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Roanoke, Indiana: commercial real estate data.
Roanoke is a Census town of 1,940 people across 1.24 square miles of land, in Huntington County. Median household income is $71,488, 75.1 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 7 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $1.6 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Roanoke
What Roanoke is
- Census place typetown
- Land area1.24 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,567
- County holding the largest share of its areaHuntington County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Roanoke
How many people live in Roanoke
- Population1,940
- Median age37.6
- Population under 18442 plus or minus 103
- Share under 1822.8 percent
- Population 65 and over332 plus or minus 76
- Share 65 and over17.1 percent
- Households877
- Family households563
- Share of households that are families64.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Roanoke
Income and work in Roanoke
- Median household income$71,488 plus or minus $18,264
- Per capita income$39,118
- Civilian labor force1,044
- Employed1,003
- Unemployed41 plus or minus 34
- Unemployment rate3.9 percent plus or minus 3.2
- Adults 25 and over1,377
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher95.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher30.2 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree9.8 percent plus or minus 3.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Roanoke
Housing in Roanoke
- Housing units918
- Occupied units877
- Vacant units41 plus or minus 40
- Vacancy rate4.5 percent plus or minus 4.3
- Owner occupied659
- Renter occupied218 plus or minus 78
- Ownership rate75.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$185,200
- Median gross rent, monthly$817
- Annual rent as a share of median income13.7 percent plus or minus 3.6
- Single family units721
- Share single family78.5 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more151 plus or minus 69
- Share in buildings of two or more16.4 percent plus or minus 7.2
- Mobile homes46 plus or minus 40
- Median year structure built1991
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Roanoke
How Roanoke gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute902
- Commuting under 15 minutes165 plus or minus 58
- Share commuting under 15 minutes18.3 percent plus or minus 5.9
- Commuting 30 minutes or more289 plus or minus 80
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more32.0 percent plus or minus 7.6
- Drove alone80.0 percent
- Carpooled5.9 percent plus or minus 6.9
- Public transport0.6 percent plus or minus 0.7
- Walked3.9 percent plus or minus 3.1
- Worked from home9.1 percent plus or minus 5.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Roanoke
SBA loans in Roanoke (7(a))
- Approvals7
- Gross approval$1,568,500
- Average approval$224,071
- Median approval$99,000
- Largest approval$1,050,000
- Jobs supported68
- Jobs per approval9.7
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Paid in full2
- Charged off0
- Median term81 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more14.3 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders4
- Distinct industries by NAICS5
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Roanoke, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 2 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Roanoke
Flood risk in Roanoke
- NFIP communityTown of Roanoke
- NFIP community number180096
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 7
- Currently effective map date06/02/15
The Town of Roanoke participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 180096 and carries Community Rating System class 7, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Huntington County, not Roanoke
Huntington County context, not Roanoke figures
- Establishments in Huntington County912
- Covered employment, Huntington County13,632
- Average annual pay, Huntington County$49,294
- Housing units permitted, Huntington County79
Every figure in this section is published for Huntington County as a whole and is not a measurement of Roanoke.
All Huntington County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Roanoke questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Roanoke, Indiana?
1,940, in 877 households. Roanoke town covers 1.24 square miles of land, which is 1,567 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Roanoke in?
Huntington County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Roanoke?
$71,488. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $185,200. Median gross rent is $817 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Roanoke businesses?
7 7(a) approvals totaling $1.6 m since FY2020, across 4 lenders, median approval $99,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Roanoke, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Roanoke borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Roanoke. Only 2 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Roanoke in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Roanoke appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Roanoke, town of, community 180096, carrying Community Rating System class 7, which is a premium discount for exceeding the program minimum. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Roanoke figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Huntington County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Roanoke.
Is zoning published for Roanoke?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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