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Roanoke city, Virginia (VA)

County population in 2022: 97,847 (100% urban, 0% rural); it was 94,911 in 2000
County owner-occupied with a mortgage or a loan houses and condos in 2010: 16,809
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 6,592
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 23,632
Renter-occupied apartments: 19,311 (it was 18,371 in 2000)
% of renters here:

44%
State:

33%

Land area: 43 sq. mi.

Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 2282 people per square mile   (very high).

March 2022 cost of living index in Roanoke city: 86.7 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (26.8%), Retail trade (11.9%), Manufacturing (11.1%), Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (10.5%).

Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 84%
  • Government: 13%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 3%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%
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  • Races in Roanoke city, VA (2022)
    • 54,95556.2%White Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 28,34229.0%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
    • 7,2227.4%Hispanic or Latino
    • 3,4843.6%Two or more races
    • 3,0533.1%Asian alone
    • 7050.7%Some other race alone
    • 750.08%Native Hawaiian and Other
      Pacific Islander alone
    • 110.01%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
Median resident age:

39.2 years
Virginia median age:

39.0 years
Males: 44,541  (45.5%)
Females: 53,306  (54.5%)
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Average household size:
Roanoke city:

2.0 people
Virginia:

3 people

Estimated median household income in 2022: $49,570 ($30,719 in 1999)
This county:

$49,570
Virginia:

$85,873

Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $773 (lower quartile is $594, upper quartile is $937)
This county:

$773
State:

$1270


Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $183,400 (it was $80,100 in 2000)
Roanoke city:

$183,400
Virginia:

$365,700
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $133,000 - $291,200

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $238,448
Here:

$238,448
State:

$472,865

Townhouses or other attached units: $285,106
Here:

$285,106
State:

$457,437

In 2-unit structures: $163,863
Here:

$163,863
State:

$396,289

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $291,184
Here:

$291,184
State:

$252,346

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $273,124
Here:

$273,124
State:

$382,551

Mobile homes: $102,422
Here:

$102,422
State:

$100,736

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,202
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $450

Institutionalized population: 1,083
Roanoke city, VA map from a distance

Health of residents in Roanoke city based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2013 to 2021:

General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.4. This is about average.
72.7% of residents exercised in the past month. This is about average.
43.5% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is about average.
47.1% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is less than average.
74.4% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is about average.
Average weight of males is 196 pounds. This is about average.
Average weight of females is 163 pounds. This is about average.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,642 (0.8%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,649 (1.0%)

Distribution of median household income in Roanoke city, VA in 2022
Distribution of house value in Roanoke city, VA in 2022
Distribution of rent paid by renters in Roanoke city, VA in 2022
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 20.2%
Roanoke city:

20.2%
Virginia:

10.6%
(15.8% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 22.8% for Black residents, 33.3% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 10.3% for American Indian residents, 35.8% for other race residents, 29.6% for two or more races residents)

Median age of residents in 2022: 39.2 years old
(Males: 38.8 years old, Females: 39.7 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 43.0 years old, Black residents: 37.1 years old, Asian residents: 33.5 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 28.5 years old, Other race residents: 33.1 years old)

Area name: Roanoke, VA HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Roanoke city is $456 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $589 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $747 a month.

Roanoke city has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential

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Neighboring counties: Dade County, Missouri , San Benito County, California , Howell County, Missouri , Jasper County, Missouri , Owsley County, Kentucky , Bedford city , Norfolk city .

Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

3.1%
Virginia:

2.7%

Unemployment by year in Roanoke city, VA

Current college students: 3,590
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 89.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 30.6%

Number of foreign born residents: 8,891 (28.0% naturalized citizens)

Roanoke city:

9.1%
Whole state:

12.7%
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 3,1252010 or later
  • 1,7522000 to 2009
  • 9131990 to 1999
  • 4531980 to 1989
  • 2811970 to 1979
  • 347Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 98.9%

Roanoke city marital status for males Roanoke city marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 28,506
  • One, attached: 1,856
  • Two: 4,361
  • 3 or 4: 2,139
  • 5 to 9: 3,555
  • 10 to 19: 3,531
  • 20 to 49: 1,961
  • 50 or more: 2,643
  • Mobile homes: 602

Housing units in Roanoke city with a mortgage: 14,270 (1,395 second mortgage, 173 home equity loan, 565 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,050

Here:

93.3% with mortgage
State:

97.2% with mortgage

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 24
Roanoke city:

2.59 / 10,000 pop.
State:

2.03 / 10,000 pop.

