Roanoke County Demographics

POPULATION DATA
SOCIAL DATA
ECONOMIC DATA
HOUSING DATA
LOCAL AREA EMPLOYMENT STATISTICS
STATISTICAL ABSTRACT

POPULATION DATA
	2000	2005	2006	2007	2008
Total population	85,778	85,900	90,482	90,420	90,867
Male	40,535	41,776	44,042	43,334	43,340
Female	45,243	44,124	46,440	47,086	47,527
Under 5 years	4,553	4,559	5,408	5,162	5,865
5 to 9 years	5,581	4,786	4,427	5,089	5,079
10 to 14 years	5,911	6,247	6,253	5,911	5,321
15 to 19 years	5,448	5,486	5,987	5,258	5,769
20 to 24 years	3,698	4,860	5,322	5,791	5,362
25 to 34 years	9,782	8,264	9,725	9,644	10,483
35 to 44 years	13,843	12,554	12,467	12,247	11,589
45 to 54 years	14,240	14,637	14,997	14,538	14,335
55 to 59 years	5,014	7,204	7,372	6,678	6,894
60 to 64 years	4,063	4,739	4,895	5,559	5,782
65 to 74 years	7,184	6,879	6,831	6,923	7,450
75 to 84 years	4,757	4,592	4,292	4,945	4,835
85 years and over	1,704	1,093	2,506	2,675	2,103
Median age (years)	40.9	42.4	42.2	42.0	41.8
18 years and over	66,278	66,390	70,554	70,746	70,967
Male	30,518	31,806	33,296	33,011	33,053
Female	35,760	34,584	37,258	37,735	37,914
65 years and over	13,645	12,564	13,629	14,543	14,338
Male	5,416	5,357	5,529	5,517	5,837
Female	8,229	7,207	8,100	9,026	8,551
Race
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	888	1,364	1,604	1,733	1,834
White alone	80,999	78,057	81,569	81,147	82,803
Black or African American alone	3,091	2,680	4,559	4,579	5,046
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	350	625	147	207	131
Asian alone	1,563	1,720	2,045	2,030	1,968
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	28	0	0	0	21
Two or more races	760	1,326	486	724	898

SOCIAL DATA
	2000	2005	2006	2007	2008
Households by type
Total households	34,686	35,428	37,115	37,891	38,565
Family households (families)	24,690	22,874	23,481	25,524	27,239
With own children under 18 years	10,625	9,632	10,289	10,583	12,763
Married-couple families	20,762	19,247	19,413	21,377	22,818
With own children under 18 years	8,499	7,891	7,914	8,497	9,852
Male householder, no wife present	NA	1,180	1,154	1,223	1,525
With own children under 18 years	NA	608	552	499	1,075
Female householder, no husband present	2,942	2,447	2,914	2,942	2,896
With own children under 18 years	1,595	1,133	1,823	1,587	1,836
Nonfamily households	9,996	12,554	13,634	12,349	11,326
Householder living alone	8,703	11,318	12,473	10,577	9,530
65 years and over	3,499	3,518	3,905	3,336	4,429
Households with one or more people under 18 years	11,358	10,285	11,301	11,073	13,441
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	8,968	9,016	9,059	9,324	10,387
Average household size	2.41	2.42	2.40	2.29	2.32
Average family size	2.88	3.07	3.13	2.81	2.74
Marital Status
Males 15 years and over	32,196	33,879	35,195	34,773	35,568
Never married	6,669	8,259	8,632	7,531	8,432
Now married, except separated	21,562	20,993	20,580	22,578	23,918
Separated	496	774	1,099	169	606
Widowed	927	794	895	994	658
Divorced	2,542	3,059	3,989	3,501	1,954
Females 15 years and over	37,538	36,429	39,199	39,485	39,944
Never married	6,483	6,555	8,422	7,314	7,479
Now married, except separated	21,779	20,315	20,475	21,027	23,150
Separated	714	1,128	727	1,122	593
