Language Spoken At Home in Roane County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 51,327 | 100% |
English only | 50,305 | 98.0% |
Language other than English | 1,022 | 2.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 328 | 0.6% |
Spanish | 513 | 1.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 197 | 0.4% |
Other Indo-European languages | 324 | 0.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 30 | 0.1% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 162 | 0.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 101 | 0.2% |
Other languages | 23 | 0.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Roane County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 54,027 | 100% |
American | 15,629 | 28.9% |
Arab | 37 | 0.1% |
Czech | 58 | 0.1% |
Danish | 9 | 0.0% |
Dutch | 932 | 1.7% |
English | 6,197 | 11.5% |
French (except Basque) | 532 | 1.0% |
French Canadian | 47 | 0.1% |
German | 7,238 | 13.4% |
Greek | 161 | 0.3% |
Hungarian | 117 | 0.2% |
Irish | 6,439 | 11.9% |
Italian | 1,139 | 2.1% |
Lithuanian | 47 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 269 | 0.5% |
Polish | 986 | 1.8% |
Portuguese | 28 | 0.1% |
Russian | 99 | 0.2% |
Scotch-Irish | 1,433 | 2.7% |
Scottish | 1,157 | 2.1% |
Slovak | 61 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 253 | 0.5% |
Swedish | 97 | 0.2% |
Swiss | 62 | 0.1% |
Ukrainian | 19 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 114 | 0.2% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 31 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Roane County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 22,468 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 15,167 | 67.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 5,250 | 23.4% |
Married-couple family | 12,039 | 53.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,549 | 15.8% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 815 | 3.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 389 | 1.7% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 2,313 | 10.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,312 | 5.8% |
Nonfamily households | 7,301 | 32.5% |
Householder living alone | 6,405 | 28.5% |
65 years and over | 2,514 | 11.2% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 6,118 | 27.2% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 6,957 | 31.0% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Roane County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 53,312 | 100% |
Householder | 22,468 | 42.1% |
Spouse | 12,056 | 22.6% |
Child | 13,781 | 25.8% |
Other relatives | 3,431 | 6.4% |
Nonrelatives | 1,576 | 3.0% |
Unmarried partner | 850 | 1.6% |
Marital Status in Roane County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 21,894 | 100% |
Never married | 5,132 | 23.4% |
Now married, except separated | 12,823 | 58.6% |
Separated | 453 | 2.1% |
Widowed | 555 | 2.5% |
Divorced | 2,931 | 13.4% |
Females 15 years and over | 22,947 | 100% |
Never married | 3,838 | 16.7% |
Now married, except separated | 12,530 | 54.6% |
Separated | 507 | 2.2% |
Widowed | 2,617 | 11.4% |
Divorced | 3,455 | 15.1% |
Fertility in Roane County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 688 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 369 | 53.6% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 68 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 60 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 14 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 129 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 25 | 0% |
Grandparents in Roane County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,524 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 1,012 | 66.4% |
Less than 1 year | 229 | 15.0% |
1 or 2 years | 130 | 8.5% |
3 or 4 years | 192 | 12.6% |
5 or more years | 461 | 30.2% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,012 | 100% |
Who are female | 575 | 56.8% |
Who are married | 766 | 75.7% |
School Enrollment in Roane County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 10,681 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 400 | 3.7% |
Kindergarten | 468 | 4.4% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 5,425 | 50.8% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 2,416 | 22.6% |
College or graduate school | 1,972 | 18.5% |
Educational Attainment in Roane County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 39,009 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 2,577 | 6.6% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 3,939 | 10.1% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 13,950 | 35.8% |
Some college, no degree | 8,879 | 22.8% |
Associate's degree | 2,978 | 7.6% |
Bachelor's degree | 4,141 | 10.6% |
Graduate or professional degree | 2,545 | 6.5% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 83.3% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 17.1% |
Veteran Status in Roane County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 42,865 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 6,330 | 14.8% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Roane County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 53,487 | 100% |
With a disability | 11,814 | 22.1% |
Under 18 years | 11,147 | 100% |
With a disability | 911 | 8.2% |
18 to 64 years | 32,534 | 100% |
With a disability | 6,538 | 20.1% |
65 years and over | 9,806 | 100% |
With a disability | 4,365 | 44.5% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Roane County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 53,406 | 100% |
Same house | 47,445 | 88.8% |
Different house in the U.S. | 5,788 | 10.8% |
Same county | 3,054 | 5.7% |
Different county | 2,734 | 5.1% |
Same state | 1,666 | 3.1% |
Different state | 1,068 | 2.0% |
Abroad | 173 | 0.3% |
Place Of Birth in Roane County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 54,027 | 100% |
Native | 53,056 | 98.2% |
Born in United States | 52,701 | 97.5% |
State of residence | 36,156 | 66.9% |
Different state | 16,545 | 30.6% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 355 | 0.7% |
Foreign born | 971 | 1.8% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Roane County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 971 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 610 | 62.8% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 361 | 37.2% |
Year of Entry in Roane County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 1,326 | 100% |
Native | 355 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 355 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 971 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 24 | 2.5% |
Entered before 2010 | 947 | 97.5% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Roane County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 971 | 100% |
Europe | 313 | 32.2% |
Asia | 217 | 22.3% |
Africa | 52 | 5.4% |
Oceania | 20 | 2.1% |
Latin America | 246 | 25.3% |
Northern America | 123 | 12.7% |