Roane County, West Virginia

Roane County has a population of 13,786 and has shrunk 5.1% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $122,100, about 2.7 times the county's median household income of $45,778.

Home price
$122,100
Income
$45,778
Population
13,786
Unemployment
9.1%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$122,100county
Median gross rent$614county
Median year homes here were built1976county
Share of homes built before 198057.6%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile28.2%county
Share of homes that are vacant20.2%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented21.1%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use4.3%county
Typical monthly rent$1,273(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$869county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$793county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,173county
Home insurance / yr$1,860(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living88.3(statewide)
Median household income$45,778county
Family health premium / yr$25,483(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$9,692(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.838(statewide)
Poverty rate19.1%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home6.1%county
Unemployment rate9.1%county
Share of adults in the labor force42.8%county
Share of workers who are self-employed5.1%county
Share of workers employed by government21.3%county
Share of workers in the largest industry25.1%county
Economic output per resident$26,585county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.44%county
Top state income tax4.82%(statewide)
Capital gains tax4.82%(statewide)
Combined sales tax6.60%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time32.7 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service28 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport202303county
Miles to nearest general aviation field3.9 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here2county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station31 micounty
Households without a vehicle10.5%county
Traffic deaths29.0county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-5.8(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher15.2%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher84.5%county
Public schools in the county5county
Public school enrollment1630county
Students per full-time teacher13.1county
Elementary schools3county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution31 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians58county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter7.0 µgcounty
Without health insurance7.9%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year20.3%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year24.1%county
Frequent mental distress22.4%county
No leisure-time physical activity36.7%county
Diagnosed diabetes18.1%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population13,786county
Land area in square miles484county
People per square mile of land28.5county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store3.7%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-5.1%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-10county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents-0county
Median age46.9 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1820.0%county
Share of residents 65 and over23.6%county
Share of households that are one person36.0%county
Share of residents born outside the United States0.5%county
Second languages1.1%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls22.0%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents328county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-3county
Households that moved in235county
Households that moved away261county
Average income of arriving households$43,311county
Average income of departing households$41,226county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes3county
Housing units authorised in the latest year21county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings8.6%(statewide)
Violent crime rate249(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature54.9°Fcounty
Annual precipitation45.1 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.95 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F20 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing110 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6bcounty
Frost-free days171 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 2county
Average first fall frostOct 20county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$155county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh15.4¢county
Household electricity use999 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$21.45(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity26.9%county
Homes heated by utility gas54.2%county
Homes heated by propane8.0%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.6%county
Homes heated by wood9.4%county
Households with broadband76.3%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk69.2county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk42.4county
Landslide risk94.4county
Hail risk17.5county
Earthquake risk31.0county
Tornado risk8.5county
Tropical cyclone risk51.5county
Extreme heat risk38.5county
Winter weather risk28.8county
Strong wind risk29.4county
Wildfire risk17.1county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Roane County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the West Virginia figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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