Population
With more 300,000 people and growing, the Roanoke Region is diverse and varied in the people who call it home.
Population by LocalitySource: Weldon Cooper, 2008
Locality/Year 1980 1990 2000 2008 Alleghany County 19,379 17,855 17,215 16,795 Botetourt County 23,270 24,992 30,496 32,956 Franklin County 35,740 39,549 47,286 52,841 City of Roanoke 100,220 96,397 94,911 92,344 Roanoke County 72,945 79,332 85,778 91,197 Salem 23,958 23,756 24,747 24,749 Roanoke Region 284,575 288,872 306,736 316,802
Percentage of Population by Gender
Population by Age and LocalityLocality <19 y.o. 20-39 y.o. 40-59 y.o. 60-79 y.o. >80 y.o. Alleghany County 4,163 3,444 5,099 3,515 940 Botetourt County 8,467 5,038 12,019 6,547 1,070 Franklin County 12,892 12,099 16,022 9,636 1,556 City of Roanoke 23,253 23,101 27,696 13,770 5,685 Roanoke County 22,178 20,684 29,430 14,273 4,337 Salem 5,639 6,616 7,090 4,380 1,316 Roanoke Region 77,543 72,018 95,559 57,366 14,943
Percentage of Population by RaceLocality White Black Am. Ind. Asian Hispanic/Latino Other Multiple Alleghany 92.3% 5.5% 0.2% 0.3% 0.7% 0.8% 1.0% Botetourt 93.1% 4.3% 0.2% 0.7% 1.0% -- 0.8% Franklin 88.4% 8.7% 0.2% 0.4% 1.6% -- 0.8% Roanoke City* 69.4% 26.7% 0.2% 1.2% 1.5% -- 1.8% Roanoke County 90.2% 5.0% 0.1% 2.1% 1.8% -- 0.8% Salem 91.9% 5.9% 0.1% 1.0% -- 0.2% 0.9% Region 83.8%