Widowed	4,550	4,149	4,757	6,312	4,005
Divorced	4,012	4,282	4,818	3,710	4,717
School Enrollment
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	20,624	20,506	21,091	22,072	19,050
Nursery school, preschool	1,540	1,289	1,621	1,888	614
Kindergarten	1,175	776	692	1,385	1,535
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	9,244	8,875	9,027	8,454	7,,757
High school (grades 9-12)	4,712	5,089	5,165	5,911	5,150
College or graduate school	3,952	4,477	4,586	4,434	3,994
Educational Attainment
Population 25 years and over	60,771	59,962	63,085	63,209	64,286
Less than 9th grade	3,590	2,744	1,781	2,506	1,816
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	5,062	3,837	4,867	4,315	4,620
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	16,907	16,883	17,418	16,898	15,970
Some college, no degree	13,066	12,119	13,099	15,357	14,220
Associate's degree	4,995	5,205	6,003	3,940	6,514
Bachelor's degree	11,452	12,412	13,540	13,659	13,745
Graduate or professional degree	5,699	6,762	6,377	6,534	7,401
Percent high school graduate or higher	85.8	89.0	89.5	89.2	90.0
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	28.2	32.0	31.6	31.9	32.9
Residence 1 Year Ago
Population 1 year and over	NA	85,166	89,843	89,850	89,611
Same house	NA	75,365	78,222	75,626	73,971
Different house in the U.S.	NA	9,720	11,352	14,178	14,872
Same county	NA	3,672	3,400	3,078	4,554
Different county	NA	6,048	7,952	11,100	10,318
Same state	NA	4,682	4,919	9,485	5,845
Different state	NA	1,366	3,033	1,615	4,473
Abroad	NA	81	269	46	768
Place of Birth
Native	83,147	82,277	86,762	86,187	85,193
Born in United States	82,448	81,571	86,200	85,092	84,738
State of residence	55,703	55,727	55,885	58,002	52,823
Different state	26,745	24,844	30,315	27,090	31,915
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s)	699	706	562	1,095	455
Foreign born	2,631	3,623	3,720	4,233	5,674
U.S. Citizenship Status
Foreign-born population	2,631	3,623	3,720	4,223	5,674
Naturalized U.S. citizen	1,231	1,686	1,664	1,969	2,601
Not a U.S. citizen	1,400	1,937	2,056	2,264	3,073

ECONOMIC DATA
	2000	2005	2006	2007	2008
Employment Status
Population 16 years and over	68,544	NA	73,514	73,347	74,565
In labor force	45,040	NA	50,783	48,546	51,407
Civilian labor force	44,997	NA	50,783	48,546	51,407
Employed	44,041	NA	49,556	47,665	49,330
Unemployed	956	NA	1,227	881	2,077
Armed Forces	43	NA	0	0	0
Not in labor force	23,504	NA	22,731	24,801	23,158
Civilian labor force	44,997	NA	50,783	48,546	51,407
Unemployed	2.1%	NA	2.4%	1.8%	4.0%
Females 16 years and over	36,936	NA	38,644	39,095	39,586
In labor force	21,719	NA	24,954	22,708	24,387
Civilian labor force	21,719	NA	24,954	22,708	24,387
Employed	21,309	NA	24,449	22,130	23,300
Own children under 6 years	5,502	5,397	5,557	NA	5,330
All parents in family in labor force	3,465	3,561	3,504	NA	3,401
Own children 6 to 17 years	NA	13,219	13,175	NA	12,479
All parents in family in labor force	NA	9,064	10,688	NA	9,842
Commuting To Work
Workers 16 years and over	43,419	NA	48,563	45,437	48,066
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone	38,072	NA	42,437	39,945	40,657
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled	3,356	NA	3,692	2,963	4,031
