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Population in July 2007: 92,600. Population change since 2000: -2.7%
 

Males: 44,501  (46.9%)
Females: 50,410  (53.1%)

Roanoke city

Median resident age:  37.6 years
Virginia median age:  35.7 years

Zip codes: 24011, 24012, 24013, 24014, 24015, 24016, 24017, 24018, 24019, 24020.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $32,432 (it was $30,719 in 2000)
Roanoke  $32,432
Virginia:  $54,240

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $102,200 (it was $80,300 in 2000)
Roanoke  $102,200
Virginia:  $212,300

Median gross rent in 2005: $566.
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2005: 16.8%
(12.9% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 26.9% for Black residents)

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Gwyn & Harmon Realtors, Gmac Real Estate
Structures Design Build, LLC
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Remax Valley Realtors
Farmers Insurance-Stu Snyder Agency

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%)

2008 cost of living index in Roanoke: 78.5 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (12.5%), German (9.5%), English (9.1%), Irish (7.9%), Scotch-Irish (2.7%), Italian (1.8%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1874

Elevation: 940 feet

Land area: 42.9 square miles.

Population density: 2156 people per square mile 
 
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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%

2,904 residents are foreign born (1.1% Asia, 1.0% Europe, 0.8% Latin America).

This city:  3.1%
Virginia:  8.1%



According to our research there were 233 registered sex offenders living in Roanoke, Virginia in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Roanoke to the number of sex offenders is 397 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2005: $1,094 (1.0%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2005: $1,072 (1.1%)

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Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Greensboro, NC (83.3 miles , pop. 223,891).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (380.4 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities: Vinton, VA (4.2 miles ), Hollins, VA (4.3 miles ), Cave Spring, VA (4.6 miles ), Cloverdale, VA (6.8 miles ), Salem, VA (6.9 miles ), Laymantown, VA (9.3 miles ), Daleville, VA (10.0 miles ), Troutville, VA (11.0 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 52 buildings, average cost: $57,500
  • 1997: 66 buildings, average cost: $55,200
  • 1998: 70 buildings, average cost: $55,700
  • 1999: 184 buildings, average cost: $73,400
  • 2000: 168 buildings, average cost: $71,400
  • 2001: 238 buildings, average cost: $85,800
  • 2002: 273 buildings, average cost: $71,900
  • 2003: 219 buildings, average cost: $86,300
  • 2004: 198 buildings, average cost: $81,600
  • 2005: 151 buildings, average cost: $91,900
  • 2006: 80 buildings, average cost: $177,600
  • 2007: 89 buildings, average cost: $136,700

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Latitude: 37.28 N, Longitude: 79.96 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +25,853 (+27.2%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 27,069 (62.0%)


People in group quarters in Roanoke
  • 1055 people in nursing homes
  • 618 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 615 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 101 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
  • 59 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
  • 24 people in other group homes
  • 20 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 18 people in other nonhousehold living situations
  • 17 people in other types of correctional institutions
  • 8 people in halfway houses
  • 3 people in religious group quarters

Area code: 540

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Population change in the 1990s: -1,865 (-1.9%).

Unemployment in September 2007:
Here:  3.3%
Virginia:  2.8%


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Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (11%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Health care (6%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
  • Educational services (4%)
  • Finance and insurance (3%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (17%)
  • Finance and insurance (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Social assistance (4%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (3%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)
  • Cashiers (4%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
  • Customer service representatives (4%)


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Crime in Roanoke by Year

Type 1999 2001 2004 2005 2006
Murders 7581612
    per 100,000 7.45.28.517.112.8
Rapes 4841605560
    per 100,000 50.642.564.058.764.1
Robberies 224135187228220
    per 100,000 236.1140.1199.4243.4235.2
Assaults 373404596596661
    per 100,000 393.1419.2635.5636.2706.5
Burglaries 6886899931,011978
    per 100,000 725.2714.91058.81079.11045.4
Thefts 3,0653,8564,4704,9123,887
    per 100,000 3230.64001.04766.15243.14154.8
Auto thefts 304338492446430
    per 100,000 320.4350.7524.6476.1459.6
Arson 5134463736
    per 100,000 53.835.349.039.538.5
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 178.6) 410.3408.4561.9604.7565.0

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 311 (258 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  2.79
US city average:  3.00

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Roanoke-area historical tornado activity is below Virginia state average. It is 63% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/4/1974, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 3.9 miles away from the Roanoke city center caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 5/17/1953, a category 2 tornado 6.1 miles away from the city center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.


