Roanoke County vs. Salem city County
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Roanoke County (VA) Salem city County (VA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 94,073 25,643
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 1.7% 3.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 92,462 24,835
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 92,376 24,802
Persons under 5 years, percent 4.4% 5.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent 19.8% 19.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 21.4% 18.5%
Female persons, percent 51.8% 53.4%
White alone, percent 88.1% 87.3%
Black or African American alone, percent 6.3% 7.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 0.2% 0.1%
Asian alone, percent 3.5% 1.8%
Two or More Races, percent 1.8% 3.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 3.1% 3.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 85.5% 85.3%
Veterans, 2014-2018 7,005 1,994
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 5.2% 2.6%
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 74.1% 64.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $194,800 $176,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,350 $1,364
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $421 $464
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $949 $915
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 16.6% 22.9%
Households, 2014-2018 38,343 9,881
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.38 2.33
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 87.9% 83.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 6.4% 3.6%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 89.7% 89.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 81.7% 77.5%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 92.2% 89.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 34.8% 29.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 7.7% 7.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 8.2% 8.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 61.6% 60.9%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 56.3% 58.9%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 128,289 75,592
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 381,711 737,759
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 815,656 1,335,725
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 700,237 1,228,306
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 891,006 507,769
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $9,591 $20,335
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 23.2 19.9
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $65,467 $57,185
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $34,901 $31,274
Persons in poverty, percent 6.7% 9.1%
All firms, 2012 6,344 2,039
Men-owned firms, 2012 3,432 1,051
Women-owned firms, 2012 2,241 545
Minority-owned firms, 2012 559 209
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 5,523 1,642
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 721 161
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 5,168 1,600
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 3.3% 2.9%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.9% 0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 30.0% 21.2%
Population per square mile, 2010 368.7 1,717.9
Land area in square miles, 2010 250.52 14.44
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Roanoke county (VA) and Salem city county (VA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.