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Compare Fair Oaks to Roanoke

This post compares Fair Oaks, Virginia to Roanoke, Virginia across various dimensions, including population, median income, median age, percentage of housing that is rental, percent of households with kids, and other demographics.

Dimension Fair Oaks (CDP) Roanoke (city)
Population 33,789 99,572
Income (median) $78,979 $36,256
Home Value (median) $452,100 $133,700
White 57% 62%
Black 9% 28%
Asian 26% 2%
With Kids 30% 26%
Age (median) 34 38
Rentals 53% 48%

Questions and Answers:

Q: Which is more populated, Fair Oaks or Roanoke?
A: Fair Oaks has a much smaller population count than Roanoke: 33789 compared with 99572 total people.

Q: Do incomes tend to be higher in Fair Oaks or in Roanoke?
A: Incomes are on average much higher in Fair Oaks.

Q: Are homes more expensive in Fair Oaks or Roanoke?
A: Homes tend to be much more expensive in Fair Oaks.

Q: Which has a higher percentage of housing rental units?
A: Fair Oaks does. The percentage of rentals is quite similar: 53% for Fair Oaks versus 48% for Roanoke.

Somewhat similar in-state cities, towns, and CDPs to Fair Oaks may include: Tysons, West-Falls-Church, and Short-Pump.

The statistics and analyses on this page are based on data from the U.S. Census American Community Survey.

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