Population
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.
Population by LocalitySource: Weldon Cooper, 2009
Locality/Year 1980 1990 2000 2009 Alleghany County 19,379 17,855 17,215 16,885 Botetourt County
23,270
24,992
30,496
33,299 Franklin County
35,740
39,549
47,286
53,450
City of Roanoke 100,220 96,397 94,911 93,304 Roanoke County
72,945
79,332
85,778
92,991
City of Salem 23,958 23,756 24,747 25,163 Roanoke Region 275,512 281,881 300,433 315,092
Population by Age and Locality
| Locality |
<19 |
20-39 |
40-59 |
60-79 |
>80 |
| Alleghany County | 24.2% |
20.1% |
29.7% | 20.5% | 5.5% |
| Botetourt County | 25.5% | 15.2% | 36.3% | 19.7% | 3.3% |
| Franklin County | 24.7% | 23.2% | 30.7% | 18.5% | 2.9% |
| City of Roanoke | 24.9% | 24.7% | 29.6% | 14.7% | 6.1% |
| Roanoke County | 24.4% | 22.7% | 32.4% | 15.7% | 4.8% |
| City of Salem | 22.5% | 26.4% | 28.3% | 17.5% | 5.3% |
| Roanoke Region | 24.6% | 22.7% | 31.2% | 16.7% | 4.8% |
Percentage of Population by Race
| Locality | White | Black | Am. Ind. | Asian | Other |
Hispanic(any race) |
| Alleghany | 92.6% | 5.8% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 1.1% | 0.8% |
| Botetourt | 93.4% | 4.8% | 0.2% | 0.8% |
0.8% |
1.2% |
| Franklin | 89.5% | 9.1% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.8% | 2.2% |
| Roanoke City* | 69.7% | 27.0% | 0.2% | 1.3% | 1.7% |
2.8% |
| Roanoke County | 91.1% | 5.5% | 0.1% | 2.2% | 1.1% |
2.0% |
| City of Salem | 91.0% | 6.8% | 0.1% | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.6% |
|
Roanoke Region |
84.7% |
12.6% |
0.2% |
1.3% |
1.2% |
2.1% |
Source: U.S. Census, 2008 estimates.