Roanoke/New River Valley region at a glance

Locality

Population 2010

Population 2000

% change from 2000

Unemployment rate1

% of adults with bachelor's degrees

Median family income

Alleghany County

16,250

12,926

25.7

9.8%

11.2%

$54,787

Botetourt County

33,148

30,496

8.7

5.6

19.6

62,764

Covington

5,961

6,303

-5.4

10.9

11.2

54,787

Craig County

5,190

5,091

1.9

6.6

10.8

62,764

Floyd County

15,279

13,874

10.1

7.6

12.5

52,131

Franklin County

56,159

47,286

18.8

7.6

14.8

62,764

Giles County

17,286

16,657

3.8

8

12.4

65,624

Montgomery County

94,392

83,629

12.9

6.7

35.9

65,624

Pulaski County

34,872

35,127

-0.7

7.6

12.5

65,624

Radford

16,408

15,859

3.5

7.6

34.1

65,624

City of Roanoke

97,032

94,911

2.2

8.3

18.7

62,764

Roanoke County

94,392

85,778

10.0

5.7

28.2

62,764

Salem

24,802

24,747

0.2

6.4

19.8

62,764

1 December 2010 …………………..Sources: U.S. Census, Virginia Economic Development Partnership