Roanoke is a somewhat small city located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 5,424 people and two associated neighborhoods, Roanoke is the 114th largest community in Alabama.

Residents will find that the city is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Roanoke is worth considering.

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 citizens of Roanoke are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 16.98% of adults in Roanoke have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree

The per capita income in Roanoke in 2022 was $28,471, which is middle income relative to Alabama, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $113,884 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, Irish, Scots-Irish, German, and European.

The most common language spoken in Roanoke is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Greek.