Number of supercenters and club stores: 3
Here:

0.32 / 10,000 pop.
Virginia:

0.17 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (no gas): 24
This county:

2.59 / 10,000 pop.
Virginia:

1.43 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 45
Roanoke city:

4.86 / 10,000 pop.
Virginia:

4.03 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 124
This county:

13.38 / 10,000 pop.
State:

7.65 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:
Roanoke city:

11.7%
Virginia:

9.3%

Adult obesity rate:
Roanoke city:

29.3%
State:

26.7%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:

15.6%
State:

18.6%

Earthquake activity:

Roanoke city-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Virginia state average. It is 31% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 119.0 miles away from Roanoke city center
On 8/9/2020 at 12:07:37, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MW, Depth: 4.7 mi) earthquake occurred 83.9 miles away from the county center
On 7/27/1980 at 18:52:21, a magnitude 5.2 (5.1 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 UK, 5.2 UK) earthquake occurred 227.3 miles away from the county center
On 12/9/2003 at 20:59:18, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 ML, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 107.4 miles away from the county center
On 12/9/2003 at 20:59:14, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB, 4.5 LG) earthquake occurred 114.8 miles away from Roanoke city center
On 8/25/2011 at 05:07:52, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 ML, Depth: 4.2 mi) earthquake occurred 118.4 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Roanoke city

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 55,958 (78.9%)
  • Carpooled: 4,615 (6.5%)
  • Bus: 726 (1.0%)
  • Light rail, streetcar or trolley: 2 (0.0%)
  • Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 817 (1.2%)
  • Bicycle: 74 (0.1%)
  • Walked: 954 (1.3%)
  • Worked at home: 5,953 (8.4%)
Class of Workers in 2022
Most common industries in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common industries for males in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (37%)
  • Retail trade (11%)
  • Educational services (10%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)
  • Manufacturing (6%)
  • Other services, except public administration (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)

Most common industries for females in 2022


  • Health care and social assistance (35%)
  • Retail trade (10%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (7%)
  • Manufacturing (6%)
  • Other services, except public administration (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (6%)

Most common occupations in 2022 (%)
Males Females
Most common occupations for males in 2022


  • Management occupations (18%)
  • Production occupations (11%)
  • Sales and related occupations (11%)
  • Material moving occupations (8%)
  • Construction and extraction occupations (7%)
  • Office and administrative support occupations (5%)
  • Transportation occupations (5%)

Most common occupations for females in 2022


  • Office and administrative support occupations (17%)
  • Business and financial operations occupations (10%)
  • Healthcare support occupations (9%)
  • Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (7%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (6%)
  • Production occupations (6%)
  • Educational instruction, and library occupations (6%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents


  • Afghanistan (14%)
  • Honduras (12%)
  • Mexico (10%)
  • China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (7%)
  • Congo (5%)
  • Korea (5%)
  • Cuba (4%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Roanoke city


  • American (12%)
  • English (11%)
  • Irish (6%)
  • German (5%)
  • African (3%)
  • European (2%)
  • Afghan (2%)

Owners and renters by unit type
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

People in group quarters in Roanoke city, Virginia in 2010:

  • 611 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
  • 555 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
  • 517 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
  • 247 people in other noninstitutional facilities
  • 87 people in group homes intended for adults
  • 84 people in college/university student housing
  • 14 people in residential treatment centers for adults
  • 8 people in correctional facilities intended for juveniles
  • 3 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)

People in group quarters in Roanoke city, Virginia in 2000:

  • 1,055 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
Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2020 was $55,622.

9.75% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($47,605 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

9.75%
Virginia average:

10.16%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
6.56% relocated from other counties in Virginia ($29,628 average AGI)
3.19% relocated from other states ($17,977 average AGI)
Roanoke city:

3.19%
Virginia average:

3.91%

Residents relocating <b>from</b> other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Roanoke County, VA  2.58% ($48,676 average AGI)
from Salem city, VA  0.70% ($39,353)
from Franklin County, VA  0.44% ($37,864)
from Botetourt County, VA  0.42% ($41,669)
from Bedford County, VA  0.42% ($34,795)
from Montgomery County, VA  0.34% ($41,902)
from Lynchburg city, VA  0.12% ($30,479)


10.75% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($49,383 average adjusted gross income)

Here:

10.75%
Virginia average:

10.20%


10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
7.58% relocated to other counties in Virginia ($33,778 average AGI)
3.17% relocated to other states ($15,605 average AGI)
Roanoke city:

