Norfolk city, Virginia

Interactive maps and statistics for Norfolk city, Virginia: income, age, education, housing, health and more, set beside Virginia and the United States.

Norfolk city, Virginia is among the lowest in the country for median age, and among the highest in the country for population per square mile (25th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Norfolk city, Virginia	Virginia	United States	Rank
Total Population	233,596	8,705,170	334,922,499	304th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$66,109	$93,170	$80,734	1526th of 3,221
Median Age	32.7	39.0	38.9	3096th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	33.5%	42.2%	35.7%	547th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$289,900	$383,700	$332,700	678th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,321	$1,579	$1,413	393rd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	16.5%	9.9%	12.5%	1019th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.7%	4.3%	5.2%	864th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	4,385.1	220.5	n/a	25th of 3,222
Foreign Born	7.9%	13.1%	14.1%	589th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	74.0	n/a	n/a	2145th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	46.3%	67.3%	65.2%	3191st of 3,222
Average Commute Time	23.0	27.3	26.4	1921st of 3,221
Worked from Home	10.2%	18.3%	15.1%	1149th of 3,222
Uninsured	9.3%	n/a	n/a	1809th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	32.9%	48.7%	46.9%	3130th of 3,222
Broadband Access	86.1%	n/a	n/a	1027th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Norfolk city, Virginia

Statistic	Norfolk city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	41.2%	58.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	10.1%	11.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	38.9%	18.3%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	3.6%	6.9%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	5.3%	4.7%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	0.6%	0.6%
Diversity Index	66.5	60.7	61.4

Age in Norfolk city, Virginia

Statistic	Norfolk city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Median Age	32.7	39.0	38.9
Under 18 %	20.3%	21.7%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	14.8%	9.3%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	18.8%	13.5%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.7%	13.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	20.4%	25.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	13.0%	16.7%	17.2%

Households and families in Norfolk city, Virginia

Statistic	Norfolk city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Households	94,965	3,365,732	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.2	2.5	2.5
Family Households	55.5%	64.8%	64.2%
Households with Children	27.0%	30.2%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	22.6%	16.1%	17.3%
People Living Alone	35.3%	28.5%	28.7%
Never Married	44.6%	33.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Norfolk city, Virginia

Statistic	Norfolk city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Per Capita Income	$39,457	$50,666	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	17.6%	12.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	18.4%	14.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	16.0%	18.1%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	7.9%	17.7%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	16.5%	9.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	33.6%	23.2%	28.2%
SNAP Households	17.0%	9.1%	n/a

Housing in Norfolk city, Virginia

Statistic	Norfolk city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Housing Units	103,524	3,684,756	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	48.9%	61.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	29.1%	18.6%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	8.3%	8.7%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,964.0	1,984.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	53.7%	32.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	32.3%	29.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,890	$2,790	n/a

Education in Norfolk city, Virginia

Statistic	Norfolk city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Less than High School	9.8%	8.4%	10.4%
High School Graduate	24.7%	23.9%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	32.1%	25.5%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	19.4%	23.7%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	14.1%	18.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Norfolk city, Virginia

Statistic	Norfolk city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Labour Force Participation	69.8%	65.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	70.6%	67.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	2.6%	2.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	5.0%	2.1%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	27.3%	23.0%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	4.6%	8.9%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	11.5%	6.1%	n/a

Origins and language in Norfolk city, Virginia

Statistic	Norfolk city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Born in State of Residence	47.7%	48.8%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	4.3%	7.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	3.6%	5.7%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	88.2%	82.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	5.9%	7.9%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	9.9%	14.3%	16.7%

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