In 2018, Roanoke Valley-Alleghany Regional Commission (Outside Roanoke & Salem Cities) PUMA, VA had a population of 201k people with a median age of 45.7 and a median household income of $60,771. Between 2017 and 2018 the population of Roanoke Valley-Alleghany Regional Commission (Outside Roanoke & Salem Cities) PUMA, VA declined from 200,981 to 200,752, a -0.114% decrease and its median household income grew from $58,378 to $60,771, a 4.1% increase.
The 5 largest ethnic groups in Roanoke Valley-Alleghany Regional Commission (Outside Roanoke & Salem Cities) PUMA, VA are White (Non-Hispanic) (88.1%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (5.86%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (1.71%), White (Hispanic) (1.57%), and Asian (Non-Hispanic) (1.48%). 4.39% of the people in Roanoke Valley-Alleghany Regional Commission (Outside Roanoke & Salem Cities) PUMA, VA speak a non-English language, and 98.5% are U.S. citizens.
The largest universities in Roanoke Valley-Alleghany Regional Commission (Outside Roanoke & Salem Cities) PUMA, VA are Dabney S Lancaster Community College (376 degrees awarded in 2017), Hollins University (237 degrees), and Ferrum College (229 degrees).
The median property value in Roanoke Valley-Alleghany Regional Commission (Outside Roanoke & Salem Cities) PUMA, VA is $188,100, and the homeownership rate is 78.6%. Most people in Roanoke Valley-Alleghany Regional Commission (Outside Roanoke & Salem Cities) PUMA, VA commute by Drove Alone, and the average commute time is 24.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Roanoke Valley-Alleghany Regional Commission (Outside Roanoke & Salem Cities) PUMA, VA is 2 cars per household.
Roanoke Valley-Alleghany Regional Commission (Outside Roanoke & Salem Cities) PUMA, VA borders New River Valley Planning District Commission PUMA, VA, Central Shenandoah Planning District Commission (Southwest) PUMA, VA, Bedford, Amherst, Appomattox Counties & Bedford City PUMA, VA, West Piedmont Planning District Commission PUMA, VA, Roanoke Valley-Alleghany Regional Commission (Roanoke, Salem Cities & Vinton Town) PUMA, VA, and Greenbrier, Nicholas, Summers, Monroe & Pocahontas Counties PUMA, WV.