3.17%
Virginia average:

3.98%

Residents relocating <b>to</b> other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Roanoke County, VA  3.38% ($50,942 average AGI)
to Salem city, VA  0.75% ($43,299)
to Botetourt County, VA  0.55% ($67,203)
to Franklin County, VA  0.51% ($51,434)
to Bedford County, VA  0.47% ($41,054)
to Montgomery County, VA  0.21% ($34,771)
to Mecklenburg County, NC  0.13% ($45,481)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 16.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 13.3

Births per 1000 population in Roanoke city

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 12.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 12.3

Deaths per 1000 population in Roanoke city

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 12.6

Infant deaths per 1000 population in Roanoke city
Population without health insurance coverage in 2018: 13.0%
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 5.0%
Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Roanoke city
All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19
Population without health insurance coverage in Roanoke city
18-64 population without health insurance coverage in Roanoke city
40-64 population without health insurance coverage in Roanoke city
50-64 population without health insurance coverage in Roanoke city
Population under 19 years without health insurance coverage in Roanoke city

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 17,537 (13,194 aged, 4,343 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 1,209 (5%)
Persons enrolled in Medicare
Aged persons enrolled in Medicare
Disabled persons enrolled in Medicare

Most common underlying causes of death in Roanoke city, Virginia in 1999 - 2019:

  • Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (1,539)
  • Atherosclerotic heart disease (1,296)
  • Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (1,149)
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (1,078)
  • Unspecified dementia (1,021)
  • Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (783)
  • Congestive heart failure (729)
  • Cardiac arrhythmia, unspecified (640)
  • Alzheimer disease, unspecified (560)
  • Pneumonia, unspecified (546)

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 1.08
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 35,798
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 783
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 92,931

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,115
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,343
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 10

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 51
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 124

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 13
Beer, wine & liquor stores per 100,000 population in 2005: 1

Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 120.9. This is more than state average.

Mechanisms of homicide
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
  • Firearm - 78.1
  • Other - 42.9

Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 162.3. This is more than state average.

Mechanisms of suicide
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
  • Firearm - 98.0
  • Other - 64.3

Household type by relationship:

Households: 97,847
  • Male householders: 19,599 (8,427 living alone), Female householders: 24,944 (10,607 living alone)
  • 12,362 spouses (12,094 opposite-sex spouses), 4,294 unmarried partners, (3,958 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 27,110 children (24,799 natural, 976 adopted, 1,335 stepchildren), 1,960 grandchildren, 772 brothers or sisters, 1,058 parents, 93 foster children, 1,549 other relatives, 2,537 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 1,569

Size of family households: 11,102 2-persons, 5,314 3-persons, 2,935 4-persons, 1,748 5-persons, 418 6-persons, 352 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 19,034 1-person, 3,236 2-persons, 290 3-persons, 77 4-persons, 37 5-persons.

8,891 married couples with children.
10,585 single-parent households (1,986 men, 8,599 women).

90.1% of residents of Roanoke city speak English at home.
5.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (61% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 23% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).
2.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (59% speak English very well, 33% speak English well, 4% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
1.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (69% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 4% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak other language at home (54% speak English very well, 38% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $1,040,250,000 ($11,264 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $209,321,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $388,577,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $176,756,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $6,228,000
Federal grants: $145,760,000
Federal procurement contracts: $213,524,000 ($183,113,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $109,405,000 ($6,523,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $9,429,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $65,826,000
Federal Government insurance: $105,006,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Births: 6,867
Here:

74 per 1000 residents
State:

70 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 6,520
Here:

70 per 1000 residents
State:

40 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +965
Here:

+10 per 1000 residents
State:

+18 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -3,419
Here -37 per 1000 residents
State +14 per 1000 residents
Population growth in Roanoke city

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.00 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.8
State:

