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County:

Roanoke city

State:

Virginia

FIPS Code:

51770

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Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

No NF Acreage

Percent Land in NF:

0.0%

Recreational County:

Not Applicable

Acreage in NF:

0

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

Metro

% Water:

0.1

Mean Jan. Temp:

36

Mean July Temp:

75

Topography:

Open Low Mountains

Metro Status:

Small metro area of less than 1 million residents

Economic Type:

Services

Policy Type:

None

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Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

105,637

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

100,220

-5.1%

-7.3%

2.2%

1990:

96,397

-3.8%

-6.2%

2.4%

2000:

94,911

-1.5%

-4.8%

3.3%

2005:

92,631

-2.4%

-2.8%

0.4%

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Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

65,256

68.8%

0-to-19:

23,455

24.7%

Black:

25,220

26.6%

20-to-39:

27,391

28.9%

Hispanic:

1,405

1.5%

40-to-59:

24,956

26.3%

American Indian:

178

0.2%

60-plus:

19,109

20.1%

Other:

2,852

3.0%

Median Age:

37.6

Population Density (persons per square mile):

2,212.3

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

76.0%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

18.7%

Median Family Income:

$37,826

Families Below Poverty Line:

12.9%

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