Cave Spring, Virginia | |
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| Coordinates:37°13′59″N80°0′23″W / 37.23306°N 80.00639°W /37.23306; -80.00639 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Roanoke |
| Area | |
• Total | 11.8 sq mi (30.6 km2) |
| • Land | 11.8 sq mi (30.6 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,099 ft (335 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 26,755 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 24018 |
| Area code | 540 |
| FIPS code | 51-13720[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1493547[2] |
Cave Spring is acensus-designated place (CDP) inRoanoke County, Virginia, United States. The population was 26,755 at the2020 census. Cave Spring covers much of the area known locally as "Southwest County" which has the most affluentsuburbs ofRoanoke. It is part of theRoanoke metropolitan area.
Roanoke County's administrative offices are in Cave Spring, though theindependent city ofSalem is officially the county seat.
TheUnited States Postal Service considers most of the Cave Spring area to be unincorporated Roanoke City.
Cave Spring is at37°13′59″N80°0′23″W / 37.23306°N 80.00639°W /37.23306; -80.00639 (37.233170, −80.006252).[3]
According to theUnited States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 11.8 square miles (30.6 km2), all land.
As of thecensus[1] of 2000, there were 24,941 people, 10,997 households, and 7,082 families residing in the CDP. Thepopulation density was 2,108.1 people per square mile (814.0/km2). There were 11,556 housing units at an average density of 976.8/sq mi (377.2/km2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 92.96%White, 2.43%African American, 0.08%Native American, 2.96%Asian, 0.02%Pacific Islander, 0.45% fromother races, and 1.10% from two or more races.Hispanic orLatino of any race were 1.51% of the population.
There were 10,997 households, out of which 27.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.2% weremarried couples living together, 7.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.6% were non-families. 30.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 2.84.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 22.1% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 27.9% from 25 to 44, 27.3% from 45 to 64, and 15.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 89.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.6 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $51,182, and the median income for a family was $64,550. Males had a median income of $43,350 versus $29,242 for females. Theper capita income for the CDP was $30,318. About 1.7% of families and 3.2% of the population were below thepoverty line, including 2.6% of those under age 18 and 2.4% of those age 65 or over.
Cave Spring is served byRoanoke County Public Schools and includes two high schools:
Municipalities and communities ofRoanoke County, Virginia,United States | ||
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |