Language Spoken At Home in Roanoke County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 87,785 | 100% |
English only | 81,721 | 93.1% |
Language other than English | 6,064 | 6.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 2,290 | 2.6% |
Spanish | 1,921 | 2.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 644 | 0.7% |
Other Indo-European languages | 2,672 | 3.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,085 | 1.2% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 1,146 | 1.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 484 | 0.6% |
Other languages | 325 | 0.4% |
Speak English less than very well | 77 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in Roanoke County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 92,432 | 100% |
American | 13,725 | 14.8% |
Arab | 333 | 0.4% |
Czech | 161 | 0.2% |
Danish | 139 | 0.2% |
Dutch | 1,400 | 1.5% |
English | 15,199 | 16.4% |
French (except Basque) | 2,129 | 2.3% |
French Canadian | 352 | 0.4% |
German | 14,930 | 16.2% |
Greek | 312 | 0.3% |
Hungarian | 270 | 0.3% |
Irish | 12,107 | 13.1% |
Italian | 2,982 | 3.2% |
Lithuanian | 170 | 0.2% |
Norwegian | 544 | 0.6% |
Polish | 1,372 | 1.5% |
Portuguese | 85 | 0.1% |
Russian | 324 | 0.4% |
Scotch-Irish | 2,747 | 3.0% |
Scottish | 2,772 | 3.0% |
Slovak | 281 | 0.3% |
Subsaharan African | 421 | 0.5% |
Swedish | 734 | 0.8% |
Swiss | 253 | 0.3% |
Ukrainian | 163 | 0.2% |
Welsh | 767 | 0.8% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 150 | 0.2% |
Households By Type in Roanoke County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 37,876 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 26,187 | 69.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 10,983 | 29.0% |
Married-couple family | 21,117 | 55.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 8,201 | 21.7% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 1,528 | 4.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 854 | 2.3% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 3,542 | 9.4% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,928 | 5.1% |
Nonfamily households | 11,689 | 30.9% |
Householder living alone | 10,218 | 27.0% |
65 years and over | 4,351 | 11.5% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 11,925 | 31.5% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 11,064 | 29.2% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Roanoke County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 90,398 | 100% |
Householder | 37,876 | 41.9% |
Spouse | 21,105 | 23.3% |
Child | 24,542 | 27.1% |
Other relatives | 4,238 | 4.7% |
Nonrelatives | 2,637 | 2.9% |
Unmarried partner | 1,398 | 1.5% |
Marital Status in Roanoke County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 35,858 | 100% |
Never married | 8,880 | 24.8% |
Now married, except separated | 22,338 | 62.3% |
Separated | 525 | 1.5% |
Widowed | 1,012 | 2.8% |
Divorced | 3,103 | 8.7% |
Females 15 years and over | 40,391 | 100% |
Never married | 8,064 | 20.0% |
Now married, except separated | 21,943 | 54.3% |
Separated | 687 | 1.7% |
Widowed | 4,358 | 10.8% |
Divorced | 5,339 | 13.2% |
Fertility in Roanoke County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 1,264 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 390 | 30.9% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 42 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 60 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 6 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 132 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 28 | 0% |
Grandparents in Roanoke County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,350 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 610 | 45.2% |
Less than 1 year | 101 | 7.5% |
1 or 2 years | 52 | 3.9% |
3 or 4 years | 175 | 13.0% |
5 or more years | 282 | 20.9% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 610 | 100% |
Who are female | 372 | 61.0% |
Who are married | 465 | 76.2% |
School Enrollment in Roanoke County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 21,921 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 1,073 | 4.9% |
Kindergarten | 1,179 | 5.4% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 9,266 | 42.3% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 5,317 | 24.3% |
College or graduate school | 5,086 | 23.2% |
Educational Attainment in Roanoke County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 65,643 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 2,265 | 3.5% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 4,059 | 6.2% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 17,283 | 26.3% |
Some college, no degree | 14,509 | 22.1% |
Associate's degree | 6,137 | 9.3% |
Bachelor's degree | 13,962 | 21.3% |
Graduate or professional degree | 7,428 | 11.3% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 90.4% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 32.6% |
Veteran Status in Roanoke County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 72,373 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 8,908 | 12.3% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Roanoke County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 91,127 | 100% |
With a disability | 10,022 | 11.0% |
Under 18 years | 19,977 | 100% |
With a disability | 941 | 4.7% |
18 to 64 years | 55,947 | 100% |
With a disability | 4,156 | 7.4% |
65 years and over | 15,203 | 100% |
With a disability | 4,925 | 32.4% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Roanoke County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 91,393 | 100% |
Same house | 79,365 | 86.8% |
Different house in the U.S. | 11,691 | 12.8% |
Same county | 4,642 | 5.1% |
Different county | 7,049 | 7.7% |
Same state | 5,075 | 5.6% |
Different state | 1,974 | 2.2% |
Abroad | 337 | 0.4% |
Place Of Birth in Roanoke County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 92,432 | 100% |
Native | 87,703 | 94.9% |
Born in United States | 87,003 | 94.1% |
State of residence | 58,184 | 62.9% |
Different state | 28,819 | 31.2% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 700 | 0.8% |
Foreign born | 4,729 | 5.1% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Roanoke County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 4,729 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 2,024 | 42.8% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 2,705 | 57.2% |
Year of Entry in Roanoke County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 5,429 | 100% |
Native | 700 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 700 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 4,729 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 78 | 1.6% |
Entered before 2010 | 4,651 | 98.4% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Roanoke County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 4,729 | 100% |
Europe | 1,302 | 27.5% |
Asia | 1,975 | 41.8% |
Africa | 219 | 4.6% |
Oceania | 96 | 2.0% |
Latin America | 1,003 | 21.2% |
Northern America | 134 | 2.8% |