Roanoke city County vs. Salem city County
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Roanoke city County (VA) Salem city County (VA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 99,920 25,643
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 3.1% 3.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 96,912 24,835
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 97,032 24,802
Persons under 5 years, percent 6.9% 5.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent 21.9% 19.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 15.9% 18.5%
Female persons, percent 52.0% 53.4%
White alone, percent 62.5% 87.3%
Black or African American alone, percent 28.7% 7.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 0.2% 0.1%
Asian alone, percent 3.1% 1.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.0% 0.1%
Two or More Races, percent 3.6% 3.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 6.1% 3.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 59.0% 85.3%
Veterans, 2014-2018 6,434 1,994
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 7.6% 2.6%
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 51.8% 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, 2009-2013 33.1% 22.9%
Households, 2014-2018 42,037 9,881
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.32 2.33
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 79.9% 83.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 8.9% 3.6%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 84.4% 89.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 71.9% 77.5%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 85.5% 89.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 23.8% 29.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 10.4% 7.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 14.7% 8.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 64.0% 60.9%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 58.8% 58.9%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 308,073 75,592
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 1,582,260 737,759
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 1,629,699 1,335,725
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 1,397,950 1,228,306
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 2,461,000 507,769
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $25,249 $20,335
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 21.3 19.9
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, percent 20.5% 9.1%
All firms, 2012 8,330 2,039
Men-owned firms, 2012 4,488 1,051
Women-owned firms, 2012 2,806 545
Minority-owned firms, 2012 1,661 209
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 6,109 1,642
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 900 161
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 6,737 1,600
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 8.5% 0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 4.7% 2.9%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 25.9% 21.2%
Population per square mile, 2010 2,279.8 1,717.9
Land area in square miles, 2010 42.56 14.44
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.