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Birthplace of: Louis A. Johnson, Eric Weinrich - NHL player (St. Louis Blues, born: Dec 19, 1966), George Lynch - NBA player (New Orleans Hornets, born: Sep 3, 1970), John St. Clair - 2005 NFL player (Miami Dolphins, born: Jul 31, 1977), Lee Suggs - 2005 NFL player (Cleveland Browns, born: Aug 11, 1980), Vaughn Taylor - PGA Tour Golf player (born: 3/9/76), Adam Trumbower - College basketball player (William & Mary Tribe), J.J. Redick - College basketball player (Duke Blue Devils), J.R. Reynolds - College basketball player (Virginia Cavaliers), Paulius Morkeliunas - College basketball player (LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds).


Main business address for: OPTICAL CABLE CORP (DRAWING AND INSULATING NONFERROUS WIRE), ADVANCE AUTO PARTS INC (RETAIL-AUTO & HOME SUPPLY STORES), WESTERN SIZZLIN CORP (RETAIL-EATING PLACES), APPALACHIAN POWER CO (ELECTRIC SERVICES), ROANOKE ELECTRIC STEEL CORP (STEEL WORKS, BLAST FURNACES ROLLING MILLS (COKE OVENS)), VALLEY FINANCIAL CORP /VA/ (SAVINGS INSTITUTION, FEDERALLY CHARTERED), RGC RESOURCES INC (NATURAL GAS TRANSMISSION & DISTRIBUTION).


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 8 miles; SALEM, VA)
  • CATAWBA HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; CATAWBA, VA)
  • CARILION FRANKLIN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; ROCKY MOUNT, VA)

Political contributions by individuals in Roanoke, VA

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Roanoke:
  • ROANOKE REGIONAL/WOODRUM FIELD (about 3 miles; ROANOKE, VA; ID: ROA)
  • GREENBRIER VALLEY (about 50 miles; LEWISBURG, WV; ID: LWB)
  • LYNCHBURG REGIONAL/PRESTON GLENN FLD (about 53 miles; LYNCHBURG, VA; ID: LYH)
Other public-use airports nearest to Roanoke:
  • SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKE (about 29 miles; MONETA, VA; ID: W91)
  • VIRGINIA TECH (about 32 miles; BLACKSBURG, VA; ID: BCB)
  • NEW LONDON (about 44 miles; FOREST, VA; ID: W90)

Local government website: www.ci.roanoke.va.us

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 (FT 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 (FT enrollment: 432; Location: 920 S JEFFERSON ST; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.chs.edu)
  • ECPI TECHNICAL COLLEGE (FT enrollment: 299; Location: 5234 AIRPORT RD; Private, for-profit; Website: www.ecpi.edu)
  • DOMINION COLLEGE (FT enrollment: 221; Location: 5372 FALLOWATER LN STE B; Private, for-profit; Website: www.dominioncollege.org)
  • VIRGINIA CAREERS ACADEMY (FT enrollment: 92; Location: 3312 WILLIAMSON RD NW; Private, for-profit; Website: vhafao@aol.com)
  • ATI HOLLYWOOD (FT enrollment: 57; Location: 3535 D FRANKLIN RD SW; Private, for-profit; Website: ATIHOLLYWOOD.COM)
  • CARILION ROANOKE MEMORIAL HOSP SCH OF PRACT NURS (FT enrollment: 35; Location: PO BOX 13367; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.carilion.com)
  • CARILION MEDICAL CENTER SCHOOL OF CLINICAL LAB SCI (FT 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 8 miles; SALEM, VA; Full-time enrollment: 2,382)
  • VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIV (about 29 miles; BLACKSBURG, VA; FT enrollment: 25,754)
  • RADFORD UNIVERSITY (about 43 miles; RADFORD, VA; FT enrollment: 8,034)
  • WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY (about 50 miles; LEXINGTON, VA; FT enrollment: 2,063)
  • NEW RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 52 miles; DUBLIN, VA; FT enrollment: 2,262)
  • LIBERTY UNIVERSITY (about 52 miles; LYNCHBURG, VA; FT enrollment: 5,348)
  • CONCORD COLLEGE (about 74 miles; ATHENS, WV; FT enrollment: 2,723)
Public high schools in Roanoke:
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 elementary/middle schools in Roanoke:
Private elementary/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 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)

