Last official estimated population of Roanoke city was 96,812 (year 2014)[1]. This was 0.03% of total US population and 1.2% of total Virginia state population. Area of Roanoke city is 42.9 mi² (=111 km²), in this year population density was 2,258.43 p/mi². If population growth rate would be same as in period 2010-2014 (-0.06%/yr), Roanoke city population in 2026 would be 96,155 [0].
Historical population of Roanoke city for period 1900-2014 [1] , [2] , [3]:
Estimated population for 2014[1]. Population density is in p./sq.mi [4]. Changes are for period 2010-2015. Value is %/year. Boundary lines are approx. 2012 [5]. Click on flag to hide it.
Population • Density • Changes • Legends • Position

[1900-1910] +4.96 %/yr
[1910-1920] +3.84 %/yr
[1920-1930] +3.13 %/yr
[1930-1940] +0.01 %/yr
[1940-1950] +2.87 %/yr
[1950-1960] +0.55 %/yr
[1960-1970] -0.53 %/yr
[1970-1980] +0.85 %/yr
[1980-1990] -0.38 %/yr
[1990-2000] -0.15 %/yr
[2000-2005] -0.23 %/yr
[2005-2010] +0.65 %/yr
[2010-2014] -0.06 %/yr
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Population of Roanoke city by age groups male (M) and female (F)[1b]
| Age Gr. | (M) | (F) | Total |
| 0 to 4 | 3647 | 3508 | 7,155 |
| 5 to 9 | 3242 | 3098 | 6,340 |
| 10 to 14 | 2742 | 2657 | 5,399 |
| 15 to 19 | 2449 | 2381 | 4,830 |
| 20 to 24 | 3196 | 3452 | 6,648 |
| 25 to 29 | 3807 | 4188 | 7,995 |
| 30 to 34 | 3670 | 3665 | 7,335 |
| 35 to 39 | 3098 | 3117 | 6,215 |
| 40 to 44 | 3075 | 3161 | 6,236 |
| 45 to 49 | 3197 | 3188 | 6,385 |
| 50 to 54 | 3318 | 3561 | 6,879 |
| 55 to 59 | 3292 | 3593 | 6,885 |
| 60 to 64 | 2884 | 3472 | 6,356 |
| 65 to 69 | 2176 | 2727 | 4,903 |
| 70 to 74 | 1384 | 1818 | 3,202 |
| 75 to 79 | 893 | 1410 | 2,303 |
| 80 to 84 | 657 | 1180 | 1,837 |
| 85+ | 743 | 1782 | 2,525 |
Roanoke city resident population estimates by Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin[1b]. For full list of abbrevations see: population.us/about page.
| Race | Male | Female | Total |
| NH | 44255 | 49292 | 93,547 |
| WAC | 32535 | 35036 | 67,571 |
| WA | 31272 | 33787 | 65,059 |
| NHWAC | 29834 | 32821 | 62,655 |
| NHWA | 28709 | 31677 | 60,386 |
| BAC | 14499 | 16360 | 30,859 |
| NHBAC | 14060 | 15975 | 30,035 |
| BA | 13473 | 15334 | 28,807 |
| NHBA | 13135 | 15020 | 28,155 |
| H | 3215 | 2666 | 5,881 |
| HWAC | 2701 | 2215 | 4,916 |
| HWA | 2563 | 2110 | 4,673 |
| AAC | 1326 | 1475 | 2,801 |
| TOM | 1387 | 1391 | 2,778 |
| NHAAC | 1271 | 1426 | 2,697 |
| NHTOM | 1236 | 1282 | 2,518 |
| AA | 1074 | 1227 | 2,301 |
| NHAA | 1043 | 1192 | 2,235 |
| IAC | 509 | 504 | 1,013 |
| HBAC | 439 | 385 | 824 |
| NHIAC | 346 | 389 | 735 |
| HBA | 338 | 314 | 652 |
| IA | 234 | 176 | 410 |
| HIAC | 163 | 115 | 278 |
| HTOM | 151 | 109 | 260 |
| NHIA | 117 | 97 | 214 |
| HIA | 117 | 79 | 196 |
| NAC | 70 | 75 | 145 |
| HAAC | 55 | 49 | 104 |
| NHNAC | 47 | 53 | 100 |
| NA | 30 | 43 | 73 |
| HAA | 31 | 35 | 66 |
| HNAC | 23 | 22 | 45 |
| NHNA | 15 | 24 | 39 |
| HNA | 15 | 19 | 34 |
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[0] Calculated by population.us from last known population growth rate, not official data.
[1] County population - 2014, archived from the original, retrieved 02/23/2016
[1b] Annual County Resident Population Estimates by Age, Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin, (used only data for 2014) archived from the original, retrieved 02/23/2016
[2] County population - 2000-2010, archived from the original, retrieved 02/23/2016
[3] Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790 to 1992, PDF, 15 Mb, census.gov, retrieved 02/23/2016
[4] County area, latitude longitude data, retrieved 02/23/2016
[5] County boundaries, CSV files on boundaries.us, retrived 03/18/2016
See note C33 Virginia Notes
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