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)	94	NA	324	95	279
Walked	495	NA	471	418	1,009
Other means	222	NA	0	72	249
Worked at home	1,180	NA	1,639	1,944	1,841
Mean travel time to work (minutes)	20.7	NA	19.7	19.2	20.6
Occupation
Civilian employed population 16 years and over	44,041	43,953	49,556	47,665	49,330
Management, professional, and related occupations	16,856	17,142	18,300	20,006	19,146
Service occupations	4,766	4,414	6,411	4,520	5,250
Sales and office occupations	13,414	13,555	15,727	14,140	14,066
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	45	0	0	70	0
Construction, extraction, maintenance and repair occupations	3,650	3,815	3,577	3,415	3,330
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	5,309	5,027	5,541	5,514	7,538
Industry
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	166	215	106	367	59
Construction	2,557	2,506	1,901	3,585	2,678
Manufacturing	5,432	5,257	4,449	5,918	7,828
Wholesale trade	2,173	2,122	3,253	2,250	941
Retail trade	6,151	6,084	6,650	5,515	6,689
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	3,112	2,912	2,936	2,384	2,296
Information	1,174	599	1,050	1,905	803
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	4,114	4,183	4,767	4,547	5,496
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	3,190	2,919	4,560	3,491	4,960
Educational services, and health care, and social assistance	9,576	9,933	11,695	9,943	10,725
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services	2,640	2,546	4,114	3,478	2,765
Other services, except public administration	2,145	2,833	1,833	2,015	2,412
Public administration	1,611	1,844	2,242	2,267	1,678
Class Of Worker
Private wage and salary workers	35,451	35,068	39,552	39,086	41,080
Government workers	6,162	7,095	7,489	6,549	6,410
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business	2,359	1,790	2,515	2,030	1,840
Unpaid family workers	69	0	0	0	0
Income and Benefits
Total households	34,734	35,428	37,115	37,891	38,565
Less than $10,000	1,861	2,362	1,056	1,629	1,539
$10,000 to $14,999	1,504	1,389	1,311	1,519	1,944
$15,000 to $24,999	3,608	3,749	3,231	3,451	2,494
$25,000 to $34,999	4,487	3,764	5,017	3,595	4,724
$35,000 to $49,999	6,826	5,476	6,265	5,952	5,163
$50,000 to $74,999	7,898	6,547	7,498	8,221	7,850
$75,000 to $99,999	4,360	5,980	4,682	5,614	5,844
$100,000 to $149,999	2,812	3,977	5,304	5,589	6,513
$150,000 to $199,999	663	1,065	1,452	1,408	1,296
$200,000 or more	715	1,119	1,299	913	1,198
Median household income (dollars)	47,689	52,688	52,931	59,679	60,615
Mean household income (dollars)	NA	66,518	71,681	68,511	73,764
With earnings	28,059	27,495	30,211	30,252	29,946
Mean earnings (dollars)	57,537	68,492	71,732	68,690	74,833
With Social Security	10,374	10,582	11,066	11,637	12,053
Mean Social Security income (dollars)	12,700	15,056	17,570	17,173	17,450
With retirement income	6,799	6,985	7,707	7,531	8,542
Mean retirement income (dollars)	17,610	19,555	16,352	18,312	27,181
With Supplemental Security Income	748	984	478	1,061	345
Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	6,018	8,185	5,578	8,554	10,889
With cash public assistance income	NA	231	353	294	844
