Roanoke, AL

Census Place

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2024 Population
5,336
US Senator
Tommy Tuberville
Republican Party
US Senator
Katie Britt
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
42.5
2.07% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
12.5%
23% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$47,105
2.03% 1-year decline
2024 Median Property Value
$154,300
19.5% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
2,156
6.1% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Roanoke, AL reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

98.9% of the residents in Roanoke, AL are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Roanoke, AL was $154,300, and the homeownership rate was 67.2%.

Most people in Roanoke, AL drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 21.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Roanoke, AL was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Roanoke, AL is home to a population of 5.34k people, from which 98.9% are citizens. As of 2024, 1.52% of Roanoke, AL residents were born outside of the country (81 people).

In 2024, there were 1.44 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.06k people) in Roanoke, AL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.13k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 81 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.9%
2024 Citizenship
98.9%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.9% of Roanoke, AL residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Roanoke, AL was 98.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Roanoke, AL
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    3.06k ± 303
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    2.13k ± 315
  3. Other (Hispanic)
    81 ± 85
1.52%
Hispanic Population
81 people

In 2024, there were 1.44 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.06k people) in Roanoke, AL than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.13k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 81 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

1.52% of the people in Roanoke, AL are hispanic (81 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Roanoke, AL as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Alabama.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    52,201 ± 5,580 people
  2. Guatemala
    19,759 ± 3,444 people
  3. Korea
    10,633 ± 2,529 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Alabama was Mexico, the natal country of 52,201 Alabama residents, followed by Guatemala with 19,759 and Korea with 10,633.

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Foreign-Born Population

1.52%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
81 people
1.59%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
85 people

As of 2024, 1.52% of Roanoke, AL residents (81 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Roanoke, AL was 1.59%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    83 ± 100
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    16 ± 31
  3. Korea
    5 ± 22

Roanoke, AL has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 5.19 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Roanoke, AL employs 2.16k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Roanoke, AL were Manufacturing (758 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (304 people), and Educational Services (237 people), and the highest paying industries were Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($142,667), Educational Services ($58,607), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($48,698).

Employment

Occupations

2.16k
2024 Value
± 360
−6.1%
1 Year decline
± 25.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Roanoke, AL declined at a rate of −6.1%, from 2.3k employees to 2.16k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Roanoke, AL, are Production Occupations (592 people), Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (166 people), and Health Diagnosing & Treating Practitioners & Other Technical Occupations (163 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Roanoke, AL.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

2.16k
2024 Value
± 360
−6.1%
1 Year decline
± 25.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Roanoke, AL declined at a rate of −6.1%, from 2.3k employees to 2.16k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Roanoke, AL, are Manufacturing (758 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (304 people), and Educational Services (237 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Roanoke, AL, though some of these residents may live in Roanoke, AL and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$47,453
Median earning men ± $7,732
$34,021
Median earning women ± $1,620

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($56,458), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($49,688), and Manufacturing ($45,920).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($42,305), Manufacturing ($34,122), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($17,891).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
2.1%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 2.13M people employed in Alabama. This represents a 2.1% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 11.2%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Alabama.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Alabama went to Donald J. Trump with 64.6% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (34.1%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.533%).

Tommy Tuberville and Katie Britt are the senators currently representing the state of Alabama. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Alabama is currently represented by 7 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Roanoke, AL. Showing the available data for Alabama.
2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (64.6%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (34.1%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Robert Kennedy (0.533%)
    Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Alabama went to Donald J. Trump with 64.6% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (34.1%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.533%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Alabama for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Alabama

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Tommy Tuberville
Senator from Alabama2
Assumed office on January 3, 2021
Katie Britt
Senator from Alabama3
Assumed office on January 3, 2023

Tommy Tuberville and Katie Britt are the senators currently representing Alabama.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Alabama over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Roanoke, AL was $154,300 in 2024, which is 0.464 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $129,100 to $154,300, a 19.5% increase. The homeownership rate in Roanoke, AL is 67.2%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Roanoke, AL have an average commute time of 21.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Roanoke, AL is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$154,300
Median Property Value 2024
±$27,836
$1,576
Median Property Taxes
±$311

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Roanoke, AL the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Roanoke, AL compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

67.2%
Homeownership
2024
63.6%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 67.2% of the housing units in Roanoke, AL were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 68.5%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$47,105
Median Household Income
± $15,138
2.34k
Number of Households
± 382

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.34k households in Roanoke, AL declined from $47,105 from the previous year's value of $48,083.

The following chart displays the households in Roanoke, AL distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the < $10k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Roanoke, AL is from Alabama.
0.456
2023 Wage GINI in Alabama
0.458
2022 Wage GINI in Alabama

In 2023, the income inequality in Alabama was 0.456 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.523% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Alabama was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Alabama in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (81.2%)
  2. Carpooled (10.7%)
  3. Worked At Home (4.63%)

In 2024, 81.2% of workers in Roanoke, AL drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (10.7%) and those who worked at home (4.63%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

21.6 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Roanoke, AL have a shorter commute time (21.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.55% of the workforce in Roanoke, AL have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Roanoke, AL distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Roanoke, AL have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

12.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Roanoke, AL (644 out of 5.15k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 35 - 44, followed by Females 45 - 54 and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Roanoke, AL is White, followed by Black and Other.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

93.9% of the population of Roanoke, AL has health coverage, with 40.5% on employee plans, 23.9% on Medicaid, 15.9% on Medicare, 13.7% on non-group plans, and 0% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Alabama see 1,571 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,571 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2016 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 684 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.5% were men and 51.5% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 25.9% under 18 years, 16.5% between 18 and 34 years, 35.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 22.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.5% were men and 51.5% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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Uninsured People

6.05%
Uninsured
40.5%
Employer Coverage
23.9%
Medicaid
15.9%
Medicare
13.7%
Non-Group
0%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Roanoke, AL grew by 30.4% from 4.64% to 6.05%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Roanoke, AL changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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