Roanoke Rapids

Roanoke Rapids Population and Demographics

Roanoke Rapids Population and Demographics Resources


Roanoke Rapids Population: 16957 100.00%

Sex and Age
Male 7734 45.61%
Female 9223 54.39%

Under 5 years 1133 6.68%
5 to 9 years 1279 7.54%
10 to 14 years 1357 8%
15 to 19 years 1153 6.8%
20 to 24 years 894 5.27%
25 to 34 years 2149 12.67%
35 to 44 years 2622 15.46%
45 to 54 years 2206 13.01%
55 to 59 years 777 4.58%
60 to 64 years 730 4.31%
65 to 74 years 1317 7.77%
75 to 84 years 1000 5.9%
85 years and over 340 2.01%

Median age (years) 36.8

18 years and over 12425 73.27%
Male 5426 32%
Female 6999 41.27%
21 years and over 11842 69.84%
62 years and over 3096 18.26%
65 years and over 2657 15.67%
Male 906 5.34%
Female 1751 10.33%

Race
One race 16859 99.42%
White 12214 72.03%
Black or African American 4218 24.87%
American Indian and Alaska Native 98 0.58%
Asian 240 1.42%
Asian indian 90 0.53%
Chinese 56 0.33%
Filipino 21 0.12%
Japanese 5 0.03%
Korean 21 0.12%
Vietnamese 43 0.25%
Other Asian 4 0.02%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 5 0.03%
Native Hawaiian 4 0.02%
Guamanian or Chamorro 1 0.01%
Samoan 0 0%
Other Pacific Islander 0 0%
Some other race 84 0.5%
Two or more races 98 0.58%

Hispanic or Latino and race
Total Population 16957 100.00%
Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 179 1.06%
Mexican 79 0.47%
Puerto Rican 29 0.17%
Cuban 1 0.01%
Other Hispanic or Latino 70 0.41%
Not Hispanic or Latino 16778 98.94%
White alone 12135 71.56%

Relationship
Total Population 16957 100.00%
In households 16694 98.45%
Householder 6909 40.74%
Spouse 3181 18.76%
Child 5104 30.1%
Own child under 18 years 4023 23.72%
Other relatives 888 5.24%
Under 18 years 428 2.52%
Nonrelatives 612 3.61%
Unmarried partner 316 1.86%
In group quarters 263 1.55%
Institutionalized population 142 0.84%
Non-Institutionalized population 121 0.71%

Households by Type
Total Households 6909 100.0 %
Family households (families) 4592 66.46%
With own children under 18 years 2249 32.55%
Married-couple family 3181 46.04%
With own children under 18 years 1408 20.38%
Female householder, no husband present 1167 16.89%
With own children under 18 years 715 10.35%
Non Family households 2317 33.54%
Householder living alone 2058 29.79%
Householder 65 years and over 928 13.43%

Households with individuals under 18 years 2508 36.3%
Households with individuals 65 years and over 1932 27.96%

Average Household size 2.42
Average family size 3

Housing Occupancy
Total housing units 7595 100.00%
Occupied housing units 6909 90.97%
Vacant housing units 686 9.03%
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 26 0.34%
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.4
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 8.9

Housing Tenure
Occupied housing units 6909 100.00%
Owner-occupied housing units. 4104 59.4%
Renter-occupied housing units. 2805 40.6%

Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.49
Average household size of renter-occupied units 2.3

Based on 2000 US Census data. For more information on population visit U.S. Census Bureau, providing access to a full range of U.S. Census information and data products.

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