2024 Compare Cities Economy:
St. Paul, VA vs Roanoke, VA

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Highlights
- Household income in Roanoke, is 80% more than it is in St. Paul and is 42% below the National Average.
- St. Paul unemployment rate is 6.7%.
- Roanoke unemployment rate is 6.3%.
 St. Paul, VARoanoke, VAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate6.7%6.3%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth-1.8%1.6%1.6%
 Future Job Growth9.9%30.0%33.5%
 Sales Taxes5.3%5.3%6.2%
 Income Taxes5.8%5.8%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$19,555$30,379$37,638
 Household Income$26,923$48,476$69,021
 Family Median Income$53,854$60,659$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 St. Paul, VARoanoke, VAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K32.6%15.3%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K9.7%6.4%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K10.2%11.3%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K8.9%9.3%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K2.3%8.9%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K4.9%9.3%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K12.9%9.5%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K6.8%10.9%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K6.4%11.4%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K5.3%3.4%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K0.0%4.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 St. Paul, VARoanoke, VAUnited States
 Management, business, finance6.3%13.0%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science7.5%4.2%6.5%
 Community, social services0.0%1.4%1.8%
 Legal0.0%1.4%1.2%
 Education, library16.9%4.9%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.2%1.9%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology8.8%7.3%6.2%
 Healthcare support3.8%3.6%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.0%2.6%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving8.1%6.4%5.4%
 Building maintenance5.0%4.7%3.6%
 Personal care0.0%2.8%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support24.1%23.9%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.4%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair10.9%6.6%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving6.6%15.0%13.1%
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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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