Roanoke is a somewhat small city located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 5,387 people and two associated neighborhoods, Roanoke is the 114th largest community in Alabama.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Roanoke is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 39.61% of the Roanoke workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Roanoke is a city of production and manufacturing workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Roanoke who work in office and administrative support (9.64%), healthcare (7.30%), and sales jobs (6.79%). The city is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Roanoke has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Roanoke a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. Roanoke is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The percentage of adults in Roanoke with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 13.53% of adults in Roanoke have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Roanoke in 2022 was $23,242, which is lower middle income relative to Alabama, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $92,968 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 Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Roanoke include English, African, European, Irish, and German. The most common language spoken in Roanoke is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Greek.
