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Roanoke County |
Roanoke MSA |
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1,093 |
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Median age |
42.4 |
41.8 |
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66,390 |
216,672 |
| Male |
31,806 |
101,576 |
| Female |
34,584 |
115,096 |
| 65 years and over |
12,564 |
43,278 |
| Male |
5,357 |
17,102 |
| Female |
7,207 |
26,176 |
| White alone |
78,057 |
234,172 |
| Black or African American alone |
2,680 |
32,792 |
| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) |
1,364 |
4,680 |
| Asian alone |
1,720 |
3,242 |
| American Indian and Alaska Native alone |
625 |
837 |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone |
0 |
145 |
| Some other race alone |
128 |
675 |
| Two or more races |
1,326 |
2,726 |
| Total households |
35,428 |
120,962 |
| Family households |
22,874 |
77,115 |
| Married-couple families |
19,247 |
59,050 |
| Male householder, no wife present |
1,180 |
5,436 |
| Female householder, no husband present |
2,447 |
12,629 |
| Nonfamily households |
12,554 |
43,847 |
| Householder living alone |
11,318 |
38,151 |
| Householder living alone 65 years and over |
3,518 |
14,114 |
| Households with one or more people under 18 years |
10,285 |
36,088 |
| Households with one or more people 65 years and over |
9,016 |
32,339 |
| Average household size |
2.42 |
2.31 |
| Average family size |
3.07 |
2.9 |
| Economic Data |
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| Employment by industry |
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| Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining |
215 |
1,460 |
| Construction |
2,506 |
9,266 |
| Manufacturing |
5,257 |
17,169 |
| Wholesale trade |
2,122 |
5,397 |
| Retail trade |
6,084 |
17,168 |
| Transportation and warehousing, and utilities |
2,912 |
9,095 |
| Information |
599 |
2,962 |
| Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and
leasing |
4,183 |
12,215 |
| Professional, scientific, and management, and
administrative |
2,919 |
9,336 |
| Educational services, and healthcare, and social services |
9,933 |
26,497 |
| Arts, entertainment, & recreation, accommodation, & food
services |
2,546 |
9,029 |
| Other services |
2,833 |
9,667 |
| Public administration |
1,844 |
4,129 |
| Income Data |
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| Total Households |
35,428 |
120,962 |
| Less than $10,000 |
2,362 |
10,843 |
| $10,000 to $14,999 |
1,389 |
7,584 |
| $15,000 to $24,999 |
3,749 |
15,539 |
| $25,000 to $34,999 |
3,764 |
17,123 |
| $35,000 to $49,999 |
5,476 |
20,067 |
| $50,000 to $74,999 |
6,547 |
22,213 |
| $75,000 to $99,999 |
5,980 |
13,056 |
| $100,000 to $149,999 |
3,977 |
9,843 |
| $150,000 to $199,999 |
1,065 |
2,163 |
| $200,000 or more |
1,119 |
2,531 |
| Median household income (dollars) |
52,688 |
41,526 |
| Mean household income (dollars) |
66,518 |
54,443 |
| Per capita income (dollars) |
28,714 |
23,967 |
| Housing Data |
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| Median rent (dollars) |
599 |
573 |
| Median owner-occupied value (dollars) |
152,300 |
135,300 |
| Homeowner vacancy rate |
2.3 |
1.7 |
| Rental vacancy rate |
14.6 |
11.8 |
| Total housing units |
38,731 |
136,760 |
| Occupied housing units |
35,428 |
120,962 |
| Vacant housing units |
3303 |
15,798 |
| Owner-occupied housing units |
29018 |
90354 |
| Renter-occupied housing units |
6410 |
30608 |
| Education Data |
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| Enrollment |
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| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school |
20506 |
62868 |
| Nursery school, preschool |
1289 |
4291 |
| Kindergarten |
776 |
2619 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) |
8875 |
27447 |
| High school (grades 9-12) |
5089 |
15410 |
| College or graduate school |
4477 |
13101 |
| Attainment |
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| Population 25 years and over |
59962 |
196017 |
| Less than 9th grade |
2744 |
12385 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) |
16883 |
64531 |
| Some college, no degree |
12119 |
37132 |
| Associate's degree |
5205 |
15579 |
| Bachelor's degree |
12412 |
30602 |
| Graduate or professional degree |
6762 |
15363 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher |
0.89 |
0.833 |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher |
0.32 |
0.234 |
| Business QuickFacts |
Roanoke County |
| Private non-farm establishments , 1999 |
1,458 |
| Private non-farm employment, 1999 |
21,459 |
| Private non-farm employment, percent change 1990-1999 |
11.7% |
| Non-employer establishments, 1999 |
3,855 |
| Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000) |
598,654 |
| Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) |
461,815 |
| Retail sales per capita, 1997 |
$5,688 |
| Minority-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 |
2.8% |
| Women-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 |
26.7% |
| Housing units authorized by building permits, 1999 |
450 |
| Federal funds and grants, 2001 ($1000) |
157,593 |
| Local government employment - full-time equivalent, 1997 |
2,813 |