Community Health Needs Assessment
Secondary Data Demographics and Socioeconomic Status Population, gender, race and age From 2000 to 2010, the Roanoke MSA experienced a 7.1% increase in its population, with the greatest growth occurring in Franklin County (18.8%). The city of Roanoke experienced its first growth in the population (2.2%) in the past two decades. In comparison, Virginia experienced a 13.0% increase in its population and there was a 9.7% increase in the United States as a whole.4 There are currently 97,032 residents in the city of Roanoke and 308,707 in the MSA.5 Population projections for 2010 to 2030 predict continued growth in the MSA, especially in Botetourt, Franklin and Roanoke Counties, but a decrease in growth in the city.6
Population Change Estimates, 2010 – 2030 (Virginia Employment Commission, 2007, http://www.vawc.virginia.gov/gsipub/index.asp?docid=359) % Change 2010 - 2030 Virginia 8,001,024 8,917,396 9,825,019 23% Botetourt County 33,148 35,756 38,437 16% Craig County 5,190 5,238 5,311 2% Franklin County 56,159 57,347 62,443 11% Roanoke City 97,032 88,503 88,495 -9% Roanoke County 92,376 99,048 105,889 15% Salem City 24,802 24,145 24,143 -3% Roanoke MSA 308,707 310,037 324,718 5% Geography
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In this study, five-year population estimates are used when comparing statistics for the MSA, the city of Roanoke and the northwest and the southeast MUAs of the city. From 2006-2010, a total of 35,851 residents lived in the city’s MUAs, accounting for 37.4% of the city’s population as a whole. The northwest MUA is the most densely populated section of the city, with a population of 27,235 individuals (28.4% of the population), while 8,616 individuals live in the southeast MUA (9.0% of the population in the city). 7 In the MSA and in the city of Roanoke, 52% of the population is female and 48.2% is male.8 4
U.S. Census Bureau, QuickFacts, 2011 U.S. Census Bureau, QuickFacts, 2011 6 Virginia Employment Commission, County Profiles, Source: US Census Bureau, 2007 7 U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2006-2010 8 U.S. Census, Table QT-P1, Age Groups and Sex, 2010 5
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