Who is the Roanoke County Clerk of the Circuit Court?

W. Michael Galliher is the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Roanoke County, Virginia.

Who is the Roanoke County Commissioner of the Revenue?

P. Jason Peters is the Commissioner of the Revenue of Roanoke County, Virginia.

Who is the Roanoke County Commonwealth's Attorney?

Brian T. Holohan is the Commonwealth's Attorney of Roanoke County, Virginia.

Who is the Roanoke County Sheriff?

Joseph Eric Orange is the Sheriff of Roanoke County, Virginia.

Who is the Roanoke County Treasurer?

F. Kevin Hutchins is the Treasurer of Roanoke County, Virginia.

Who are the Roanoke County commissioners?

Martha B. Hooker (Supervisor, Catawba); Paul M. Mahoney (Supervisor, Cave Spring); David F. Radford (Supervisor, Windsor Hills); Phil C. North (Supervisor, Hollins); Tammy Entsminger Shepherd (Supervisor, Vinton).

Who is on the Roanoke County School Board?

Brent T. Hudson (Catawba); Shelley H. Clemons (Cave Spring); David M. Linden (Hollins); Timothy D. Greenway (Vinton); Ryan M. White (Windsor Hills).

What is the population of Roanoke County?

About 97,023 people, with a median age of 43.5; the median household income is $83,709 and 7.3% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Roanoke County?

3.3% in September 2026 (preliminary): 1,647 people unemployed in a labor force of 49,382, against 3.0% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Roanoke County?

4 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 1 municipal and 2 special district governments.

Roanoke County, VA elected officials: supervisors or council members, sheriff, school board and cities

Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Roanoke County: 15 seats on 7 elected bodies.

Board of Supervisors (counties) or City Council (cities)

Roanoke County Board of Supervisors

Each member is elected by the voters of their district.

Office	Who holds it now
Supervisor, Catawba	Martha B. Hooker source
Supervisor, Cave Spring	Paul M. Mahoney source
Supervisor, Windsor Hills	David F. Radford source
Supervisor, Hollins	Phil C. North source
Supervisor, Vinton	Tammy Entsminger Shepherd source

Official website

County officers

Office	Who holds it now
Clerk of the Circuit Court	W. Michael Galliher source
Commissioner of the Revenue	P. Jason Peters source
Commonwealth's Attorney	Brian T. Holohan source
Sheriff	Joseph Eric Orange source
Treasurer	F. Kevin Hutchins source

School Board

Roanoke County School Board

Each member is elected by the voters of their district.

Office	Who holds it now
School Board Member, Catawba	Brent T. Hudson source
School Board Member, Cave Spring	Shelley H. Clemons source
School Board Member, Hollins	David M. Linden source
School Board Member, Vinton	Timothy D. Greenway source
School Board Member, Windsor Hills	Ryan M. White source

Official website

How many local governments Roanoke County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 4 local governments in Roanoke County. This page lists the ones whose offices are elected.

Kind of government	Census count (2022)	Listed on this page
County government	1	1
Cities, towns, villages and townships	1	0
School districts (school boards)	0	1
Special districts (elected boards)	2	0

Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Government Units Listing (census.gov).

About these counts

The Census Bureau counts every independent local government once, in the county it assigns it to: the one it mostly serves or where it's based. A city or district that crosses county lines is counted in only one county, so it may be listed on this page but counted elsewhere, or the other way around. Many special districts, such as housing authorities, have appointed boards, and some places have more than one elected body, so the two columns measure different things. School systems run by a county, city or the state aren't counted as separate governments (1 in Roanoke County), though their boards may be listed here; in some states the Bureau counts community or state colleges as school districts. The counts are as of 2022.

Who lives in Roanoke County

97,023people

43.5median ageU.S.: 38.9

$83,709 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

7.3%below the U.S.: 12.5%

37.1%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$286,000median home valueU.S.: $332,700

2.8%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

6.8%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

8%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

3.9%U.S.: 8.4%

42.3%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

20.7%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 4.1% · White 82.3% · Black 6.4% · Asian 3.7% · Other or more than one race 3.5% (Hispanic or Latino people can be of any race; the other groups are non-Hispanic.)

Census Bureau, 2020–2024 5-year estimates (data.census.gov).

About these figures

The American Community Survey asks about 3.5 million households a year about who lives there, their work, income, schooling and housing. The 5-year estimates pool 2020–2024 answers so that every county and district has enough of them. They're estimates with a (larger for smaller places), and they're different from the once-a-decade census count. "Median" means half are above and half below. Household income is before taxes and includes everyone in the household. The unemployment share here is the survey's five-year average, so it differs from the monthly rate in the BLS jobs report. Race and Hispanic origin are as people describe themselves.

Health insurance means any coverage, private or public (such as Medicaid or Medicare), when people answered; the share is of everyone except people on active military duty and people living in institutions such as prisons and nursing homes. The housing shares are of renting households, and of homeowners with a mortgage, for whom the Census Bureau can compute them (households with no income, or renters who pay no cash rent, are left out). Rent here is gross rent, rent plus utilities; owner costs include the mortgage, property taxes, insurance, utilities and fees.

Jobs in Roanoke County

3.3%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 3.0%. Virginia: 3.6%.