Mean cash public assistance income (dollars)	NA	NA	2,085	NA	2,755
With Food Stamp benefits in the past 12 months	NA	788	689	1,121	2,138
Families	24,861	22,874	23,481	25,542	27,239
Less than $10,000	483	656	192	193	511
$10,000 to $14,999	311	235	432	452	317
$15,000 to $24,999	1,787	1,278	931	1,455	1,199
$25,000 to $34,999	2,767	2,314	1,970	2,426	2,608
$35,000 to $49,999	5,076	2,945	3,494	3,278	2,912
$50,000 to $74,999	6,729	5,210	5,511	5,668	6,324
$75,000 to $99,999	3,937	5,125	4,400	5,105	5,148
$100,000 to $149,999	2,523	3,200	4,734	5,043	6,015
$150,000 to $199,999	610	886	981	1,080	1,229
$200,000 or more	638	1,025	636	842	976
Median family income (dollars)	56,450	69,472	69,429	72,796	73,701
Mean family income (dollars)	NA	80,185	83,380	80,224	86,776
Per capita income (dollars)	24,637	28,714	30,269	29,057	31,145
Nonfamily households
Median nonfamily income (dollars)	NA	29,874	33175	38,260	30,738
Mean nonfamily income (dollars)	NA	39,965	50,695	43,093	50,163
Median earnings for workers (dollars)	NA	31,555	30,858	33,955	32,283
Median earnings for male full-time, year-round workers (dollars)	39,126	42,128	47,523	50,181	50,163
Median earnings for female full-time, year-round workers (dollars)	26,690	35,512	30,692	35,541	35,753
Percentage of families and people whose income in the past 12 months is below the poverty level
All families	2.7%	NA	2.6%	3.2%	4.1%
With related children under 18 years	3.9%	NA	4.0%	6.6%	7.3%
With related children under 5 years only	4.5%	NA	7.3%	18.2%	11.8%
Married couple families	NA	NA	1.4%	1.8%	3.6%
With related children under 18 years	NA	NA	1.5%	3.8%	6.5%
With related children under 5 years only	NA	NA	0%	14.2%	15.0%
Families with female householder, no husband present	NA	NA	10.8%	14.3%	10.1%
With related children under 18 years	NA	NA	14.4%	21.3%	15.4%
With related children under 5 years only	NA	NA	32.1%	100%	0.0%
All people	4.5%	6.1%	4.1%	6.1%	6.0%
Under 18 years	4.2%	8.2%	4.6%	7.9%	9.6%
Related children under 18 years	5.2%	NA	4.4%	6.6%	9.6%
Related children under 5 years	NA	NA	5%	8.2%	22.3%
Related children 5 to 17 years	4.9%	NA	4.2%	6.0%	5.1%
18 years and over	4.2%	5.5%	4%	5.6%	5.1%
18 to 64 years	NA	5.7%	4.1%	5.5%	5.0%
65 years and over	4.9%	4.6%	3.7%	5.9%	5.6%
People in families	NA	4.0%	2.8%	3.7%	5.0%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over	13.4%	15.9%	10.7%	17.6%	11.6%

HOUSING DATA
	2000	2005	2006	2007	2008
Total housing units	36,121	38,731	39,091	39,417	39,711
Occupied housing units	34,686	35,428	37,115	37,891	38,565
Vacant housing units	1,435	3,303	1,976	1,526	1,146
Homeowner vacancy rate	1.2	2.3	0	1.0	1.0
Rental vacancy rate	5.7	14.6	9.4	2.4	3.6
Units in structure
1-unit, detached	27,521	29,274	29,244	29,900	30,392
1-unit, attached	1,482	1,084	1,528	1,140	744
2 units	581	381	872	1,234	737
3 or 4 units	620	805	508	630	1,347
5 to 9 units	1,125	711	1,533	1,221	773
10 to 19 units	2,529	3,265	3,828	2,624	4,077
20 or more units	1,501	2,566	1,232	1,191	1,453
Mobile home	745	645	346	1,477	188
Boat, RV, van, etc.	17	0	0	0	0
Year structure built
Built 2005 or later	NA	0	772	705	1,041
Built 2000 to 2004	NA	2,272	3,127	2,637	2,390
