Compare Franklin County, VA vs Roanoke Metro Area, VA vs Virginia (VA) vs United States
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| Metric |
Franklin County, VA County |
Roanoke Metro Area, VA Metro Area |
Virginia (VA) State |
United States Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||||
| Total population | 55,130 | 314,986 | 8,705,170 | 334,922,499 |
| Rent | $829 | $1,043 | $1,579 | $1,413 |
| Year built | 1988 | 1975 | 1984 | 1980 |
| Household income | $68,849 | $68,761 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Per capita income | $39,903 | $40,698 | $50,666 | $44,673 |
| Poverty rate | 12.7% | 11.9% | 9.9% | 12.5% |
| Unemployment rate | 2.7% | 2.9% | 2.8% | 4.0% |
| Household size | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| Rent over 30% of income | 25.6% | 39.5% | 45.3% | 47.6% |
| Demographics | ||||
| Total population | 55,130 | 314,986 | 8,705,170 | 334,922,499 |
| Adults over 25 | 40,329 | 225,813 | 6,007,678 | 230,807,303 |
| Total households | 22,999 | 131,510 | 3,365,732 | 129,227,496 |
| Household size | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| Income & Poverty | ||||
| Household income | $68,849 | $68,761 | $93,170 | $80,734 |
| Per capita income | $39,903 | $40,698 | $50,666 | $44,673 |
| Poverty rate | 12.7% | 11.9% | 9.9% | 12.5% |
| Unemployment rate | 2.7% | 2.9% | 2.8% | 4.0% |
| Rent over 30% of income | 25.6% | 39.5% | 45.3% | 47.6% |
| Housing | ||||
| Rent | $829 | $1,043 | $1,579 | $1,413 |
| Year built | 1988 | 1975 | 1984 | 1980 |
| Households that rent | 21.5% | 31.4% | 32.7% | 34.8% |
| Households that own | 78.5% | 68.6% | 67.3% | 65.2% |
| Rooms per home (all homes) | 6.1 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.5 |
| Race | ||||
| White | 86.4% | 76.5% | 60.2% | 61% |
| Black | 6.9% | 12.9% | 18.6% | 12.2% |
| Asian | 0.6% | 2.5% | 6.9% | 6% |
| Two or more races | 4.5% | 5.8% | 9.5% | 12.6% |
| Ethnicity | ||||
| Hispanic or Latino | 3.7% | 5.4% | 11% | 19.3% |
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 96.3% | 94.6% | 89% | 80.7% |
| Commute | ||||
| Commute rate | 87.5% | 86.9% | 81.7% | 84.9% |
| Commute time to work | 30.0 min | 23.0 min | 27.0 min | 26.0 min |
| Work from home | 12.5% | 13.1% | 18.3% | 15.1% |
| Education | ||||
| Less than high school | 29.7% | 26.2% | 24.6% | 27.5% |
| High school graduate or GED | 34.2% | 31.9% | 23.9% | 26% |
| Some college or associate degree | 11% | 10.6% | 9.4% | 10.7% |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 25.1% | 31.3% | 42.2% | 35.7% |