Suffolk, Virginia Neighborhood Info

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Suffolk, Virginia QuickFacts

	Suffolk, Virginia	United States
Total population	63,677	281,421,906
State	Virginia
City	suffolk

Suffolk, Virginia Population

	Suffolk, Virginia	%, Suffolk, Virginia	United States
Male	30,410	47.76%	49.06%
Female	33,267	52.24%	50.94%
Median age (years)	36.0		35.3

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	Suffolk, Virginia	%, Suffolk, Virginia	United States
18 years and over	45,944	72.15%	74.31%
21 years and over	43,869	68.89%	69.97%
62 years and over	8,738	13.72%	14.66%
65 years and over	7,268	11.41%	12.43%

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	Suffolk, Virginia	%, Suffolk, Virginia	United States
White	34,271	53.82%	75.14%
Black or African American	27,718	43.53%	12.32%
Asian	491	0.77%	3.64%
Some other race	439	0.69%	5.46%
Two or more races	758	1.19%	2.43%

Suffolk, Virginia Housing

	Suffolk, Virginia	%, Suffolk, Virginia	United States
Total households	23,283		105,480,101
Family households (families)	17,730	76.15%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	5,553	23.85%	31.94%

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	Suffolk, Virginia	%, Suffolk, Virginia	United States
Total housing units	24,704		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	1,421	5.75%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	23,283	94.25%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	16,815	68.07%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	6,468	26.18%	30.77%

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	Suffolk, Virginia	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	1,539	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	5,094	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	4,616	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	1,730	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	1,305	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	317	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	71	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	7	0.57%
Median (dollars)	107,300	119,600

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	Suffolk, Virginia	%, Suffolk, Virginia	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	3,929	16.87%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	6,701	28.78%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	3,732	16.03%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	3,675	15.78%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	2,579	11.08%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	2,667	11.45%	9.65%

Suffolk, Virginia Education

	Suffolk, Virginia	%, Suffolk, Virginia	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	17,697		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	1,196	6.76%	6.47%
Kindergarten	972	5.49%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	8,674	49.01%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	3,726	21.05%	21.38%
College or graduate school	3,129	17.68%	22.81%

Suffolk, Virginia Economy

	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

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	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

	Suffolk, Virginia	%, Suffolk, Virginia	United States
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

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