Roanoke is a medium-sized city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 10,798 people and three associated neighborhoods, Roanoke is the 257th largest community in Texas. Much of the housing stock in Roanoke was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Roanoke economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Roanoke, where the median household income is $100,986.00. Roanoke home prices are not only among the most expensive in Texas, but Roanoke real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.Roanoke is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 85.20% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Roanoke is a city of managers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Roanoke who work in management occupations (18.06%), office and administrative support (12.48%), and business and financial occupations (12.33%). 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 19.57% 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. As is often the case in a small city, Roanoke doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.Roanoke is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 47.50% of adults in Roanoke have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher. The per capita income in Roanoke in 2022 was $59,990, which is wealthy relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $239,960 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 21.36% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Roanoke include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Polish. In addition, Roanoke has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (15.03%). The most common language spoken in Roanoke is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Langs. of India.