User submitted facts and corrections:
  • Add to your school listing: Roanoke Valley Christian Schools K4 - 12 College Preparatory
  • You need to add Tiki and Rhonde Barber to your list of noteable births.. I amazed that J.J. redick is there and the Barbers are not!
  • Please add to the list of from Roanoke People: Ronde and Tiki Barber- Both are Professionl Football player and do many things for this community. Thank you.
  • Ryan Price basketball player at McNeese State University (should be added to your birthplace of: ) he played high school basketball at William Fleming
  • Roanoke, Virginia addition - Wayne Newton was born here on 3-Apr-1942.

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Notable locations in Roanoke: Ole Monterey Golf Club (A), Statesman Industrial Park (B), Countryside Golf Club (C), Blue Hills Golf Club (D), Orange Avenue Industrial Park (E), Saint Vincents Orphanage (F), Roanoke Industrial Center (G), Roanoke Country Club (H), Raleigh Court Branch Roanoke City Public Library (I), Jackson Park Branch Roanoke City Public Library (J), Southeast Community Center (K), Belmont (L), Grandin Court Community Center (M), Buena Vista (N), Melrose Branch Roanoke City Public Library (O), Cherry Hill (P), Williamson Road Branch Roanoke City Public Library (Q), Gainsboro Branch Roanoke City Public Library (R), Mary Louisa Home For The Aged (S), Roanoke Municipal Building (T). Display/hide their locations on the map

Shopping Centers: Valley View Mall Shopping Center (1), Parkside Plaza Shopping Center (2), Bennington Place Shopping Center (3), Southwest Plaza Shopping Center (4), Townside Festival Shopping Center (5), Towne Square Shopping Center (6), Towers Shopping Center (7), City Line Square Shopping Center (8), Orange Plaza Shopping Center (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Roanoke include: Church of God (A), Church of God Tabernacle (B), Church of God in Christ (C), Church of the Living God (D), Airlee Court Baptist Church (E), Pleasant Grove Church (F), Garden City Baptist Church (G), Garden City Church of the Nazarene (H), Garden of Prayer Number 6 Pentecostal Holiness Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Beth Israel Cemetery (1), Loury Cemetery (2), Jonathan Tosh Cemetery (3), Peters Creek Cemetery (4), Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens (5), Old Lick Cemetery (6), City Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: Medmont Lake (A), Spring Valley Lake (B), Windsor Lake (C), Crestmoor Lake (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Gum Spring Branch (A), Garnand Branch (B), Ore Branch (C), Carvin Creek (D), Peters Creek (E), Murray Run (F), Mud Lick Creek (G), Lick Run (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Roanoke include: Thresher Park (1), Fishburn Park (2), Norwich Park (3), Washington Park (4), Wasena Park (5), Roanoke Warehouse Historic District (6), Villa Heights Recreation Center (7), Roanoke Sports Complex (8), Elmwood Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post offices: Melrose Station Roanoke Post Office (A), Roanoke Post Office (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Tourist attractions: Center in the Square - Science Museum of Western Virginia and Hopkins Plan- Informa (1 Market Square Southeast Suite 5) (1), Harrison Museum of African American Culture (523 Harrison Avenue Northwest) (2), Catholic Historical Society Museum & Religious Shop (400 Campbell Avenue Southwest) (3), History Museum & Historical Society of Wstrn Vrgna (1 Market Square Southeast) (4), Art Museum of Western Virginia (1 Market Square Southeast) (5), Center in the Square - Western Virginia Foundation for the Arts and Sc (Museums; 1 Market Square Southeast Suite 5) (6), Center in the Square (Museums; 1 Market Square Southeast) (7), O Winston Link Museum (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 101 Shenandoah Avenue Northeast) (8), State Amusement CO Inc (Amusement & Theme Parks; 2306 Liberty Road Northwest) (9). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map

