City profile · Small City
Roanoke, Virginia
Reviewed Oct 13, 2026Who leads Roanoke, with the evidence behind the record.
City leadership
- Leader
- Joseph L. Cobb
- Role
- Mayor (Ceremonial)
- Form of government
- Mayor
- Party
- Democrat
- Population
- 94,911
- Census Bureau estimate
- Last verified
- Oct 13, 2026
- Confirmed by a reviewer against a source
- Last checked
- Oct 13, 2026
- The check matched the published record
Source & verification
- Verification sourceroanokeva.gov/3040/Mayors-Business-Summit ↗
- Official leadership pageroanokeva.gov/1001/Members-of-City-Council ↗
- City websiteroanokeva.gov ↗
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Record history
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Leaders on record
- Joseph L. Cobb CurrentMayor (Ceremonial) · added May 4, 2026 · verified Oct 13, 2026
Reviewed changes
No reviewer-published changes yet.
Demographics
Census Bureau data for the city
- Population
- 94,911
- Median household income
- $51,523
- Median age
- 38.1
- Land area
- 42.52 sq mi
- Population density
- 2,232.1 per sq mi
- County
- Roanoke city
- Metro area
- Roanoke, VA
City government
Budget and contact
- Annual budget
- ~$332M
- City hall phone
- (540) 853-2000
- Official website
- roanokeva.gov ↗
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