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> Roanoke Rapids, NC Micro Area
Language Spoken At Home in Roanoke Rapids
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 72,268 | 100% |
English only | 70,287 | 97.3% |
Language other than English | 1,981 | 2.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 755 | 1.0% |
Spanish | 1,346 | 1.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 608 | 0.8% |
Other Indo-European languages | 398 | 0.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 82 | 0.1% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 186 | 0.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 65 | 0.1% |
Other languages | 51 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Roanoke Rapids
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 76,652 | 100% |
American | 6,744 | 8.8% |
Arab | 37 | 0.0% |
Czech | 39 | 0.1% |
Danish | 43 | 0.1% |
Dutch | 257 | 0.3% |
English | 6,891 | 9.0% |
French (except Basque) | 608 | 0.8% |
French Canadian | 309 | 0.4% |
German | 3,155 | 4.1% |
Greek | 144 | 0.2% |
Hungarian | 57 | 0.1% |
Irish | 5,002 | 6.5% |
Italian | 712 | 0.9% |
Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 26 | 0.0% |
Polish | 231 | 0.3% |
Portuguese | 40 | 0.1% |
Russian | 64 | 0.1% |
Scotch-Irish | 932 | 1.2% |
Scottish | 827 | 1.1% |
Slovak | 56 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 1,117 | 1.5% |
Swedish | 237 | 0.3% |
Swiss | 52 | 0.1% |
Ukrainian | 0 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 81 | 0.1% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 310 | 0.4% |
Households By Type in Roanoke Rapids
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 30,052 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 19,567 | 65.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 7,239 | 24.1% |
Married-couple family | 11,887 | 39.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,435 | 11.4% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 1,106 | 3.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 379 | 1.3% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 6,574 | 21.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,425 | 11.4% |
Nonfamily households | 10,485 | 34.9% |
Householder living alone | 9,438 | 31.4% |
65 years and over | 3,917 | 13.0% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 8,906 | 29.6% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 9,574 | 31.9% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Roanoke Rapids
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 74,268 | 100% |
Householder | 30,052 | 40.5% |
Spouse | 11,866 | 16.0% |
Child | 22,155 | 29.8% |
Other relatives | 7,271 | 9.8% |
Nonrelatives | 2,924 | 3.9% |
Unmarried partner | 1,357 | 1.8% |
Marital Status in Roanoke Rapids
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 29,631 | 100% |
Never married | 11,205 | 37.8% |
Now married, except separated | 12,861 | 43.4% |
Separated | 1,189 | 4.0% |
Widowed | 1,042 | 3.5% |
Divorced | 3,334 | 11.3% |
Females 15 years and over | 33,168 | 100% |
Never married | 9,807 | 29.6% |
Now married, except separated | 12,339 | 37.2% |
Separated | 1,751 | 5.3% |
Widowed | 5,244 | 15.8% |
Divorced | 4,027 | 12.1% |
Fertility in Roanoke Rapids
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 1,135 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 715 | 63.0% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 68 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 67 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 64 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 144 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 10 | 0% |
Grandparents in Roanoke Rapids
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 2,457 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 1,464 | 59.6% |
Less than 1 year | 264 | 10.7% |
1 or 2 years | 300 | 12.2% |
3 or 4 years | 203 | 8.3% |
5 or more years | 697 | 28.4% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,464 | 100% |
Who are female | 1,011 | 69.1% |
Who are married | 942 | 64.3% |
School Enrollment in Roanoke Rapids
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 17,914 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 1,038 | 5.8% |
Kindergarten | 763 | 4.3% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 7,755 | 43.3% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 5,025 | 28.1% |
College or graduate school | 3,333 | 18.6% |
Educational Attainment in Roanoke Rapids
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 52,968 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 5,060 | 9.6% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 8,381 | 15.8% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 18,846 | 35.6% |
Some college, no degree | 10,720 | 20.2% |
Associate's degree | 4,216 | 8.0% |
Bachelor's degree | 3,732 | 7.0% |
Graduate or professional degree | 2,013 | 3.8% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 74.6% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 10.8% |
Veteran Status in Roanoke Rapids
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 59,441 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 5,034 | 8.5% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Roanoke Rapids
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 74,364 | 100% |
With a disability | 17,711 | 23.8% |
Under 18 years | 17,154 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,512 | 8.8% |
18 to 64 years | 44,409 | 100% |
With a disability | 9,877 | 22.2% |
65 years and over | 12,801 | 100% |
With a disability | 6,322 | 49.4% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Roanoke Rapids
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 75,716 | 100% |
Same house | 65,609 | 86.7% |
Different house in the U.S. | 10,033 | 13.3% |
Same county | 6,296 | 8.3% |
Different county | 3,737 | 4.9% |
Same state | 2,759 | 3.6% |
Different state | 978 | 1.3% |
Abroad | 74 | 0.1% |
Place Of Birth in Roanoke Rapids
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 76,652 | 100% |
Native | 75,409 | 98.4% |
Born in United States | 74,973 | 97.8% |
State of residence | 59,838 | 78.1% |
Different state | 15,135 | 19.7% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 436 | 0.6% |
Foreign born | 1,243 | 1.6% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Roanoke Rapids
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 1,243 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 460 | 37.0% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 783 | 63.0% |
Year of Entry in Roanoke Rapids
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 1,679 | 100% |
Native | 436 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 6 | 1.4% |
Entered before 2010 | 430 | 98.6% |
Foreign born | 1,243 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 3 | 0.2% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,240 | 99.8% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Roanoke Rapids
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 1,243 | 100% |
Europe | 107 | 8.6% |
Asia | 273 | 22.0% |
Africa | 2 | 0.2% |
Oceania | 11 | 0.9% |
Latin America | 825 | 66.4% |
Northern America | 25 | 2.0% |