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Roanoke County Demographics- 2005

  Roanoke County Roanoke MSA
Population Data    
  Total Population
85,900
279,269
    Male
41,776
133,333
    Female
44,124
145,936
  Under 5 years
4,559
16,704
  5 to 9 years
4,786
15,649
  10 to 14 years
6,247
19,026
  15 to 19 years
5,486
17,121
  20 to 24 years
4,860
14,752
  25 to 34 years
8,264
32,222
  35 to 44 years
12,554
39,902
  45 to 54 years
14,637
44,961
  55 to 59 years
7,204
20,195
  60 to 64 years
4,739
15,459
  65 to 74 years
6,879
22,659
  75 to 84 years
4,592
16,061
  85 years and over
1,093
4,558
  Median age 42.4 41.8
  18 years and over
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    
  Employment by industry    
    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    
  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    
  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    
  Enrollment    
    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    
    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

 

Geography QuickFacts Roanoke County
Land area, 2000 (square miles) 251
Persons per square mile, 2000 342
Metropolitan Area Roanoke, VA MSA

Local Area Employment Statistics - January 2007

Area Labor Force Unemployment Rate
Alleghany County 7,544 5.2

Bedford County

35,319 3.0

Botetourt County

17,669 2.6

Craig County

2,614 4.2

Floyd County

7,146 3.8

Franklin County

26,333 3.4

Montgomery County

43,951 3.1

Roanoke City

46,928 3.8

Roanoke County

48,428 2.6

Salem

13,201 2.7

Roanoke MSA

155,173 3.1

Virginia

4,019,945 3.2

US

151,924,000 5.0



Roanoke County Department of Economic Development
P.O. Box 29800
5204 Bernard Drive, SW Room 421
Roanoke, VA 24018-0798
540·772·2069