Roanoke is a somewhat small city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 9,943 people and three associated neighborhoods, Roanoke is the 257th largest community in Texas. Roanoke has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Roanoke, where the median household income is $113,171.00.

Roanoke real estate is some of the most expensive in Texas, although Roanoke house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

Also of interest is that Roanoke has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 12.62% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

As is often the case in a small city, Roanoke doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Roanoke is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 45.02% of adults in Roanoke have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher.

The per capita income in Roanoke in 2022 was $52,378, which is wealthy relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $209,512 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 Asian. Roanoke also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 23.19% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Roanoke include German, English, Irish, Italian, and French.

Roanoke also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 17.89%.

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