Hotels: Days Inn Roanoke Airport VA (8118 Plantation Road) (1), Best Inn (501 Orange Avenue North East) (2), Hampton Inn (7922 Plantation Road) (3), Holiday Inn (4468 Starkey Road) (4), Eastern Hospitality Management Inc - Regnl OFC (6616 Thirlane Road) (5), Econo Lodge (Orange Avenue & Will) (6), Econo Lodge Civic Center (308 Orange Avenue) (7), Eastern Motor Inns Inc (305 1st Street Southwest) (8), Clarion Hotel Roanoke Airport (3315 Ordway Drive) (9). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map

Courts: Roanoke City - Schools- Raleigh Court (2202 Grandin Road Southwest) (1), Roanoke City - Parks and Recreation- Recreation Centers- Grandin Court (2621 Barham Road Southwest) (2), Roanoke City - Libraries- Branch Libraries- Raleigh Court (2112 Grandin Road Southwest) (3), Roanoke City - Courts- Juvenile & Domestic Relations- Court Services- In (315 Church Avenue Southwest) (4), Roanoke City - Courts- General District- Traffic Division (315 Church Avenue Southwest) (5), United States Government - Bankruptcy Court (210 Church Avenue Southwest) (6), United States Government - Courts - Federal- District Court- Clerk's Of (210 Franklin Road Southwest) (7), U. S. Attorney's Office (310 First Street Southwest) (8), Virginia Commonwealth - Juvenile Justice Dept- 23-A District Court Service (309 3rd Street Southwest) (9). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Roanoke and their reported violations in the past:

HOMEPLACE (Population served: 500, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation
RISING STAR SPORTS AND ADVENTURE CAMP (Population served: 300, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation
  • One regular monitoring violation
HARDY ROAD TRAILER PARK, SECTION II (Population served: 260, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Acute (TCR) - In JUL-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-21-1999), St Formal NOV issued (JUL-21-1999)
Past monitoring violations:
  • Treatment Technique No Certif. Operator - Between MAR-28-2005 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: DBP Stage 1. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (MAR-28-2005), St Public Notif requested (MAR-28-2005)
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-2004 and DEC-2004, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-25-2005), St Formal NOV issued (FEB-25-2005)
  • Monitoring and Reporting Stage 1 - Between JAN-2004 and DEC-2004, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-25-2005), St Formal NOV issued (FEB-25-2005)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2003 and DEC-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (APR-21-2004)
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-01-2003 and NOV-10-2003, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-08-2003), St Formal NOV issued (OCT-08-2003), St Compliance achieved (NOV-10-2003)
  • 48 regular monitoring violations
  • 3 other older monitoring violations
HOLLOW CREEK SWIM CLUB (Population served: 200, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - Between APR-2005 and JUN-2005, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-19-2005), St Formal NOV issued (JUL-19-2005), St Public Notif received (AUG-05-2005)
  • 2 routine major monitoring violations
  • One minor monitoring violation
  • One regular monitoring violation
SMITH MT DAM VISITORS CENTER (Population served: 200, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation
MCFARLAND PROPERTIES (Population served: 200, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One minor monitoring violation
GARDEN CITY (Population served: 165, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • 2 routine major monitoring violations
BRITISH WOODS (Population served: 155, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One routine major monitoring violation
Drinking water stations with addresses in Roanoke that have no violations reported:
  • CRYSTAL SPRING (Population served: 15000, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater_under_infl_of_surface_water)
  • FALLING CREEK WTP (Population served: 15000, Primary Water Source Type: Surface_water)
  • APPLE TREE (Population served: 2245, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • ASHLEY PLANTATION (Population served: 857, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • BLUE RIDGE HEIGHTS (Population served: 315, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • ANDREW LEWIS PLACE (Population served: 272, Primary Water Source Type: Purch_surface_water)
  • MORRIS HILL(USFS) (Population served: 250, Primary Water Source Type: Purch_groundwater)
  • DELANEY COURT (Population served: 224, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • SMITH MOUNTAIN DAM PICNIC AREA (Population served: 200, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • HURRICANE RECREATION AREA (Population served: 170, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:
This city:  2.2 people
Virginia:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  57.7%
Whole state:  68.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  5.6%
Whole state:  4.7%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Roanoke compared to Virginia state average:

