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This section provides a summary of economic characteristics for Roanoke City Public Schools, VA based on the 2009 American Community Survey. See related sections General Demographics, Social Characteristics and Housing Characteristics.

    -- Table/Item --ValuePercent
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over 75,488 100.0
    In labor force 46,013 61.0
        Civilian labor force 45,792 60.7
            Employed 42,693 56.6
            Unemployed 3,099 4.1
        Armed Forces 221 0.3
    Not in labor force 29,475 39.0
 
Civilian labor force 45,792 60.7
    Percent Unemployed 6.8
 
Females 16 years and over 40,956 54.3
    In labor force 23,054 30.5
        Civilian labor force 23,018 30.5
            Employed 21,766 28.8
 
Own children under 6 years 6,773 9.0
    All parents in family in labor force 4,314 5.7
 
Own children 6 to 17 years 11,403 15.1
    All parents in family in labor force 8,170 10.8
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over 41,351 100.0
    Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 33,566 81.2
    Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 4,436 10.7
    Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 1,134 2.7
    Walked 654 1.6
    Other means 598 1.4
    Worked at home 963 2.3
 
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 18.2
 
OCCUPATION
Civilian employed population 16 years and over 42,693 100.0
    Management, professional, and related occupations 12,520 29.3
    Service occupations 8,301 19.4
    Sales and office occupations 11,890 27.8
    Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 29 0.1
    Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations 3,274 7.7
    Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 6,679 15.6
 
INDUSTRY
Civilian employed population 16 years and over 42,693 100.0
    Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 102 0.2
    Construction 2,991 7.0
    Manufacturing 4,237 9.9
    Wholesale trade 1,344 3.1
    Retail trade 5,926 13.9
    Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 2,008 4.7
    Information 1,026 2.4
    Finance and insurance, & real estate & rental & leasing 3,179 7.4
    Professional, scientific & mgmt, & admin & waste mgmt services 3,826 9.0
    Educational services & health care & social assistance 10,295 24.1
    Arts, entertainment & recreation & accommodation & food services 3,982 9.3
    Other services, except public administration 2,461 5.8
    Public administration 1,316 3.1
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Civilian employed population 16 years and over 42,693 100.0
    Private wage and salary workers 35,331 82.8
    Government workers 5,553 13.0
    Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers 1,809 4.2
    Unpaid family workers 0 0.0
 
INCOME AND BENEFITS (IN 2009 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Total households 42,187 100.0
    Less than $10,000 4,824 11.4
    $10,000 to $14,999 3,410 8.1
    $15,000 to $24,999 5,955 14.1
    $25,000 to $34,999 6,515 15.4
    $35,000 to $49,999 6,724 15.9
    $50,000 to $74,999 7,562 17.9
    $75,000 to $99,999 3,522 8.3
    $100,000 to $149,999 2,442 5.8
    $150,000 to $199,999 510 1.2
    $200,000 or more 723 1.7
    Median household income (dollars) 35,811
    Mean household income (dollars) 48,981
 
    With earnings 31,041 73.6
        Mean earnings (dollars) 49,726
    With Social Security 14,230 33.7
        Mean Social Security income (dollars) 14,487
    With retirement income 7,552 17.9
        Mean retirement income (dollars) 17,316
 
    With Supplemental Security Income 2,268 5.4
        Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars) 7,046
    With cash public assistance income 1,361 3.2
        Mean cash public assistance income (dollars) 2,879
    With Food Stamp/SNAP benefits in the past 12 months 5,513 13.1
 
Families 22,944 100.0
    Less than $10,000 1,848 8.1
    $10,000 to $14,999 856 3.7
    $15,000 to $24,999 2,342 10.2
    $25,000 to $34,999 3,312 14.4
    $35,000 to $49,999 3,731 16.3
    $50,000 to $74,999 5,185 22.6
    $75,000 to $99,999 2,640 11.5
    $100,000 to $149,999 1,964 8.6
    $150,000 to $199,999 461 2.0
    $200,000 or more 605 2.6
    Median family income (dollars) 47,219
    Mean family income (dollars) 61,302
 
Per capita income (dollars) 22,883
 
Nonfamily households 19,243 83.9
    Median nonfamily income (dollars) 25,020
    Mean nonfamily income (dollars) 32,613
 
Median earnings for workers (dollars) 25,361
Median earnings for male full-time, year-round workers (dollars) 34,685
Median earnings for female full-time, year-round workers (dollars) 30,489
 
PERCENT FAMILIES & PEOPLE WITH INCOME IN PAST 12 MO BELOW POVERTY LEVEL
All families 14.5
    With related children under 18 years 24.0
        With related children under 5 years only 29.8
Married couple families 4.7
    With related children under 18 years 6.2
        With related children under 5 years only 2.5
Families with female householder, no husband present 32.7
    With related children under 18 years 41.3
        With related children under 5 years only 60.6
 
All people 18.6
Under 18 years 28.2
    Related children under 18 years 27.3
        Related children under 5 years 33.1
        Related children 5 to 17 years 24.8
18 years and over 16.0
    18 to 64 years 17.3
    65 years and over 11.1
People in families 15.9
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over 25.6
Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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