Roanoke metropolitan area

The Roanoke Metropolitan Statistical Area is a Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) in Virginia as defined by the United States Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The Roanoke MSA is sometimes referred to as the Roanoke Valley, even though the Roanoke MSA occupies a larger area than the Roanoke Valley. As of the 2000 census, the MSA had a population of 288,309 (though a July 1, 2007 estimate placed the population at 296,532). [cite web | url = http://www.census.gov/popest/metro/tables/2007/CBSA-EST2007-01.csv | title = Annual Estimates of the Population of Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2007 (CBSA-EST2007-01) | format = CSV | work = 2007 Population Estimates | publisher = United States Census Bureau, Population Division | date = 2008-03-27 | accessdate = 2008-09-03]

MSA components

"Note: Since a state constitutional change in 1871, all cities in Virginia are independent cities that are not located in any county. The OMB considers these independent cities to be county-equivalents for the purpose of defining MSAs in Virginia."

Four counties and two independent cities are included in the Roanoke Metropolitan Statistical Area. [cite web | url = http://www.census.gov/population/www/metroareas/lists/2007/List4.txt | title = Metropolitan Statistical Areas and Components| format = TXT | work = Metropolitan statistical areas and metropolitan divisions defined by the Office of Management and Budget, November 2007 | publisher = United States Census Bureau, Population Division | date = 2008-06-24 | accessdate = 2008-09-03]

*Counties
**Botetourt
**Craig
**Franklin
**Roanoke

*Independent Cities
**Roanoke
**Salem

Communities

Places with more than 90,000 inhabitants

*Roanoke (Principal city)

Places with 10,000 to 30,000 inhabitants

*Cave Spring (census-designated place)
*Hollins (census-designated place)
*Salem

Places with 1,000 to 10,000 inhabitants

*Blue Ridge (census-designated place)
*Buchanan
*Cloverdale (census-designated place)
*Daleville (census-designated place)
*Ferrum (census-designated place)
*Laymantown (census-designated place)
*North Shore (census-designated place)
*Rocky Mount
*Vinton

Places with less than 1,000 inhabitants

*Boones Mill
*Fincastle
*New Castle
*Penhook (census-designated place)
*Troutville
*Union Hall (census-designated place)
*Westlake Corner (census-designated place)

Unincorporated places

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 288,309 people, 119,366 households, and 80,009 families residing within the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was 84.96% White, 12.21% African American, 0.17% Native American, 1.05% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.47% from other races, and 1.12% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.13% of the population.

The median income for a household in the MSA was $40,251, and the median income for a family was $47,248. Males had a median income of $32,294 versus $23,427 for females. The per capita income for the MSA was $20,390.

ee also

*List of U.S. Metropolitan Statistical Areas in Virginia
*Virginia census statistical areas

References