Roanoke, Virginia environmental map by EPA

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  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • House age above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Arena or stadium:
  • Roanoke Civic Center. Capacity: 11,000.
Banks with most branches in Roanoke (2007 data):
  • SunTrust Bank: 14 branches. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $182,628.2 mil, Deposits: $126,571.2 mil, headquarters in Atlanta, GA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1750 total offices, Holding Company: Suntrust Banks, Inc.
  • Wachovia Bank, National Association: 9 branches. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $518,123.0 mil, Deposits: $353,234.0 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3191 total offices, Holding Company: Wachovia Corporation
  • Branch Banking and Trust Company: 7 branches. Info updated 2007-01-23: Bank assets: $117,134.1 mil, Deposits: $83,585.1 mil, headquarters in Winston Salem, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1480 total offices, Holding Company: Bb&T Corporation
  • Carter Bank & Trust: 7 branches. Info updated 2007-01-10: Bank assets: $2,664.7 mil, Deposits: $2,371.6 mil, headquarters in Martinsville, VA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 126 total offices
  • First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company: Roanoke Main, Valley View Mall Branch, Roanoke Mcclanahan Branch, Electric Road Branch, Roanoke Heights Cave Spring Branch, Roanoke Drive-Up Branch. Info updated 2006-07-11: Bank assets: $13,326.8 mil, Deposits: $11,030.1 mil, headquarters in Raleigh, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 339 total offices, Holding Company: First Citizens Bancshares, Inc.
  • Valley Bank: Grandin Village, Tanglewood Branch, at 36 Church Avenue Southwest, Lewis Gale Branch, Hershberger Branch, South Roanoke Branch. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $588.2 mil, Deposits: $443.6 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 8 total offices, Holding Company: Valley Financial Corporation
  • First National Bank: Fnb On The Market, Hollins Branch, Oak Grove Branch, Crossroads Branch, Brandon Oaks Branch. Info updated 2006-06-01: Bank assets: $1,512.0 mil, Deposits: $1,266.4 mil, headquarters in Christiansburg, VA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 27 total offices, Holding Company: Fnb Corporation
  • Bank of America, National Association: Melrose Avenue Branch, Crossroads Branch, Roanoke Branch, Brambleton Branch, Starkey Road Branch. Info updated 2006-10-10: Bank assets: $1,196,123.8 mil, Deposits: $759,600.6 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, 5839 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of America Corporation
  • 4 other banks with 8 local branches



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Local government employment and payroll (March 2006)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Solid Waste Management 61$138,813$27,3070$0
Parks and Recreation 101$284,045$33,748137$61,308
Natural Resources 2$5,776$34,6560$0
Elementary and Secondary - Instruction 1635$6,074,671$44,585381$957,148
Elementary and Secondary - Other Total 658$1,534,100$27,978110$194,144
Local Libraries 34$103,456$36,51424$15,542
Other and Unallocable 110$314,490$34,30810$9,069
Housing and Community Development(Local) 126$428,604$40,8194$6,002
Police - Other 50$123,439$29,62521$15,635
Firefighters 296$1,088,106$44,11214$7,187
Fire - Other 7$24,520$42,03410$8,575
Correction 195$649,993$40,00012$4,979
Streets and Highways 80$211,379$31,7072$2,199
Welfare 211$599,824$34,1133$5,619
Health 17$49,930$35,2455$5,703
Financial Administration 119$480,234$48,4279$16,255
Other Government Administration 91$351,025$46,28923$21,482
Judicial and Legal 64$250,047$46,8844$4,415
Police Protection - Officers 277$1,077,076$46,6609$15,024
Totals for Government 4134$13,789,528$40,028778$1,350,286


