Roanoke County Information
Roanoke in
Virginia occupies
251 square miles and has a 2006 population of
90,482, a change from a 2000 population of
85,692 and
79,278 in 1990.
12.7% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24,
10.4% percent is 25-35, and
13.9% percent of the population is 35 to 44.
There were
213 acts of violent crime reported in
Roanoke in 2004, a change from
193 reports of violent crime in 2000.
The unemployed population in 2006 was
1,239 people:
2.6% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of
1.7%.
Read more about
Roanoke, Virginia in the
Wikipedia entry.
| General Information | | |
| County | Roanoke | |
| State | Virginia | |
| Land Area | 251 sq. miles | Ranked 2,945 of 3,140 |
| Population 2006 | 90,482 | Ranked 615 of 3,140 |
| Population 2005 | 88,875 | |
| Population 2000 | 85,692 | Ranked 610 of 3,140 |
| Population 1990 | 79,278 | Ranked 574 of 3,140 |
| Race Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Caucasion | 92.4% | |
| African American | 4.8% | |
| Asian American | 2% | |
| Native American | .1% | |
| Pacific Islander | .5% | |
| Age Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Population Under 5 | 5.4% | |
| Population 5 to 14 | 12.1% | |
| Population 15 to 24 | 12.7% | |
| Population 25 to 34 | 10.4% | |
| Population 35 to 44 | 13.9% | |
| Population 45 to 54 | 16.6% | |
| Population 55 to 64 | 13.4% | |
| Population 65 to 74 | 8% | |
| Population 75 and up | 7.5% | |
| Crime Counts | 2004 | 2000 |
| Total Violent Crimes | 213 | 193 |
| Murders / Manslaughters | 1 | |
| Forcible Rapes | 18 | |
| Robberies | 10 | |
| Aggravated Assaults | 184 | |
| Total Property Crimes | 1,424 | 1,229 |
| Burglaries | 241 | |
| Larceny Thefts | 1,065 | |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | 118 | |
| Employment Data | 2006 | 2000 |
| Labor Population | 48,130 | 45,736 |
| Unemployed Population | 1,239 | 792 |
| Unemployment Rate | 2.6% | 1.7% |
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