7.0

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

4.2
State:

4.3

Year house built in Roanoke city, Virginia
  • Year house built in Roanoke city, Virginia
  • 3192020 or later
  • 1,4752010 to 2019
  • 2,7832000 to 2009
  • 2,5191990 to 1999
  • 2,8731980 to 1989
  • 5,5011970 to 1979
  • 6,1601960 to 1969
  • 9,9551950 to 1959
  • 5,8991940 to 1949
  • 11,6701939 or earlier
Rooms in houses/apartments in Roanoke city, Virginia
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Roanoke city, Virginia
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Roanoke city, Virginia
  • 01 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 563 rooms
  • 1,2914 rooms
  • 3,3365 rooms
  • 5,3366 rooms
  • 4,6797 rooms
  • 3,6508 rooms
  • 4,1179+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Roanoke city, Virginia
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Roanoke city, Virginia
  • 2,6671 room
  • 1,3992 rooms
  • 2,9703 rooms
  • 5,8724 rooms
  • 3,9065 rooms
  • 3,1146 rooms
  • 6337 rooms
  • 5168 rooms
  • 1,0019+ rooms
Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Roanoke city, Virginia
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Roanoke city, Virginia
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Roanoke city, Virginia
  • 0no bedroom
  • 7051 bedroom
  • 4,0442 bedrooms
  • 11,7893 bedrooms
  • 5,3894 bedrooms
  • 5385+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Roanoke city, Virginia
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Roanoke city, Virginia
  • 2,852no bedroom
  • 5,4141 bedroom
  • 7,9022 bedrooms
  • 4,8503 bedrooms
  • 9944 bedrooms
  • 665+ bedrooms
Cars and other vehicles available in Roanoke city, Virginia in houses/condos/apartments
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Roanoke city in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Roanoke city in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 497no vehicle
  • 7,6451 vehicle
  • 10,3972 vehicles
  • 2,7633 vehicles
  • 6794 vehicles
  • 4845+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Roanoke city in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Roanoke city in renter-occupied apartments
  • 4,242no vehicle
  • 12,3931 vehicle
  • 3,9482 vehicles
  • 1,4593 vehicles
  • 04 vehicles
  • 365+ vehicles

86.3% of Roanoke city residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 32% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 66% lived in Virginia.

Roanoke city:

86.3%
State average:

86.6%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 60,992
  • Other state: 27,387
  • Northeast: 8,252
  • Midwest: 4,101
  • South: 12,681
  • West: 2,353
Year householders moved into unit in Roanoke city, VA
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Roanoke city
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos
  • 57.5%Utility gas
  • 32.1%Electricity
  • 7.7%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 1.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.5%Wood
  • 0.2%Other fuel
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments
  • 62.7%Electricity
  • 32.9%Utility gas
  • 2.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 0.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.7%Other fuel
  • 0.3%No fuel used

Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1,560
Here:

15.1%
Virginia:

13.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 211
Here:

5.8%
Virginia:

10.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 850
Here:

28.2%
Virginia:

18.7%

Educational Attainment
School Enrollment by Level of School
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2004:

  • Total number of recipients: 3,951
  • Number of aged recipients: 274
  • Number of blind and disabled recipients: 3,677
  • Number of recipients under 18: 677
  • Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 2,609
  • Number of recipients older than 64: 665
  • Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 1,529
  • Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 1,636
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 23 full tracts)
A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA
Home Purchase Loans
B) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
C) Refinancings
D) Home Improvement Loans
E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families
F) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)
G) Loans On Manufactured
Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED581$114,821424$133,6891,577$137,940133$42,48915$1,166,733212$99,1933$64,000
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED9$96,22213$125,92392$138,70716$88,4381$259,0008$62,5000$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED63$99,30271$101,380637$120,342117$35,4271$190,00081$81,4940$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN50$93,44040$130,775363$128,46823$47,1300$034$81,7350$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS15$108,1335$107,40094$119,1606$33,8330$07$144,7140$0
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Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009
(Based on 23 full tracts)
A) Conventional
Home Purchase Loans
B) Refinancings
C) Non-occupant Loans on
< 5 Family Dwellings (A & B)
NumberAverage ValueNumberAverage ValueNumberAverage Value
LOANS ORIGINATED51$136,49029$173,3452$53,500
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED9$117,3338$164,7502$123,500
APPLICATIONS DENIED9$123,4446$161,6672$111,500
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN0$03$211,0000$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS1$56,0000$01$56,000
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Conventional Home Purchase Loans in Roanoke city, VA
Conventional Home Purchase Loans in Roanoke city, VA - Value
Most common first names in Roanoke city, VA among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
Mary1,57279.6 years
James1,54172.1 years
William1,48872.8 years
John1,23274.0 years
Robert93771.3 years
Charles72272.1 years
George65975.1 years
Virginia53078.1 years
Ruth48780.5 years
Margaret48577.6 years
Most common last names in Roanoke city, VA among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Smith61773.1 years
Brown47773.8 years
Jones43273.7 years
Johnson40474.5 years
Martin39976.5 years
Williams34872.9 years
Davis27575.9 years
Wright25574.6 years
Thomas24175.9 years
Harris23775.7 years

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