Built 1990 to 1999	NA	5,484	5,323	5,926	5,480
Built 1980 to 1989	6,843	6,787	5,867	7,877	4,784
Built 1970 to 1979	9,820	11,303	10,171	9,158	11,546
Built 1960 to 1969	6,681	5,376	6,625	6,462	6,321
Built 1950 to 1959	NA	3,943	3,917	3,786	4,803
Built 1940 to 1949	NA	1,484	1,281	968	1,122
Built 1939 or earlier	1,869	2,082	2,008	1,898	2,224
Rooms
1 room	168	0	121	0	552
2 rooms	516	495	854	580	341
3 rooms	1,984	2,297	1,769	2,256	1,915
4 rooms	4,120	3,910	4,807	6,018	4,748
5 rooms	5,829	6,980	6,111	5,551	6,789
6 rooms	6,374	6,766	6,276	7,264	7,298
7 rooms	5,969	7,060	6,554	5,674	4,802
8 rooms	5,366	5,052	6,073	4,724	5,823
9 rooms or more	5,795	6,171	6,526	7,350	7,443
Median (rooms)	6.4	6.3	6.4	6.2	6.3
Bedrooms
No bedroom	NA	0	121	0	552
1 bedrooms	NA	3,690	3,111	2,774	2,624
2 bedrooms	NA	7,399	8,709	9,528	9,074
3 bedrooms	NA	17,280	15,770	15,480	14,348
4 bedrooms	NA	7,906	9,357	9,952	10,947
5 or more bedrooms	NA	2,456	2,023	1,683	2,166
Housing tenure
Occupied housing units	34,686	35,428	37,115	37,891	38,565
Owner-occupied	26,783	29,018	29,314	29,727	28,332
Renter-occupied	7,903	6,410	7,801	8,164	10,233
Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.53	2.54	2.53	2.35	2.37
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.01	1.89	1.93	2.08	2.21
Year householder moved into unit
Moved in 2005 or later	NA	NA	6,823	10,444	12,593
Moved in 2000 to 2004	NA	15,091	9,175	9,925	7,926
Moved in 1990 to 1999	NA	9,042	10,341	8,051	8,267
Moved in 1980 to 1989	6,394	5,087	5,132	4,271	3,436
Moved in 1970 to 1979	4,143	3,724	3,210	2,943	3,664
Moved in 1969 or earlier	3,851	2,484	2,434	2,257	2,679
Vehicles available
No vehicles available	1,503	1,178	853	1,405	1,868
1 vehicle available	9,710	10,202	11,612	10,173	11,382
2 vehicles available	14,853	13,398	15,245	15,152	15,260
3 or more vehicles available	8,620	10,650	9,405	11,161	10,055
House heating fuel
Utility gas	15,653	17,626	16,589	17,014	18,635
Bottled, tank, or LP gas	1,128	1,164	1,528	912	1,109
Electricity	12,585	12,452	14,864	15,205	14,671
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	4,552	3,223	3,365	3,639	3,657
Coal or coke	6	0	0	0	0
Wood	660	854	694	961	493
Solar energy	7	57	0	0	0
Other fuel	40	52	0	160	0
No fuel used	55	0	75	0	0
Selected characteristics
Lacking complete plumbing facilities	103	179	0	58	115
Lacking complete kitchen facilities	184	0	64	95	0
No telephone service available	251	1,117	2,039	2,562	350
Occupants per room
1.00 or less	34,403	NA	36,977	37,891	38,067
1.01 to 1.50	239	NA	138	0	316
1.51 or more	44	NA	0	0	182
Value
Owner-occupied units	24,117	29,018	29,314	29,727	28,332
Less than $50,000	555	324	408	753	747
$50,000 to $99,999	7,510	2,763	2,678	2,371	1,362
$100,000 to $149,999	9,305	11,105	9,187	7,036	5,191
$150,000 to $199,999	3,829	6,477	7,432	6,364	8,034
$200,000 to $299,999	2,012	6,026	5,607	7,851	7,377
$300,000 to $499,999	721	1,833	2,014	4,061	4,615
$500,000 to $999,999	145	490	1,926	1,147	836
$1,000,000 or more	40	0	62	144	170
Median (dollars)	118,100	152,300	164,400	183,200	191,100
Mortage status and selected monthly owner cost
Housing units with a mortgage	16,812	19,461	19,668	20,475	19,766
Less than $300	108	300	364	214	53
