Editing Roanoke, Virginia (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1880 = 669
| 1890 = 16159
| 1900 = 21495
| 1910 = 34874
| 1920 = 50842
| 1930 = 69206
| 1940 = 69287
| 1950 = 91921
| 1960 = 97110
| 1970 = 92115
| 1980 = 100220
| 1990 = 96397
| 2000 = 94911
| 2010 = 97032
| 2020 = 100011
| align-fn = center
| footnote = Sources: 1880{{endash}}1950<ref name="DecennialCensus"/><br />1960{{endash}}1980<ref>{{cite web |url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015078833822&seq=19 |title=Census of Population: 1980 |publisher=US Census Bureau |access-date=August 2, 2023 |archive-date=August 6, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230806025108/https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015078833822&seq=19 |url-status=live}}</ref> <br />1990-2000<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=January 6, 2014 |archive-date=December 18, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141218203824/http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |url-status=live}}</ref> 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2/> 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2/>
}}

===2020 census===
At the 2020 [[census]], there were 100,011 people residing in 44,411 households in the city, 21,199 of which housed families. The population density was {{convert|2,352.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 55.94% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 27.07% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.21% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 2.46% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.04% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.52% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 5.26% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 8.48% of the population.<ref name="2020CensusP2"/>

Among the city's households, 25.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them. 30.4% were married couples living together, while 37.4% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. In total, 42.3% were non-families. 38.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. 24.0% of the population were under the age of 20, and 17.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39.1 years.<ref name="2020CensusP2"/>

According to the unofficial [[American Community Survey]], the [[median household income]] in Roanoke was $45,664, and the median family income was $55,345. The per capita income was $29,585. About 20.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 29.2% of those under age 18 and 12.3% of those age 65 or over.<ref>{{Cite web |title=S0601: Selected Characteristics of the Total and Native Populations of the United States - Roanoke city, Virginia |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST1Y2022.S0601?g=160XX00US5168000 |website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=December 20, 2023}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Roanoke city, Virginia – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Roanoke city, Virginia|url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=1600000US5168000&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=February 25, 2024}}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Roanoke city, Virginia|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=1600000US5168000&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=February 25, 2024}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Roanoke city, Virginia|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=1600000US5168000&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=February 25, 2024}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|65,256
|60,042
|style='background: #ffffe6; |55,951
|68.75%
|61.88%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |55.94%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|25,220
|27,256
|style='background: #ffffe6; |27,077
|26.57%
|28.09%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |27.07%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|178
|198
|style='background: #ffffe6; |211
|0.19%
|0.20%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.21%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|1,088
|1,676
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2,462
|1.15%
|1.73%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.46%
|-
|[[Native Hawaiian]] or [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|21
|36
|style='background: #ffffe6; |42
|0.02%
|0.04%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.04%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|185
|199
|style='background: #ffffe6; |523
|0.19%
|0.21%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.52%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|1,558
|2,280
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5,261
|1.64%
|2.35%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5.26%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|1,405
|5,345
|style='background: #ffffe6; |8,484
|1.48%
|5.51%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |8.48%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''94,911'''
|'''97,032'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100,011'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}