In 2022, Roanoke Valley-Alleghany Regional Commission (Outside Roanoke & Salem Cities) PUMA, VA had a population of 203k people with a median age of 45.9 and a median household income of $72,068. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Roanoke Valley-Alleghany Regional Commission (Outside Roanoke & Salem Cities) PUMA, VA grew from 202,431 to 202,959, a 0.261% increase and its median household income grew from $66,834 to $72,068, a 7.83% increase.
The 5 largest ethnic groups in Roanoke Valley-Alleghany Regional Commission (Outside Roanoke & Salem Cities) PUMA, VA are White (Non-Hispanic) (86.4%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (6.03%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.36%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (1.94%), and White (Hispanic) (1.27%).
5% of the households in Roanoke Valley-Alleghany Regional Commission (Outside Roanoke & Salem Cities) PUMA, VA 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.
98.4% of the residents in Roanoke Valley-Alleghany Regional Commission (Outside Roanoke & Salem Cities) PUMA, VA are U.S. citizens.
The largest universities in Roanoke Valley-Alleghany Regional Commission (Outside Roanoke & Salem Cities) PUMA, VA are Mountain Gateway Community College (331 degrees awarded in 2022), Hollins University (233 degrees), and Ferrum College (232089) (170 degrees).
In 2022, the median property value in Roanoke Valley-Alleghany Regional Commission (Outside Roanoke & Salem Cities) PUMA, VA was $231,000, and the homeownership rate was 80.2%.
Most people in Roanoke Valley-Alleghany Regional Commission (Outside Roanoke & Salem Cities) PUMA, VA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 25.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Roanoke Valley-Alleghany Regional Commission (Outside Roanoke & Salem Cities) PUMA, VA was 2 cars per household.
Roanoke Valley-Alleghany Regional Commission (Outside Roanoke & Salem Cities) PUMA, VA borders Central Shenandoah Planning District Commission (Southwest) PUMA, VA, Roanoke Valley-Alleghany Regional Commission (Roanoke, Salem Cities & Vinton Town) PUMA, VA, New River Valley Planning District Commission PUMA, VA, West Piedmont Planning District Commission PUMA, VA, Virginia's Region 2000 (North)--Bedford, Amherst, Appomattox Counties & Bedford City PUMA, VA, and Mercer, Greenbrier, Monroe, Summers, Webster, Pocahontas Counties PUMA, WV.