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Roanoke, VA vs Elko, NV

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- Elko is 0% more densely populated than Roanoke.
- People are 38.5% more likely to be married in Elko.
- The Median Age is 4.8 years younger in Elko.
 Roanoke, VAElko, NVUnited States
 Population  Unlock20,391329,725,481
 Female Population52.4%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population47.6%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock33.238.4
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 Population - 201096,722  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock16,708285,036,114
 Population - 199096,397  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock22.9%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now2.8%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,141.693.4
 Land Area42.5  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Roanoke, VAElko, NVUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.7%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock7.3%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.1%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock2.6%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.9%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock6.7%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.5%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.5%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.5%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock5.7%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.2%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock7.5%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.7%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.2%1.9%
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 Race
 Roanoke, VAElko, NVUnited States
 White57.4%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.2%12.2%
 Asian3.1%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock3.9%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races3.7%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock29.7%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Roanoke, VAElko, NVUnited States
 Married Population36.5%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock47.9%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock49.4%50.2%
 Never Married39.7%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock14.1%10.8%
 Widowed8.0%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.662.60
 Households42,766  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock4,61180,755,759
     Married couple, w/children19.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock39.8%42.9%
 Non Family Households20,691  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock17.2%15.8%
     Single householder, no children16.3%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Roanoke    44 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I’ve lived in Roanoke for 15 years, so I hope this comment can help those planning on moving here. Roanoke isn’t bad if you consider Roanoke county and Salem. Sure,  More

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I've lived here from 2 years and, goddamn, these people are stupid af. If I here coronavirus is a hoax and and fat people making comments at me for wearing a damn mask  More

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I was born and raised in Roanoke County (Oak Grove subdivision), departing in 1989 for a job in Texas. So my perspective on the area is dated, but might be valuable as  More

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Reviews for Elko    4 Reviews

Elko is like all small Nevada towns - limited in many things and the only change as far as the eye can see are over priced housing starts, drugs and crime. I really like  More

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Over 16 years ago

Spent my teen years in Elko & my parents still live there. It is extremely isolated. Life revolves around the mining industry. The old ranching families that live  More

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Over 17 years ago

Elko has an economy that is fairly typical of mining areas, that is, boom and bust. I've lived here for about 16 or so years. It's boomed tremendously twice and busted  More

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