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Roanoke Population and Demographics

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Roanoke Population: 6563 100.00%

Sex and Age
Male 3049 46.46%
Female 3514 53.54%

Under 5 years 487 7.42%
5 to 9 years 503 7.66%
10 to 14 years 444 6.77%
15 to 19 years 461 7.02%
20 to 24 years 383 5.84%
25 to 34 years 798 12.16%
35 to 44 years 861 13.12%
45 to 54 years 796 12.13%
55 to 59 years 301 4.59%
60 to 64 years 268 4.08%
65 to 74 years 536 8.17%
75 to 84 years 480 7.31%
85 years and over 245 3.73%

Median age (years) 37.4

18 years and over 4858 74.02%
Male 2150 32.76%
Female 2708 41.26%
21 years and over 4598 70.06%
62 years and over 1409 21.47%
65 years and over 1261 19.21%
Male 449 6.84%
Female 812 12.37%

Race
One race 6521 99.36%
White 3868 58.94%
Black or African American 2610 39.77%
American Indian and Alaska Native 4 0.06%
Asian 17 0.26%
Asian indian 3 0.05%
Chinese 0 0%
Filipino 3 0.05%
Japanese 0 0%
Korean 1 0.02%
Vietnamese 10 0.15%
Other Asian 0 0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0%
Native Hawaiian 0 0%
Guamanian or Chamorro 0 0%
Samoan 0 0%
Other Pacific Islander 0 0%
Some other race 22 0.34%
Two or more races 42 0.64%

Hispanic or Latino and race
Total Population 6563 100.00%
Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 78 1.19%
Mexican 54 0.82%
Puerto Rican 3 0.05%
Cuban 0 0%
Other Hispanic or Latino 21 0.32%
Not Hispanic or Latino 6485 98.81%
White alone 3821 58.22%

Relationship
Total Population 6563 100.00%
In households 6186 94.26%
Householder 2467 37.59%
Spouse 1158 17.64%
Child 1904 29.01%
Own child under 18 years 1413 21.53%
Other relatives 464 7.07%
Under 18 years 252 3.84%
Nonrelatives 193 2.94%
Unmarried partner 91 1.39%
In group quarters 377 5.74%
Institutionalized population 373 5.68%
Non-Institutionalized population 4 0.06%

Households by Type
Total Households 2467 100.0 %
Family households (families) 1661 67.33%
With own children under 18 years 754 30.56%
Married-couple family 1158 46.94%
With own children under 18 years 471 19.09%
Female householder, no husband present 428 17.35%
With own children under 18 years 252 10.21%
Non Family households 806 32.67%
Householder living alone 745 30.2%
Householder 65 years and over 333 13.5%

Households with individuals under 18 years 872 35.35%
Households with individuals 65 years and over 730 29.59%

Average Household size 2.51
Average family size 3.12

Housing Occupancy
Total housing units 2792 100.00%
Occupied housing units 2467 88.36%
Vacant housing units 325 11.64%
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 14 0.5%
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.1
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 11.8

Housing Tenure
Occupied housing units 2467 100.00%
Owner-occupied housing units. 1694 68.67%
Renter-occupied housing units. 773 31.33%

Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.54
Average household size of renter-occupied units 2.44

Based on 2000 US Census data. For more information on population visit U.S. Census Bureau, providing access to a full range of U.S. Census information and data products.

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