County profile
Roanoke (Independent City) city, VA
United States · GDP 2024
#436 of 3,127 US counties by GDP64th-percentile growthmore diversified than 77% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$10.1B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+5.6%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
66,628
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
3,151
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$59.9k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
99,111
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
4.2%
Median HH income
$55.4k±$2.4k
Bachelor's degree+
30.0%±1.7%
Poverty rate
18.3%±1.7%
Business applications
1,407 · 2025
Retail establishments
532
53.9/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1Luna Innovations IncorporatedTechnology$109.5M——2RGC Resources, Inc.Utilities$93.9M54D3Optical Cable CorporationTechnology$73.0M67BHQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Health care38%
Retail trade21%
Food & accommodation13%
Management11%
Manufacturing9%
Transportation9%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
99,111
residents · 2025 · -0.8% since 2020
Income per capita $59.1k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−2,646
International migration+2,701
Natural change−805
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$7.4B2019
$7.5B2020
$8.3B2021
$8.8B2022
$9.5B2023
$10.1B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$190.5k±$6.5k
Median gross rent
$996/mo±$30/mo
Vacancy rate
11.3%±1.3%
Affordability
3.2× wages
Residential permits
$60.0M
410 units · 4.1/1k pop
FEMA risk score
72.9
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.3k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Strong wind 89Lightning 81Earthquake 75
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
4562016
4752017
4902018
5142019
5382020
6042021
7032022
7562023
8322024
8722025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 4% since 20213932021
3772022
1072023
1132024
4102025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
1.5 km
I-581
Nearest freight rail
0.6 km
NS
Nearest port
150.3 km
ELKHEM METALS CO., ALLOY DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
5.1 km
ROANOKE/BLACKSBURG RGNL (WOODRUM FLD)
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR3 filings from 2 companies here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$59.9k
avg. annual pay · +24% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Roanoke (Independent City)?
Roanoke (Independent City)'s economy produced $10.1B in 2024, growing 5.6% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is health care.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.