Population
Locality - Gender - Age and Locality - Race
PEOPLE IN NUMBERS
With more 315,000 people and growing, the Roanoke Region is diverse and varied in the people who call it home.
GENERAL POPULATION
The Roanoke Region is growing and generating great buying power and economic growth.
Source: Census Bureau and Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service, 2013
Locality/Year 1980 1990 2000 2010 2012 Alleghany County 19,379 17,855 17,215 16,250 15,937 Botetourt County 23,270 24,992 30,496 33,148 33,293 Franklin County 35,740 39,549 47,286 56,159 56,616 City of Roanoke 100,220 96,397 94,911 97,032 98,641 Roanoke County 72,945 79,332 85,778 92,376 93,256 City of Salem 23,958 23,756 24,747 24,802 25,267 Roanoke Region 275,512 281,881 300,433 319,767 323,010
Population by Age and Locality
| Locality | <19 | 20-39 | 40-59 | 60-79 | >80 |
| Alleghany County | 23.9% | 20.1% | 28.9% | 21.9% | 5.2% |
| Botetourt County | 23.5% | 20.1% | 33.5% | 19.4% | 3.5% |
| Franklin County | 23.7% | 22.2% | 30.2% | 20.5% | 3.3% |
| City of Roanoke | 23.2% | 28.1% | 26.1% | 16.3% | 6.3% |
| Roanoke County | 25.8% | 21.3% | 30.4% | 18.0% | 4.5% |
| City of Salem | 24.4% | 25.5% | 27.0% | 17.9% | 4.9% |
| Roanoke Region | 24.2% | 23.7% | 29.0% | 18.2% | 4.8% |
Percentage of Population by Race
| Locality | White | Black | Am. Ind. | Asian | Hispanic |
Other |
| Alleghany | 92.6% | 4.6% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1.1% | 1.3% |
| Botetourt | 94.2% | 3% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 1.1% | 1.0% |
| Franklin | 87.4% | 8.1% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 2.5% | 1.4% |
| Roanoke City* | 61.9% | 28.1% | 0.2% | 1.7% | 5.5% | 2.6% |
| Roanoke County | 88.6% | 5.0% | 0.1% | 2.7% | 2.1% | 1.5% |
| City of Salem | 87.3% | 7% | 0.2% | .6% | 2.4% | 1.5% |
| Roanoke Region | 81% | 12.5% | 0.2% | 1.6% | 3.1% | 1.6% |
Source: U.S. Census, 2010.
