Norfolk, Virginia Neighborhood Info

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Norfolk, Virginia QuickFacts

	Norfolk, Virginia	United States
Total population	234,403	281,421,906
State	Virginia
City	norfolk

Norfolk, Virginia Population

	Norfolk, Virginia	%, Norfolk, Virginia	United States
Male	119,830	51.12%	49.06%
Female	114,573	48.88%	50.94%
Median age (years)	29.6		35.3

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	Norfolk, Virginia	%, Norfolk, Virginia	United States
18 years and over	178,051	75.96%	74.31%
21 years and over	159,797	68.17%	69.97%
62 years and over	29,316	12.51%	14.66%
65 years and over	25,532	10.89%	12.43%

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	Norfolk, Virginia	%, Norfolk, Virginia	United States
White	113,358	48.36%	75.14%
Black or African American	103,387	44.11%	12.32%
Asian	6,593	2.81%	3.64%
Some other race	5,245	2.24%	5.46%
Two or more races	5,820	2.48%	2.43%

Norfolk, Virginia Housing

	Norfolk, Virginia	%, Norfolk, Virginia	United States
Total households	86,210		105,480,101
Family households (families)	51,915	60.22%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	34,295	39.78%	31.94%

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	Norfolk, Virginia	%, Norfolk, Virginia	United States
Total housing units	94,416		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	8,206	8.69%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	86,210	91.31%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	39,238	41.56%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	46,972	49.75%	30.77%

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	Norfolk, Virginia	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	1,995	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	20,702	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	6,903	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	2,544	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	1,938	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	939	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	297	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	33	0.57%
Median (dollars)	88,400	119,600

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	Norfolk, Virginia	%, Norfolk, Virginia	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	23,677	27.46%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	25,182	29.21%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	10,578	12.27%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	10,420	12.09%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	6,552	7.6%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	9,801	11.37%	9.65%

Norfolk, Virginia Education

	Norfolk, Virginia	%, Norfolk, Virginia	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	63,867		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	3,932	6.16%	6.47%
Kindergarten	3,532	5.53%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	25,801	40.4%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	11,517	18.03%	21.38%
College or graduate school	19,085	29.88%	22.81%

Norfolk, Virginia Economy

	Norfolk, Virginia	%, Norfolk, Virginia	United States
Population 16 years and over	183,922		217,168,077
In labor force	123,360	67.07%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	96,122	52.26%	63.39%
- - Employed	87,490	47.57%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	8,632	4.69%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	9.0		5.8
- Armed Forces	27,238	14.81%	0.53%
Not in labor force	60,562	32.93%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	90,134	49.01%	51.66%
In labor force	52,620	28.61%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	48,496	26.37%	29.65%
- - Employed	43,828	23.83%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	18,495	10.06%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	11,256		12,787,501

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	Norfolk, Virginia	%, Norfolk, Virginia	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	86,178		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	12,024	13.95%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	6,883	7.99%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	14,465	16.79%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	13,470	15.63%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	15,232	17.68%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	13,402	15.55%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	5,264	6.11%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	3,318	3.85%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	915	1.06%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	1,205	1.4%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	31,815		41,994

	Norfolk, Virginia	%, Norfolk, Virginia	United States
With earnings	69,005	37.52%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	41,187		56,604
With Social Security income	20,305	11.04%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	9,895		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	4,884	2.66%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	5,503		6,320
With public assistance income	3,956	2.15%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	2,266		3,032
With retirement income	16,846	9.16%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	18,214		17,376

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