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Radford city

Virginia · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
16,726
Median household income
$57,348
People below poverty
28.7%
Median home value
$220,700

Income

The median income of households in Radford city, Virginia was $57,348. An estimated 12.3% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 6.1% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in Radford city, Virginia in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 12.3
$10,000 to $14,999 7
$15,000 to $24,999 9.1
$25,000 to $34,999 7.6
$35,000 to $49,999 10.3
$50,000 to $74,999 19.4
$75,000 to $99,999 10.3
$100,000 to $149,999 12.3
$150,000 to $199,999 5.7
$200,000 or more 6.1

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in Radford city, Virginia in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 48906
Female 42316

An estimated 79.7% of households received earnings. An estimated 22.7% of households received Social Security and an estimated 18.6 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $23,995. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in Radford city, Virginia in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 79.7
Social Security 22.7
Retirement income 18.6
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 4.5
Cash public assistance income 1.2

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 28.7 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 17.6% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 14.1% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 33.1% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in Radford city, Virginia in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 28.7
Children under 18 years below poverty 17.6
People 65 years old and over below poverty 14.1
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 33.1

In 2020-2024, 13.2 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 25.6% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 33.3% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 32.7% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in Radford city, Virginia in 2020-2024, 95.1% had health insurance coverage and 4.9% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 74% and public coverage was 29%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 2%.


In 2020-2024, Radford city, Virginia had a total population of 16,726 - 9,319 (55.7%) females and 7,407 (44.3%) males. The median age was 23.3 years. An estimated 12.5% of the population was under 18 years, 44.8% was 19 to 44 years, 16.3% was 45 to 64 years, and 9.6 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for Radford city, Virginia in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 237 375
5 to 9 268 281
10 to 14 257 306
15 to 19 1220 1974
20 to 24 1915 2401
25 to 29 526 510
30 to 34 398 435
35 to 39 189 382
40 to 44 399 329
45 to 49 331 330
50 to 54 336 363
55 to 59 221 445
60 to 64 413 284
65 to 69 230 209
70 to 74 212 292
75 to 79 132 170
80 to 84 89 93
85 and over 34 140

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 82.4% were White; 9.4% were Black or African American; 17.2% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 2.4% were Asian; 2.1% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 4.4% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 4.4% of the people in Radford city, Virginia were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 80.9% of the people in Radford city, Virginia were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 5,540 households in Radford city, Virginia. The average household size was 2.46 people.

Married-couple households made up 30.6% of the households in Radford city, Virginia while cohabiting couple households made up 11.7% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 34.6% of all households, while 23.1% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 15.8% of households were male householders living alone, and 14.9% were female householders living alone, for a total of 30.7% of all households.

In Radford city, Virginia, 19.6% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 20.5% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in Radford city, Virginia in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 30.6
Cohabiting Couples 11.7
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
23.1
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
34.6

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 24.8% of males and 25.1% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 66.4 61.4
Now married, except separated 24.8 25.1
Separated 0.2 1.3
Widowed 1.3 4.7
Divorced 7.2 7.4

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In Radford city, Virginia, 219 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 51.1% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 97.9% of the people living in Radford city, Virginia were U.S. natives. 69.7% of the Radford city, Virginia population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 2.1% of Radford city, Virginia residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 45.4% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 39.3 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of Radford city, Virginia come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for Radford city, Virginia.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in Radford city, Virginia in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 5.2
Asia 70.8
Europe 7.5
Africa 16.5
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in Radford city, Virginia in 2020-2024, 3.7 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 1% of people at least five years old; 0.4% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in Radford city, Virginia in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 1
Other Indo-European languages 0.7
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 1.5
Other languages 0.5

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 72.8 % of the people at least one year old living in Radford city, Virginia were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of Radford city, Virginia in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 72.8
Different house, same county 5.5
Different county, same state 17.8
Different state 3.4
Abroad 0.5

Education

In 2020-2024, 93.8 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 37.9% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 6.2% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in Radford city, Virginia was 8,097 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 43 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 1,590. College or graduate school enrollment was 6,464.

Educational Attainment of People in Radford city, Virginia in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 6.2
High school diploma or equivalency 21.8
Some college, no degree 24.1
Associate's degree 10
Bachelor's degree 19.3
Graduate or professional degree 18.7

Disability

In Radford city, Virginia, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 12.1 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 9% of people under 18 years old, to 9.4% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 38.9% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In Radford city, Virginia, 55.5 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 39% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 75.6% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 20.9% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 3.3 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 6,242 75.6
Federal, state, or local government workers 1,729 20.9
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 269 3.3

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in Radford city, Virginia worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in Radford city, Virginia in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.9
Construction 2.9
Manufacturing 11.8
Wholesale trade 1
Retail trade 14.9
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 3.6
Information 1.9
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 4.3
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 6.7
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 28.2
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 16.1
Other Services, except public administration 3.8
Public administration 3.8

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in Radford city, Virginia in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 3,122 37.8
Service occupations 1,796 21.7
Sales and office occupations 1,856 22.5
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 275 3.3
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 1,209 14.6

Commuting to Work

An estimated 78.1% of Radford city, Virginia workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 6.1% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 18.3 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in Radford city, Virginia in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 78.1
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 6.1
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0.2
Walked 9.9
Other means 0.4
Worked from home 5.3

In 2020-2024, Radford city, Virginia had a total of 6,459 housing units. Of these housing units, 54.9% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 43.5% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 1.1% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in Radford city, Virginia in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 54.9
Apartments in multi-unit structures 43.5
Mobile homes 1.1
Boat, RV, van, etc 0.6

3.5% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 9.5% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in Radford city, Virginia was 5.3 rooms, and of these housing units 53.9% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, Radford city, Virginia had 5,540 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 919 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 42.3% while renters occupied 57.7%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.64 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.32.

8.7% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 7.7% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 2.3% and another 20.6% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in Radford city, Virginia:

House Heating Fuel Used in Radford city, Virginia in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 25.4
Electricity 71.4
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 2.7
All other fuels 0.5
No fuel used 0

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in Radford city, Virginia was $220,700.

Of the owner-occupied households, 55 % had a mortgage. 45% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,318 and for owners without a mortgage it was $454.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for Radford city, Virginia was $1,033. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.