Roanoke, VA Demographic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	94,911	100.0

Male	44,501	46.9
Female	50,410	53.1

Under 5 years	6,200	6.5
5 to 9 years	6,381	6.7
10 to 14 years	5,802	6.1
15 to 19 years	5,072	5.3
20 to 24 years	5,746	6.1
25 to 34 years	14,400	15.2
35 to 44 years	14,548	15.3
45 to 54 years	13,098	13.8
55 to 59 years	4,555	4.8
60 to 64 years	3,549	3.7
65 to 74 years	7,366	7.8
75 to 84 years	5,996	6.3
85 years and over	2,198	2.3

Median age (years)	37.6	(X)

18 years and over	73,454	77.4
Male	33,602	35.4
Female	39,852	42.0
21 years and over	70,392	74.2
62 years and over	17,570	18.5
65 years and over	15,560	16.4
Male	5,751	6.1
Female	9,809	10.3

RACE
One race	93,222	98.2
White	65,848	69.4
Black or African American	25,380	26.7
American Indian and Alaska Native	190	0.2
Asian	1,096	1.2
Asian Indian	106	0.1
Chinese	115	0.1
Filipino	140	0.1
Japanese	44	0.0
Korean	46	0.0
Vietnamese	480	0.5
Other Asian ¹	165	0.2
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	23	0.0
Native Hawaiian	7	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	1	0.0
Samoan	11	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	4	0.0
Some other race	685	0.7
Two or more races	1,689	1.8

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	67,170	70.8
Black or African American	26,294	27.7
American Indian and Alaska Native	641	0.7
Asian	1,308	1.4
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	69	0.1
Some other race	1,220	1.3

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	94,911	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	1,405	1.5
Mexican	486	0.5
Puerto Rican	252	0.3
Cuban	118	0.1
Other Hispanic or Latino	549	0.6
Not Hispanic or Latino	93,506	98.5
White alone	65,256	68.8

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	94,911	100.0
In households	92,373	97.3
Householder	42,003	44.3
Spouse	15,574	16.4
Child	24,168	25.5
Own child under 18 years	18,479	19.5
Other relatives	5,325	5.6
Under 18 years	2,353	2.5
Nonrelatives	5,303	5.6
Unmarried partner	2,342	2.5
In group quarters	2,538	2.7
Institutionalized population	1,698	1.8
Noninstitutionalized population	840	0.9

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	42,003	100.0
Family households (families)	24,255	57.7
With own children under 18 years	10,698	25.5
Married-couple family	15,574	37.1
With own children under 18 years	5,813	13.8
Female householder, no husband present	6,939	16.5
With own children under 18 years	4,059	9.7
Nonfamily households	17,748	42.3
Householder living alone	15,089	35.9
Householder 65 years and over	5,369	12.8

Households with individuals under 18 years	12,211	29.1
Households with individuals 65 years and over	11,180	26.6

Average household size	2.20	(X)
Average family size	2.86	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	45,257	100.0
Occupied housing units	42,003	92.8
Vacant housing units	3,254	7.2
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	175	0.4

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	2.0	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	6.4	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	42,003	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	23,637	56.3
Renter-occupied housing units	18,366	43.7

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.30	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.07	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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