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Norfolk city, Norfolk city, VA

233,596 Population
53.3 square miles 4,384.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

32.7 ±0.2 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Norfolk city: 32.7 ±0.2
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Virginia: 39 ±0.1
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$39,457 ±$1,045 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Norfolk city: $39,457 ±$1,045
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Virginia: $50,666 ±$254
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$66,109 ±$1,785 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in Norfolk city: $66,109 ±$1,785
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Virginia: $93,170 ±$458
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

16.5% ±1% (35,319  ±2,176) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in Norfolk city: 16.5% 35,319 (±1% / ±2,176)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Virginia: 9.9% 837,363 (±0.2% / ±13,899)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

23 minutes ±0.6 (2,572,470  ±74,142) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Norfolk city: 23 2,572,470 (±0.6 / ±74,142)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Virginia: 27.3 96,596,530 (±0.1 / ±539,621)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

94,965 ±721 Number of households
  • Norfolk city: 94,965 ±721
  • Virginia: 3,365,732 ±7,402
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.3 ±0 (214,031  ±581) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Norfolk city: 2.3 214,031 (±0 / ±581)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Virginia: 2.5 8,469,077
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

5.3% ±0.8% (3,152  ±475) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in Norfolk city: 5.3% † 3,152 (±0.8% / ±475)
  • a little higher than the rate in Virginia: 5% 102,021 (±0.2% / ±2,978)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

103,524 ±282 Number of housing units
  • Norfolk city: 103,524 ±282
  • Virginia: 3,684,756 ±486
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$289,900 ±$5,479 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in Norfolk city: $289,900 ±$5,479
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Virginia: $383,700 ±$1,024
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

19.5% ±1% (45,011  ±2,294.7) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in Norfolk city: 19.5% 45,011 (±1% / ±2,294.7)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Virginia: 13.1% 1,126,399 (±0.2% / ±13,158)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

90.2% ±1.8% (136,807  ±2,791.1) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Norfolk city: 90.2% 136,807 (±1.8% / ±2,791.1)
  • about the same as the rate in Virginia: 91.6% 5,501,058 (±0.3% / ±19,683.4)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
33.5% ±1.1% (50,734  ±1,616.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Norfolk city: 33.5% 50,734 (±1.1% / ±1,616.3)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Virginia: 42.2% 2,532,890 (±0.2% / ±12,158.7)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

7.9% (18,511  ±1,258) Foreign-born population
  • about the same as the rate in Norfolk city: 7.9% 18,511
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Virginia: 13.1% 1,142,826
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

14.2% ±0.7% (22,955  ±1,172) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in Norfolk city: 14.2% 22,955 (±0.7% / ±1,172)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Virginia: 9.4% 629,500 (±0.1% / ±6,297)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
22,955 Total veterans ±1,172 18,252 Male ±932 4,703 Female ±532

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