1,647people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

47,735people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

49,382in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	3.3%	1,647	47,735	49,382
August 2026	3.2%	1,593	47,598	49,191
July 2026	3.4%	1,699	47,732	49,431
June 2026	3.7%	1,811	47,390	49,201
May 2026	3.3%	1,627	47,653	49,280
April 2026	3.2%	1,562	47,754	49,316
March 2026	3.4%	1,705	47,804	49,509
February 2026	3.4%	1,692	47,659	49,351
January 2026	3.2%	1,605	47,815	49,420
December 2025	3.0%	1,513	48,172	49,685
November 2025	3.6%	1,773	47,923	49,696
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	3.0%	1,472	47,989	49,461
August 2025	3.2%	1,593	47,713	49,306
July 2025	3.1%	1,523	48,164	49,687
June 2025	3.2%	1,603	48,141	49,744
May 2025	3.0%	1,481	48,111	49,592
April 2025	2.8%	1,372	48,362	49,734
March 2025	2.9%	1,442	48,366	49,808
February 2025	3.0%	1,505	47,936	49,441
January 2025	3.0%	1,498	47,940	49,438
December 2024	2.5%	1,255	48,272	49,527
November 2024	2.9%	1,425	48,049	49,474
October 2024	2.8%	1,400	48,273	49,673

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	3.1%	1,525	48,074	49,599
2024	2.7%	1,365	48,312	49,677
2023	2.5%	1,248	48,401	49,649
2022	2.5%	1,217	47,178	48,395
2021	3.2%	1,525	45,489	47,014
2020	5.5%	2,586	44,694	47,280
2019	2.6%	1,259	47,052	48,311
2018	2.8%	1,357	46,470	47,827
2017	3.5%	1,658	46,023	47,681
2016	3.7%	1,752	45,461	47,213

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, : BLS publishes county figures only that way, so they rise and fall with the seasons; compare a month with the same month a year earlier rather than with the month before. Virginia's figure above is on the same basis; seasonally adjusted, as in BLS's monthly state release, it was 3.6% in September 2026. The latest month is preliminary and is revised the next month, and BLS revises earlier years each spring. People are counted where they live. October 2025 wasn't collected during the 2025 federal government shutdown, so 2025's yearly average covers 11 months.

Crime reported in Roanoke County

165.8 per 100,0002025. Virginia: 205.9.

1,066.7 per 100,0002025. Virginia: 1,353.5.

4murders2025, 162 violent crimes in all.

Earlier years

Year	Violent	Rate	Property	Rate
2025	162	165.8	1,042	1,066.7
2024	202	206.5	1,143	1,168.6
2023	224	231.0	1,159	1,195.0
2022	250	258.6	1,261	1,304.5
2021	235	248.4	1,208	1,276.9
2020	240	254.5	1,342	1,423.0
2019	217	231.5	1,409	1,503.0
2018	177	188.9	1,598	1,705.6
2017	166	176.2	1,482	1,573.4
2016	185	196.2	1,395	1,479.5

By police agency (2)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
Roanoke County Police Department	2025	139	850	89,625
Vinton Police Department	2025	23	192	8,063

Crimes to the county's city and county police agencies (FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Return A), per 100,000 people they serve. Years with incomplete reporting are left out. Crime in Virginia · the U.S.

Police staffing

1.66 per 1,000 residents2025, 2 agencies serving 97,688 people.

162sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.

14civilian staff2025, full-time.

Agencies counted (2), 2025

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
Roanoke County Police Department	136	12	89,625
Vinton Police Department	26	2	8,063

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2025	162	1.66	14	2
2024	156	1.59	16	2
2023	164	1.69	16	2
2022	156	1.61	15	2
2021	153	1.62	15	2
2020	153	1.62	15	2
2019	165	1.76	16	2
2018	164	1.75	16	2
2017	157	1.67	18	2
2016	164	1.74	16	2

Full-time employees of the county's city police departments and sheriff's office, as each reported them to the FBI (Uniform Crime Reporting, Law Enforcement Employees), per 1,000 people in the areas those agencies serve (the FBI's population figures). A year is shown only when every one of these agencies sent a count; a count under half or over double the agency's own counts in nearby years is treated as not sent. Towns policed under contract by another agency are counted through that agency. State police, campus and other agencies aren't included. Sheriffs' offices often also run the county jail and courthouse security, so their staff counts include those jobs.

Quick answers

Who is the Roanoke County Clerk of the Circuit Court?: W. Michael Galliher is the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Roanoke County, Virginia.
Who is the Roanoke County Commissioner of the Revenue?: P. Jason Peters is the Commissioner of the Revenue of Roanoke County, Virginia.
Who is the Roanoke County Commonwealth's Attorney?: Brian T. Holohan is the Commonwealth's Attorney of Roanoke County, Virginia.
Who is the Roanoke County Sheriff?: Joseph Eric Orange is the Sheriff of Roanoke County, Virginia.
Who is the Roanoke County Treasurer?: F. Kevin Hutchins is the Treasurer of Roanoke County, Virginia.
Who are the Roanoke County commissioners?: Martha B. Hooker (Supervisor, Catawba); Paul M. Mahoney (Supervisor, Cave Spring); David F. Radford (Supervisor, Windsor Hills); Phil C. North (Supervisor, Hollins); Tammy Entsminger Shepherd (Supervisor, Vinton).
Who is on the Roanoke County School Board?: Brent T. Hudson (Catawba); Shelley H. Clemons (Cave Spring); David M. Linden (Hollins); Timothy D. Greenway (Vinton); Ryan M. White (Windsor Hills).
What is the population of Roanoke County?: About 97,023 people, with a median age of 43.5; the median household income is $83,709 and 7.3% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Roanoke County?: 3.3% in September 2026 (preliminary): 1,647 people unemployed in a labor force of 49,382, against 3.0% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Roanoke County?: 4 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 1 municipal and 2 special district governments.

Officeholders as of November 6, 2026, from the Virginia Department of Elections' certified results (its Historical Elections Database) of each seat's last election; officials appointed or resigned since then may differ; each name links to its source. Officials change between elections (appointments, resignations), and the body's own website is the authority. Party is shown only for offices elected on a partisan ballot.

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