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Roanoke is an independent city located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The city of Roanoke is adjacent to the city of Salem and the town of Vinton and is otherwise surrounded by, but politically separate from, Roanoke County. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 94,911. The city is bisected by the Roanoke River. Roanoke is the commercial, cultural, and medical hub of much of the surrounding area of Virginia and southern West Virginia. The United States Census Bureau includes in Roanoke's metropolitan area the counties of Botetourt, Franklin, Craig and Roanoke, and the cities of Salem and Roanoke. The metropolitan area's population in the past three censuses has been reported to be: *1980 --- 220,393 *1990 --- 224,477 *2000 --- 235,932 *2005 --- 292,983 Please note that the figures through 2000 do not include Franklin County and Craig County which were recently added to the Roanoke MSA, which is the fourth largest in Virginia and the largest outside of...more

Although Roanoke is part of the South both geographically and culturally, its economy developed around the Norfolk and Western Railroad and heavy manufacturing. Roanoke's economic history generally shares more in common with cities of the Rust Belt than the Sun Belt. Surrounding areas have traditionally relied on industries such as textiles and furniture manufacturing, which have lost jobs to foreign competition. Despite Virginia being a right to work state, unions have traditionally represented workers at many large employers in the Roanoke area and southwest Virginia. Roanoke was formerly the headquarters of Norfolk and Western Railway until its merger with the Southern Railway created the Norfolk Southern Railway in 1982. Norfolk Southern continues to operate its marketing headquarters and some maintenance facilities in Roanoke. Wachovia Bank, then known as First Union, acquired Roanoke based Dominion Bank in 1993 and maintains an operations and customer service center in...more

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Among the most common occupations in Roanoke are Management, professional, and related occupations, 27%. Sales and office occupations, 27%. and Service occupations, 16%. Approximately 79 percent of workers in Roanoke, Virginia work for companies, 11 percent work for the government and 4 percent are self-employed.

Currently, the most commonly listed Roanoke Jobs are for teller jobs, physical therapist jobs, nursing jobs, receptionist jobs, allied health jobs and assistant manager jobs.

The leading industries in Roanoke, Virginia are Educational services, and health care, and social assistance, 20%; Retail trade, 14%; and Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing, 9%. Simply Hired's Roanoke job listings indicate that the following industries in Roanoke are hiring the most workers: Clothing & Accessory Stores, Office Supply Stores, Clothing Accessories Stores, Bookstores and Hospitals.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Roanoke, Virginia is $30,794, and the median income of households in Roanoke was $32,432.

Roanoke has an unemployment rate of 6.1%, compared the national average of 6.9%.

According to our Roanoke Trends data, the number of Roanoke, Virginia jobs has decreased by 10% since March 2008.

Population of Roanoke Total population 90,074 Male 46.43% Female 53.57% Median age 40.2     Roanoke Housing Owner-occupied homes 60.8% Median cost of a home $102,200 Median mortgage payment $606 Renter-occupied homes 39.2% Vacant housing 8.8% Median monthly rent $566     Average Income Median for all workers $25,574 Median for all male full-time $32,772 Median for all female full-time $28,816     Household Income Less than $10,000 12% $10,000 to $14,999 9% $15,000 to $24,999 14% $25,000 to $34,999 16% $35,000 to $49,999 17% $50,000 to $74,999 17% $75,000 to $99,999 8% $100,000 to $149,999 5% $150,000 to $199,999 1% $200,000 or more 1%

Education Less than 9th grade 6% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 12% High school graduate 35% Some college, no degree 17% Associate's degree 8% Bachelor's degree 15% Graduate degree 6%     Marital Status Never married 27% Currently married 45% Separated 3% Widowed 10% Divorced 15%     Race White 69% Black or African American 28% Asian 1% Other 2%     Roanoke Commute Carpool 10.1% Public transportation 1.9% Average travel time 19 minutes

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