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Census Tract 655, Suffolk, VA

3,470 Population
0.7 square miles 4,629.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

36.3 ±4.4 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Suffolk: 38.7 ±0.3
  • a little less than the figure in Suffolk city: 38.7 ±0.3
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Virginia: 39 ±0.1

Economics

$21,195 ±$3,673 Per capita income
  • about half the amount in Suffolk: $45,819 ±$1,874
  • about half the amount in Suffolk city: $45,819 ±$1,874
  • about two-fifths of the amount in Virginia: $50,666 ±$254
$44,589 ±$7,774 Median household income
  • about half the amount in Suffolk: $92,666 ±$3,881
  • about half the amount in Suffolk city: $92,666 ±$3,881
  • about half the amount in Virginia: $93,170 ±$458

16.5% ±8% (573  ±287) Persons below poverty line
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Suffolk: 9.4% † 9,186 (±1.2% / ±1,199)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Suffolk city: 9.4% † 9,186 (±1.2% / ±1,199)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Virginia: 9.9% 837,363 (±0.2% / ±13,899)

27.5 minutes ±3.8 (34,170  ±7,840) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Suffolk: 30.2 1,287,245 (±0.4 / ±39,157)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Suffolk city: 30.2 1,287,245 (±0.4 / ±39,157)
  • about the same as the figure in Virginia: 27.3 96,596,530 (±0.1 / ±539,621)

Families

1,234 ±201 Number of households
  • Suffolk: 37,908 ±357
  • Suffolk city: 37,908 ±357
  • Virginia: 3,365,732 ±7,402
2.8 ±0.6 (3,462  ±405) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Suffolk: 2.6 97,874 (±0 / ±26)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Suffolk city: 2.6 97,874 (±0 / ±26)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Virginia: 2.5 8,469,077

1.8% ±2.7% (17  ±26) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Suffolk: 6.4% † 1,501 (±1.3% / ±303)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Suffolk city: 6.4% † 1,501 (±1.3% / ±303)
  • about one-third of the rate in Virginia: 5% 102,021 (±0.2% / ±2,978)

Housing

1,350 ±194 Number of housing units
  • Suffolk: 40,499 ±51
  • Suffolk city: 40,499 ±51
  • Virginia: 3,684,756 ±486

$209,500 ±$27,133 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Suffolk: $347,400 ±$5,812
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Suffolk city: $347,400 ±$5,812
  • about half the amount in Virginia: $383,700 ±$1,024

8.8% ±5% (298  ±173.2) Moved since previous year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Suffolk: 11.8% † 11,533 (±1.3% / ±1,254.5)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Suffolk city: 11.8% † 11,533 (±1.3% / ±1,254.5)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Virginia: 13.1% 1,126,399 (±0.2% / ±13,158)

Social

71.3% ±9.3% (1,590  ±316.8) High school grad or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Suffolk: 91.2% 61,743 (±2.4% / ±1,612.2)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Suffolk city: 91.2% 61,743 (±2.4% / ±1,612.2)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Virginia: 91.6% 5,501,058 (±0.3% / ±19,683.4)
7.9% ±4% (176  ±92.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Suffolk: 33.3% 22,573 (±1.4% / ±938.8)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Suffolk city: 33.3% 22,573 (±1.4% / ±938.8)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Virginia: 42.2% 2,532,890 (±0.2% / ±12,158.7)

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

4.1% ±3.6% (142  ±127) Foreign-born population
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Suffolk: 4.5% 4,396
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Suffolk city: 4.5% 4,396
  • about one-third of the rate in Virginia: 13.1% 1,142,826

6.9% ±2.3% (178  ±65) Population with veteran status
  • about half the rate in Suffolk: 15.4% 11,128 (±0.9% / ±659)
  • about half the rate in Suffolk city: 15.4% 11,128 (±0.9% / ±659)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Virginia: 9.4% 629,500 (±0.1% / ±6,297)
178 Total veterans ±65 168 Male ±69 10 Female ±18

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