAL DR SW; Grades: 09 – 12)
- BLUE RIDGE TECHNICAL ACADEMY (Students: 87; Location: 108 N JEFFERSON ST; Grades: 08 – 12)
- ROANOKE VALLEY GOV SCH (Location: 2104 GRANDIN RD SW; Grades: 09 – 12)
Private high schools in Roanoke:
- ROANOKE CATHOLIC SCHOOL (Students: 577; Location: 621 N JEFFERSON STREET; Grades: PK – 12)
- NORTH CROSS SCHOOL (Students: 571; Location: 4254 COLONIAL AVENUE SW; Grades: PK – 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Roanoke:
- HIDDEN VALLEY MIDDLE (Students: 848; Location: 4902 HIDDEN VAL SCH RD SW; Grades: 06 – 08)
- NORTHSIDE MIDDLE (Students: 758; Location: 6810 NORTHSIDE HIGH SCHOOL RD; Grades: 06 – 08)
- WILLIAM RUFFNER MIDDLE (Students: 627; Location: 3601 FERNCLIFF AVE NW; Grades: 06 – 08)
- CAVE SPRING MIDDLE (Students: 618; Location: 4880 BRAMBLETON AVE; Grades: 06 – 08)
- WESTSIDE ELEM. (Students: 599; Location: 1441 WESTSIDE BLVD NW; Grades: PK – 05)
- CAVE SPRING ELEM. (Students: 577; Location: 5404 SPRINGLAWN AVE SW; Grades: KG – 05)
- FALLON PARK ELEM. (Students: 553; Location: 502 19TH ST SE; Grades: PK – 05)
- WOODROW WILSON MIDDLE (Students: 551; Location: 1813 CARTER RD SW; Grades: 06 – 08)
- JAMES MADISON MIDDLE (Students: 542; Location: 1160 OVERLAND RD SW; Grades: 06 – 08)
- PENN FOREST ELEM. (Students: 525; Location: 6328 MERRIMAN RD; Grades: KG – 05)
Private primary/middle schools in Roanoke:
- COMMUNITY SCHOOL (Students: 127; Location: 7815 WILLIAMSON RD; Grades: UG – UG)
- GRACE ACADEMY (Students: 118; Location: 2731 EDGEWOOD STREET SW; Grades: PK – 5)
- THE ACHIEVEMENT CENTER (Students: 87; Location: 615 NORTH JEFFERSON STREET; Grades: UG – UG)
- FIRST WESLEYAN CHRISTIAN SCH (Students: 44; Location: 3706 PETERS CREEK RD NW; Grades: KG – 5)
- NEW LIFE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 41; Location: 5745 AIRPORT RD; Grades: PK – 5)
- ROANOKE MONTESSORI SCHOOL (Students: 35; Location: 3379 COLONIAL AVENUE; Grades: PK – 4)
- ROANOKE ADVENTIST PREPARATORY (Students: 30; Location: 1716 OXFORD AVE; Grades: KG – 8)
- BLUE RIDGE MONTESSORI SCHL ROA (Students: 22; Location: 4249 APPLETON AVENUE NW; Grades: PK – KG)
- MONTESSORI CHILDREN’S HOUSE OF (Students: 20; Location: 4523 BRAMBLETON AVENUE SW; Grades: PK – KG)
Libraries
Libraries in Roanoke:
- ROANOKE CITY PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $3,342,486; Location: 706 S. JEFFERSON ST.; 326,546 books; 13,165 audio materials; 7,766 video materials; 373 serial subscriptions)
- ROANOKE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $2,262,219; Location: 3131 ELECTRIC ROAD S.W.; 372,866 books; 8,069 audio materials; 9,711 video materials; 963 serial subscriptions)
- BOTETOURT COUNTY LIBRARY (Operating income: $557,078; Location: 28 AVERY ROW; 88,680 books; 3,872 audio materials; 5,116 video materials; 298 serial subscriptions)