Roanoke government finances in 2004:
  • Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $25,489,000
  • Charges - All Other: $10,410,000
    Sewerage: $8,437,000
    Parks & Recreation: $3,939,000
    Housing & Community Development: $3,062,000
    Parking Facilities: $2,646,000
    Solid Waste Management: $1,769,000
    Elementary & Secondary Education School Lunch: $1,445,000
    Elementary & Secondary Education School Tuition: $1,169,000
    Elementary & Secondary Education - Other: $0
  • Construction - General Public Buildings: $15,547,000
    Elementary & Secondary Education: $13,207,000
    Housing & Community Development: $5,700,000
    Sewerage: $3,445,000
    Regular Highways: $2,317,000
    General: $837,000
    Water Utilities: $601,000
    Parking Facilities: $13,000
  • Current Operations - Elementary & Secondary Education: $115,032,000
    Housing & Community Development: $26,072,000
    Welfare - Other: $23,899,000
    Fire Protection: $16,027,000
    Police Protection: $15,839,000
    Corrections - Other: $15,037,000
    Sewerage: $10,421,000
    Water Utilities: $9,973,000
    General Public Buildings: $8,798,000
    Regular Highways: $8,423,000
    Transit Utilities: $7,078,000
    Solid Waste Management: $6,159,000
    Financial Administration: $5,825,000
    General - Other: $5,473,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $4,940,000
    Central Staff Services: $4,073,000
    Parks & Recreation: $3,595,000
    Welfare, Cash Assistance - Other: $3,336,000
    Welfare, Vendor Payments for Other Purposes: $2,854,000
    Libraries: $2,402,000
    Health Services - Other: $1,853,000
    Parking Facilities: $1,567,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $867,000
    Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $70,000
  • Employee Retirement - Total Other Securities: $231,484,000
    Interest Revenue: $36,609,000
    Securities - Corporate Bonds (market): $28,656,000
    Securities - Corporate Bonds (market): $26,734,000
    Benefit Payments: $18,171,000
    Other Investments - Other: $15,313,000
    Total Cash & Deposits: $5,368,000
    From Local Government: $4,480,000
    From Other Government: $924,000
    Total Federal Securities: $127,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $16,796,000
    Transit Utilities: $2,843,000
    All Other: $2,712,000
    Public Welfare: $471,000
    Water Utilities: $454,000
    Education: $322,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $24,402,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Elementary and Secondary Education: $3,965,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - Education: $4,768,000
    Housing & Community Development: $4,200,000
    All Other: $2,723,000
    Transit Utilities: $78,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $170,370,000
    Water Utilities: $22,605,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, Education, NEC: $58,831,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $166,671,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $106,380,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $72,033,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $19,822,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $140,855,000
    Full Faith & Credit - Elementary & Secondary Education: $66,564,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $273,100,000
    Water Utilities: $20,565,000
    Other, NEC: $18,940,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $3,650,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $78,909,000
    Elementary and Secondary Education: $12,089,000
    Water Utilities: $2,040,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $13,616,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $5,784,000
    Special Assessments: $959,000
    Rents: $683,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $5,709,000
    Central Staff: $3,332,000
    Transit Utilities: $2,980,000
    Water Utilities: $279,000
    Parks & Recreation: $169,000
    General Public Building: $124,000
    Regular Highways: $94,000
    Police Protection: $35,000
    Judicial: $10,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $64,669,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $12,929,000
    Transit Utilities: $1,439,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $288,442,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Education: $69,258,000
    Public Welfare: $27,498,000
    All Other: $14,318,000
    General Support: $13,387,000
    Highways: $9,518,000
    Transit Utilities: $951,000
  • Tax - Property: $76,526,000
    Total General Sales: $19,226,000
    Public Utilities: $16,217,000
    NEC: $13,417,000
    Other Selective Sales: $10,454,000
    Tobacco Sales: $1,896,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $1,737,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $142,616,000
  • Transit Utilities - Interest on Debt: $0
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $1,129,000

9.96% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,319 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  9.96%
Virginia average:  11.06%

0.04% of residents moved from foreign countries ($138 average AGI)
Roanoke city:  0.04%
Virginia average:  0.41%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Roanoke County, VA  2.98% ($31,028 average AGI)
from Salem city, VA  0.76% ($30,058)
from Bedford County, VA  0.57% ($25,799)


9.89% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,449 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  9.89%
Virginia average:  10.78%

