Suffolk city, Virginia

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Key figures

Statistic	Suffolk city, Virginia	Virginia	United States	Rank
Total Population	98,796	8,705,170	334,922,499	629th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$92,666	$93,170	$80,734	258th of 3,221
Median Age	38.7	39.0	38.9	2452nd of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	33.3%	42.2%	35.7%	557th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$347,400	$383,700	$332,700	430th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,563	$1,579	$1,413	211th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	9.4%	9.9%	12.5%	2562nd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.0%	4.3%	5.2%	1262nd of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	247.5	220.5	n/a	569th of 3,222
Foreign Born	4.4%	13.1%	14.1%	1124th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	76.0	n/a	n/a	1459th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	70.7%	67.3%	65.2%	2217th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	30.2	27.3	26.4	486th of 3,221
Worked from Home	10.7%	18.3%	15.1%	1039th of 3,222
Uninsured	6.8%	n/a	n/a	2580th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	49.0%	48.7%	46.9%	1674th of 3,222
Broadband Access	86.7%	n/a	n/a	892nd of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Suffolk city, Virginia

Statistic	Suffolk city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	45.8%	58.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5.2%	11.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	41.6%	18.3%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	1.8%	6.9%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.6%	4.7%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.9%	0.6%	0.6%
Diversity Index	61.2	60.7	61.4

Age in Suffolk city, Virginia

Statistic	Suffolk city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Median Age	38.7	39.0	38.9
Under 18 %	23.6%	21.7%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.9%	9.3%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	13.4%	13.5%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	14.0%	13.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.8%	25.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	15.3%	16.7%	17.2%

Households and families in Suffolk city, Virginia

Statistic	Suffolk city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Households	37,908	3,365,732	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.6	2.5	2.5
Family Households	68.1%	64.8%	64.2%
Households with Children	32.9%	30.2%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	19.1%	16.1%	17.3%
People Living Alone	26.8%	28.5%	28.7%
Never Married	32.6%	33.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Suffolk city, Virginia

Statistic	Suffolk city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Per Capita Income	$45,819	$50,666	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	11.1%	12.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	16.0%	14.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	21.4%	18.1%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	12.9%	17.7%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	9.4%	9.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	23.1%	23.2%	28.2%
SNAP Households	10.0%	9.1%	n/a

Housing in Suffolk city, Virginia

Statistic	Suffolk city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Housing Units	40,499	3,684,756	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	72.2%	61.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	13.8%	18.6%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	6.4%	8.7%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,996.0	1,984.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	29.3%	32.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	33.7%	29.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$3,229	$2,790	n/a

Education in Suffolk city, Virginia

Statistic	Suffolk city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Less than High School	8.8%	8.4%	10.4%
High School Graduate	25.2%	23.9%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	32.7%	25.5%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	20.3%	23.7%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	13.1%	18.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Suffolk city, Virginia

Statistic	Suffolk city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Labour Force Participation	65.3%	65.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	79.0%	67.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.2%	2.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	0.9%	2.1%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	15.4%	23.0%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	8.5%	8.9%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	5.0%	6.1%	n/a

Origins and language in Suffolk city, Virginia

Statistic	Suffolk city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Born in State of Residence	58.7%	48.8%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	2.6%	7.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.8%	5.7%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	93.7%	82.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	3.1%	7.9%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	4.9%	14.3%	16.7%

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