Cities / Virginia / Roanoke

Roanoke, VA

98,355 people

Right Now

Weather

78.1°F

Partly Cloudy

Today: Sunny, high 83°F

Air Quality (PM2.5, Roanoke)

Good

Nearest reporting area, 12.9 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Nearest Major Airport

GSO

81 mi — Piedmont Triad International Airport

Population & People

Population

98,355

Median age

38.3

Median household income

$55,378

Poverty rate

18.3%

Unemployment rate

5.6%

Bachelor's degree+

30.0%

Avg. commute

17 min

Hispanic or Latino

9.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$190,500

Median gross rent

$996/mo

Homeownership rate

52.44%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$1,254

HUD Fair Market Rent (Roanoke city, 0 mi from Roanoke), 2026. Efficiency $1004, 1BR $1053, 2BR $1254, 3BR $1743, 4BR $2104. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

Virginia commercial electricity

9.55¢/kWh

Virginia industrial electricity

9.45¢/kWh

Virginia residential electricity

15.28¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

798447.9

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

623948.9

All-Transactions House Price Index for Virginia

768.03

Unemployment Rate

3.7%

Source: FRED, Virginia-specific series.

Nearby Airports

GSO

Piedmont Triad International Airport

81 mi away

RDU

Raleigh-Durham International Airport

116 mi away

RIC

Richmond International Airport

145 mi away

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (Virginia energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Virginia economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).