$300 to $499	991	586	470	732	416
$500 to $699	1,967	958	1,280	1,400	589
$700 to $999	5,703	5,027	3,995	3,891	3,734
$1,000 to $1,499	5,370	7,780	8,168	8,193	7,369
$1,500 to $1,999	1,777	3,063	2,789	3,529	4,691
$2,000 or more	896	1,747	2,602	2,516	2,914
Median (dollars)	984	1,187	1,204	1,215	1,317
Housing units without a mortgage	7,305	9,557	9,646	9,252	8,566
Less than $100	NA	0	41	0	43
$100 to $199	NA	1,101	584	949	570
$200 to $299	NA	3,306	3,069	2,156	1,762
$300 to $399	NA	3,112	3,518	3,019	3,042
$400 or more	NA	2,038	2,434	3,128	3,149
Median (dollars)	256	311	330	352	352
Selected monthly owner costs as a percentage of household income
Housing unit with a mortgage	24,117	19,461	19,668	20,475	19,766
Less than 20.0 percent	14,518	8,821	8,532	9,689	8,792
20.0 to 24.9 percent	3,324	3,434	4,351	3,365	4,077
25.0 to 29.9 percent	779	2,413	2,375	2,515	2,495
30.0 to 34.9 percent	529	1,493	1,247	969	1,103
35.0 percent or more	2,763	3,244	3,163	3,895	3,299
Not computed	60	56	0	42	0
Housing unit without a mortgage	NA	9,557	9,646	9,252	8,566
Less than 10.0 percent	NA	4,577	4,639	4,873	4,300
10.0 to 14.9 percent	NA	1,947	2,391	1,704	1,788
15.0 to 19.9 percent	NA	993	942	574	1,026
20.0 to 24.9 percent	NA	982	495	368	582
25.0 to 29.9 percent	NA	211	517	827	570
30.0 to 34.9 percent	NA	398	258	356	66
35.0 percent or more	NA	368	404	550	234
Not computed	NA	81	0	0	0
Gross rent
Renter-occupied units	7,762	6,410	7,801	NA	NA
Less than $200	365	389	151	NA	NA
$200 to $299	289	110	0	NA	NA
$300 to $499	1,718	578	835	NA	NA
$500 to $749	3,809	3,547	3,857	NA	NA
$750 to $999	894	1,250	2,130	NA	NA
$1,000 to $1,499	333	244	472	NA	NA
$1,500 or more	36	0	0	NA	NA
No cash rent	318	292	356	NA	NA
Median (dollars)	575	599	682	684	748
Gross rent as a percentage of household income
Less than 15.0 percent	1,602	1,113	1,387	1,645	1,907
15.0 to 19.9 percent	1,695	607	1,149	1,916	1,659
20.0 to 24.9 percent	1,155	1,085	1,526	536	1,443
25.0 to 29.9 percent	779	810	1,095	805	859
30.0 to 34.9 percent	529	151	432	732	1,574
35.0 percent or more	1,565	2,352	1,796	1,993	2,273
Not computed	437	292	416	537	518

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Area	Labor Force			Unemployment			Unemployment Rate
	2007	2008	2009	2007	2008	2009	2007	2008	2009
Alleghany County	7,031	7,034	6,966	302	380	656	4.3	5.4	9.4
Bedford County	35,745	36,015	35,701	1,027	1,285	2,328	2.9	3.6	6.5
Botetourt County	17,693	17,632	17,749	467	582	1,115	2.6	3.3	6.3
Craig County	2,600	2,582	2,556	96	105	184	3.7	4.1	7.2
Floyd County	7,201	7,257	7,346	252	321	565	3.5	4.4	7.7
Franklin County	26,433	26,957	27,183	884	1,315	2,200	3.3	4.9	8.1
Montgomery County	43,678	45,523	43,060	1,387	1,863	3,170	3.2	4.1	6.9
Roanoke City	46,147	46,946	47,603	1,741	2,167	4,095	3.8	4.6	8.6
Roanoke County	49,356	49,584	49,567	1,227	1,592	2,891	2.5	3.2	5.8
Salem	13,261	13,542	13,595	1,741	499	861	3.0	3.7	6.3
Roanoke MSA	155,559	157,243	158,253	4,827	6,260	11,346	3.1	4.0	7.2
Virginia	4,054,199	4,124,766	4,173,723	123,215	164,755	277,562	3.0	4.0	6.7
US	153,124,000	154,287,000	154,142,000	7,078,000	8,924,000	14,265,000	4.6	5.8	9.3

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