Alabama · Census place 65040
Roanoke, AL population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Roanoke, Alabama (Roanoke, AL — Census place “Roanoke city”) is 5,332 residents, ranking #114 of 593 places in Alabama. Median household income is $48,083, the median home is worth $129,100 and median gross rent runs $589 a month. Looking for the Roanoke Alabama ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Roanoke, AL: 36274.
- Population
- 5,332Roanoke city residents
- Median household income
- $48,083Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $129,100Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $589Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 43.4 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 68.5%Owner-occupied households
Roanoke ZIP codes (Alabama)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Roanoke.
The Roanoke AL ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Roanoke city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Roanoke city median would spend about 14.7% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 16.3% of residents and 68.5% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Roanoke city, AL in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Roanoke city is a mid-size town in Alabama, with 5,332 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #114 of 593 ranked by population — larger than 80% of them. The median age here is 43.4 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.
Households in Roanoke city earn a median of $48,083 a year, 38.8% below the national figure of $78,538 and 14% below the $55,687 median for the 322 Alabama cities we cover. The median is the midpoint household, not an average, so a handful of very high earners cannot drag it upward the way they distort a mean. Poverty reaches 16.3% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Roanoke city is valued at $129,100, 57.4% below the national figure and 18% below the $158,200 peer median, while median gross rent runs $589 a month, 58.1% below the national figure, or roughly $7,068 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 14.7% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 2.7×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 68.5% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.
No figure on this page is estimated by us; each one comes straight from the published ACS tables for this area. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Alabama.
- Brewton city 5,232
- Glencoe city 5,356
- Redland CDP 5,231
- Semmes city 5,404
- Fort Rucker CDP 5,221
- Smiths Station city 5,443
- Headland city 5,124
- Margaret town 5,538
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Roanoke city?
- Roanoke city has 5,332 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #114 of 593 in Alabama.
- What is the median household income in Roanoke city?
- Median household income in Roanoke city is $48,083 a year, 38.8% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Roanoke city?
- Median gross rent is $589 a month and the median home value is $129,100, so rent absorbs about 14.7% of median household income.
- Is Roanoke city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 2.7× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Roanoke city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 14.7% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Roanoke city data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.