Where has Roanoke looked like this before?
Searching stored historical observations…
| Metric | 2010–2025 | Roanoke | Peer median | Pctile | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 98,355 | 100,143 | 36 | ||
| Population change (10 yr) | — | n/a | 2.1% | — | |
| Median household income | $55,378 | $59,863 | 18 | ||
| Poverty rate | 18.3% | 16.5% | 73 | ||
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 30.0% | 28.0% | 82 | ||
| Housing unit change (10 yr) | — | n/a | 4.8% | — | |
| Median owner-occupied home value | $190,500 | $219,750 | 36 | ||
| Median gross rent | $996 | $1,096 | 36 | ||
| Housing vacancy rate | 11.3% | 8.1% | 82 | ||
| Worked from home | 11.8% | 9.1% | 91 |
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| Metric | 2012–2019 | 2019–2024 | Peer median, latest span |
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| Population | — | — | — |
| Housing units | — | — | — |
| Median household income | — | — | — |
| Median owner-occupied home value | — | — | — |
| Median gross rent | — | — | — |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | — | — | — |
| Worked from home | — | — | — |
| Poverty rate | — | — | — |
| Restaurants & bars | 27.1 | US 21.3 | above US rate |
| Grocery & food retail | 8.7 | US 4.8 | above US rate |
| Other retail | 0.0 | US n/a | not published |
| Personal & repair services | 11.0 | US 8.1 | above US rate |
| Professional & technical services | 31.3 | US 29.5 | above US rate |
| Ambulatory health care | 25.2 | US 21.0 | above US rate |
| Arts, entertainment & recreation | 5.8 | US 5.0 | above US rate |
| Accommodation | 2.2 | US 2.1 | above US rate |
| Construction | 20.7 | US 24.3 | below US rate |
| Manufacturing | 0.0 | US n/a | not published |
| Place | Similarity | Population | Pop change 10y | Income | BA or higher |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davenport, IA | 85 | 100,913 | -0.4% | $66,200 | 29.9% |
| Pueblo, CO | 83 | 111,561 | +3.6% | $56,664 | 23.7% |
| Fort Smith, AR | 81 | 89,805 | +3.0% | $54,816 | 23.9% |
| Topeka, KS | 81 | 125,786 | -1.5% | $56,956 | 29.0% |
| Redding, CA | 81 | 93,409 | +3.0% | $70,466 | 26.9% |
| High Point, NC | 80 | 116,245 | +8.8% | $64,561 | 34.0% |
| Kenosha, WI | 80 | 99,372 | -0.3% | $71,239 | 29.0% |
| Lake Charles, LA | 80 | 81,143 | +10.4% | $59,235 | 29.1% |
| Portsmouth, VA | 80 | 97,190 | +1.2% | $60,491 | 24.3% |
| Evansville, IN | 80 | 116,116 | -3.4% | $53,387 | 22.8% |