Roanoke city County vs. Salem city County

Roanoke city County (VA)Salem city County (VA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)99,92025,643
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)3.1%3.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)96,91224,835
Population, Census, April 1, 201097,03224,802
Persons under 5 years, percent6.9%5.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent21.9%19.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent15.9%18.5%
Female persons, percent52.0%53.4%
White alone, percent62.5%87.3%
Black or African American alone, percent28.7%7.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.2%0.1%
Asian alone, percent3.1%1.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.0%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent3.6%3.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent6.1%3.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent59.0%85.3%
Veterans, 2014-20186,4341,994
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20187.6%2.6%
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201851.8%64.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$133,200$176,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,088$1,364
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$405$464
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$799$915
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201333.1%22.9%
Households, 2014-201842,0379,881
Persons per household, 2014-20182.322.33
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201879.9%83.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20188.9%3.6%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201884.4%89.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201871.9%77.5%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201885.5%89.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201823.8%29.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201810.4%7.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent14.7%8.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201864.0%60.9%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201858.8%58.9%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)308,07375,592
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)1,582,260737,759
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)1,629,6991,335,725
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,397,9501,228,306
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)2,461,000507,769
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$25,249$20,335
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201821.319.9
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$43,028$57,185
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$26,119$31,274
Persons in poverty, percent20.5%9.1%
All firms, 20128,3302,039
Men-owned firms, 20124,4881,051
Women-owned firms, 20122,806545
Minority-owned firms, 20121,661209
Nonminority-owned firms, 20126,1091,642
Veteran-owned firms, 2012900161
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20126,7371,600
Black-owned firms, percent, 20078.5%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20074.7%2.9%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200725.9%21.2%
Population per square mile, 20102,279.81,717.9
Land area in square miles, 201042.5614.44

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Roanoke city county (VA) and Salem city county (VA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.