0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($83 average AGI)
Roanoke city:  0.04%
Virginia average:  0.22%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Roanoke County, VA  3.10% ($37,304 average AGI)
to Salem city, VA  0.91% ($31,779)
to Botetourt County, VA  0.64% ($36,217)


Strongest AM radio stations in Roanoke:
  • WFIR (960 AM; 5 kW; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: MEL WHEELER, INC.)
  • WKBA (1550 AM; daytime; 10 kW; VINTON, VA; Owner: TINKER CREEK BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • WGMN (1240 AM; 1 kW; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WRIS (1410 AM; 5 kW; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: WRIS INC.)
  • WVBE (610 AM; 5 kW; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: MEL WHEELER, INC.)
  • WWWR (910 AM; 1 kW; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: PERCEPTION MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WTOY (1480 AM; 5 kW; SALEM, VA; Owner: WARD BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WFNR (710 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BLACKSBURG, VA; Owner: PERCEPTION MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WTRU (830 AM; 50 kW; KERNERSVILLE, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WKNV (890 AM; daytime; 10 kW; FAIRLAWN, VA; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • WLLL (930 AM; 10 kW; LYNCHBURG, VA; Owner: HUBBARD'S ADVERTISING AGENCY, INC.)
  • WPTF (680 AM; 50 kW; RALEIGH, NC; Owner: FIRST STATE COMMUNICATIONS)
  • WFTK (1030 AM; daytime; 50 kW; WAKE FOREST, NC; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Roanoke:
  • WJJS-FM (106.1 FM; VINTON, VA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WMGR-FM (104.9 FM; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WROV-FM (96.3 FM; MARTINSVILLE, VA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WYYD-FM1 (107.9 FM; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: WYYD LICENSE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WPAR (91.3 FM; SALEM, VA; Owner: POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE RADIO, INC.)
  • WXLK (92.3 FM; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: MEL WHEELER, INC.)
  • WVTF (89.1 FM; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: VIRGINIA TECH FOUNDATION INC)
  • WSLC-FM (94.9 FM; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: MEL WHEELER, INC.)
  • WSLQ (99.1 FM; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: MEL WHEELER, INC.)
  • WZZI (101.5 FM; VINTON, VA; Owner: TRAVIS MEDIA, L.L.C.)
  • W279AC (103.7 FM; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE RADIO, INC.)
  • WSNV (93.5 FM; SALEM, VA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WRXT (90.3 FM; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE RADIO, INC.)
  • KHPR (88.1 FM; HONOLULU, HI; Owner: HAWAII PUBLIC RADIO)
  • WBWR (106.9 FM; BEDFORD, VA; Owner: BEDFORD RADIO PARTNERS, LLC)
  • WXCF-FM (103.9 FM; CLIFTON FORGE, VA; Owner: IMPACT BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WYYD (107.9 FM; AMHERST, VA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WZBB (99.9 FM; STANLEYTOWN, VA; Owner: WNLB RADIO, INC.)
  • WIQO-FM (100.9 FM; COVINGTON, VA; Owner: WKEY, INC.)
  • WNRS-FM (89.9 FM; SWEET BRIAR, VA; Owner: SWEET BRIAR COLLEGE)

TV broadcast stations around Roanoke:
  • W34CU (Channel 34; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: VENTANA TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WSET-TV (Channel 13; LYNCHBURG, VA; Owner: WSET INCORPORATED)
  • WJPR (Channel 21; LYNCHBURG, VA; Owner: GRANT BROADCASTING SYSTEMS II, INC.)
  • W04AG (Channel 4; GARDEN CITY, ETC., VA; Owner: WDBJ TELEVISION, INC.)
  • W49AP (Channel 49; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WBRA-TV (Channel 15; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: BLUE RIDGE PUBLIC TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WRKV-LP (Channel 65; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: TIGER EYE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WSLS-TV (Channel 10; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WPXR (Channel 38; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
  • WDBJ (Channel 7; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: WDBJ TELEVISION, INC.)
  • WFXR-TV (Channel 27; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: GRANT BROADCASTING SYSTEMS II, INC.)
  • W54BT (Channel 54; ROANOKE, ETC., VA; Owner: BIP, INC.)
  • W05AA (Channel 5; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: WSET, INC.)

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