Suffolk, Virginia Economy Profile

Official State Website URL- http://www.virginia.gov

Suffolk, Virginia Economy

12.64% Suffolk, Virginia households have a household income of between $25,000 and $34,999.17.11% Suffolk, Virginia households have a household income of between $35,000 to $49,999. Median household income in a Suffolk, Virginia household is forty-one thousand, one hundred and fifteen dollars. Suffolk, Virginia households with supplemental security income account for 3.14% of Suffolk, Virginia households. There are 1.71% households with public assistance income in Suffolk, Virginia.

72.95% of workers comprise private wage and salary workers in Suffolk, Virginia. Government workers account for twenty-two point zero two percent of Suffolk, Virginia workers. The earnings of male full-time, year-round workers, in Suffolk, Virginia are thirty-five thousand, eight hundred and fifty-two dollars. The amount of earnings of female full-time, year-round workers reaches $23,777.

sixty-three point five eight percent of population 16 years and over is in the active work force in Suffolk, Virginia. Among them 30.01% are females aged 16 and over. 19.72% of workers provide educational, health and social services. 5.66% of people provide Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services in Suffolk, Virginia.

	Suffolk, Virginia	%, Suffolk, Virginia	United States
Population 16 years and over	47,731		217,168,077
In labor force	30,345	63.58%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	28,933	60.62%	63.39%
- - Employed	27,519	57.65%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	1,414	2.96%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	4.9		5.8
- Armed Forces	1,412	2.96%	0.53%
Not in labor force	17,386	36.42%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	25,477	53.38%	51.66%
In labor force	14,324	30.01%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	14,089	29.52%	29.65%
- - Employed	13,442	28.16%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	5,244	10.99%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	3,527		12,787,501
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over	28,372		128,279,228
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone	22,815	80.41%	75.7%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled	3,900	13.75%	12.19%
Public transportation (including taxicab)	330	1.16%	4.73%
Walked	366	1.29%	2.93%
Other means	480	1.69%	1.19%
Worked at home	481	1.7%	3.26%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)	27.3	0.1%	25.5
Employed civilian population 16 years and over	27,519		129,721,512
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations	8,492	30.86%	33.65%
Service occupations	3,784	13.75%	14.86%
Sales and office occupations	6,954	25.27%	26.69%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	103	0.37%	0.73%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations	3,096	11.25%	9.45%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	5,090	18.5%	14.62%
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	241	0.88%	1.87%
Construction	2,265	8.23%	6.78%
Manufacturing	4,863	17.67%	14.1%
Wholesale trade	957	3.48%	3.6%
Retail trade	3,166	11.5%	11.73%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	1,725	6.27%	5.2%
Information	584	2.12%	3.08%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing	1,326	4.82%	6.89%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services	2,023	7.35%	9.3%
Educational, health and social services	5,426	19.72%	19.92%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services	1,558	5.66%	7.87%
Other services (except public administration)	1,141	4.15%	4.87%
Public administration	2,244	8.15%	4.79%
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers	20,075	72.95%	78.47%
Government workers	6,059	22.02%	14.59%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business	1,277	4.64%	6.63%
Unpaid family workers	108	0.39%	0.31%

	Suffolk, Virginia	%, Suffolk, Virginia	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	23,290		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	2,607	11.19%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	1,535	6.59%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	2,861	12.28%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	2,944	12.64%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	3,985	17.11%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	5,014	21.53%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	2,248	9.65%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	1,498	6.43%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	293	1.26%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	305	1.31%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	41,115		41,994
With earnings	18,840	39.47%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	50,428		56,604
With Social Security income	6,106	12.79%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	10,120		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	1,500	3.14%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	5,718		6,320
With public assistance income	817	1.71%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	2,501		3,032
With retirement income	4,814	10.09%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	14,341		17,376
Families	17,760		72,261,780
Less than $10,000	1,293	7.28%	5.75%
$10,000 to $14,999	867	4.88%	4.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	1,948	10.97%	10.74%
$25,000 to $34,999	2,089	11.76%	12.02%
$35,000 to $49,999	3,230	18.19%	17.13%
$50,000 to $74,999	4,371	24.61%	22.32%
$75,000 to $99,999	2,061	11.6%	12.47%
$100,000 to $149,999	1,349	7.6%	9.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	274	1.54%	2.75%
$200,000 or more	278	1.57%	2.92%
Median family income (dollars)	47,342		50,046
Per capita income (dollars)	18,836		21,587
Median earnings (dollars):
Male full-time, year-round workers	35,852		37,057
Female full-time, year-round workers	23,777		27,194
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)
Families	1,914		6,620,945
With related children under 18 years	1,533	80.09%	77.87%
- With related children under 5 years	597	31.19%	38.7%
Families with female householder, no husband present	1,381		3,315,916
With related children under 18 years	1,206	87.33%	88.68%
- With related children under 5 years	448	32.44%	42.27%
Individuals	8,264		33,899,812
18 years and over	5,021	60.76%	65.35%
- 65 years and over	761	9.21%	9.7%
Related children under 18 years	3,158	38.21%	33.59%
- Related children 5 to 17 years	2,338	28.29%	23.52%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over	2,026	24.52%	31.63%

• Home
• Sell a Home
• Buy a Home
• Services
• Information
• My Fizber