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Roanoke, TX
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Roanoke profile


Living in Roanoke



Roanoke is a somewhat small city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 9,943 people and three associated neighborhoods, Roanoke is the 257th largest community in Texas. Roanoke has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Roanoke, where the median household income is $113,171.00.

Roanoke real estate is some of the most expensive in Texas, although Roanoke house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

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.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 12.62% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.

As is often the case in a small city, Roanoke doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

The education level of Roanoke ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Roanoke, 45.02% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree.

The per capita income in Roanoke in 2022 was $52,378, which is wealthy relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $209,512 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 Asian. Roanoke also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 23.19% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Roanoke include German, English, Irish, Italian, and French.

In addition, Roanoke has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (17.89%).

The most common language spoken in Roanoke is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.