Cave Spring is a census-designated place (CDP) in Roanoke County, Virginia, United States. The population was 26,755 at the 2020 census. Cave Spring covers much of the area known locally as "Southwest County" which has the most affluent suburbs of Roanoke. It is part of the Roanoke metropolitan area.
Roanoke County's administrative offices are in Cave Spring, though the independent city of Salem is officially the county seat.
The United States Postal Service considers most of the Cave Spring area to be unincorporated Roanoke City.
Geography
Cave Spring is at (37.233170, −80.006252).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 11.8 square miles (30.6 km<sup>2</sup>), all land.
Demographics
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Cave Spring had a population of 26,755. The median age was 43.4 years. 20.6% of residents were under the age of 18 and 21.6% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 89.0 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 86.1 males age 18 and over.
There were 11,671 households in Cave Spring, of which 27.0% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 47.2% were married-couple households, 16.3% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 31.0% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 32.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
! Race !! Number !! Percent
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| White || 21,819 || 81.6%
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| Black or African American || 1,477 || 5.5%
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| American Indian and Alaska Native || 64 || 0.2%
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| Asian || 1,359 || 5.1%
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| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 9 || 0.0%
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| Some other race || 452 || 1.7%
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| Two or more races || 1,575 || 5.9%
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| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) || 1,168 || 4.4%
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2000 census
As of the census