Roanoke is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 97,847 people and 40 associated neighborhoods, Roanoke is the tenth largest community in Virginia.Roanoke is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Roanoke is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Roanoke who work in office and administrative support (12.69%), sales jobs (10.20%), and management occupations (8.09%). Also of interest is that Roanoke has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Roanoke telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 9.73% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. The percentage of people in Roanoke who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 28.41% of adults in Roanoke have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Roanoke in 2022 was $33,206, which is middle income relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $132,824 for a family of four. However, Roanoke contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Roanoke is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Roanoke home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Roanoke residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Roanoke include English, German, Irish, Italian, and African. The most common language spoken in Roanoke is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French Creole.
