Population: 233,596
Households: 94,965
Average household size: 2.25
Median age: 32.7 years
Median household income: $66,109
Housing units: 103,524

Population comparison

2020 Census238,005

2024 estimate233,596

Change−1.9%

Population: 233,596
Median age: 32.7 years
Male: 118,334
Female: 115,262

Median age by sex

Male median age: 31.1 years
Female median age: 34.5 years

Age by sexPopulation distribution

7,633Under 57,341

16,5295–1716,033

19,74418–2414,716

23,50225–3420,352

15,24935–4414,505

10,71145–5411,499

11,94755–6413,395

13,01965+17,421

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5–17

Male

5–9: 7,269
10–14: 5,782
15–17: 3,478

Female

5–9: 6,418
10–14: 6,143
15–17: 3,472

18–24

Male

18–19: 4,404
20: 3,518
21: 3,377
22–24: 8,445

Female

18–19: 3,964
20: 2,762
21: 2,018
22–24: 5,972

25–34

Male

25–29: 12,679
30–34: 10,823

Female

25–29: 10,642
30–34: 9,710

35–44

Male

35–39: 8,379
40–44: 6,870

Female

35–39: 7,728
40–44: 6,777

45–54

Male

45–49: 5,368
50–54: 5,343

Female

45–49: 5,587
50–54: 5,912

55–64

Male

55–59: 5,906
60–61: 2,323
62–64: 3,718

Female

55–59: 6,434
60–61: 2,948
62–64: 4,013

65+

Male

65–66: 2,233
67–69: 2,836
70–74: 3,587
75–79: 2,303
80–84: 1,283
85+: 777

Female

65–66: 2,874
67–69: 3,149
70–74: 4,499
75–79: 3,280
80–84: 1,692
85+: 1,927

RaceMutually exclusive counts

White alone: 100,96643.2%
Black alone: 92,43239.6%
Two or more races: 20,9469.0%
Some other race: 8,9393.8%
Asian alone: 8,5443.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native: 1,5440.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 2250.1%

Derived from published counts

Ethnicity

Hispanic or Latino: 23,691
White, not Hispanic: 96,188

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity and White, not Hispanic are reported separately from race.

Family households: 52,688
Married-couple share: 59.2%
With children: 48.7%

Household sizeShare of households

33,56035.3%

1 person

31,57633.3%

2 people

13,67514.4%

3 people

9,95010.5%

4 people

6,2046.5%

5+ people

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5+ people

5 People: 4,062
6 People: 1,155
7 Plus People: 987

Family householdsEach subgroup is compared with its parent

All family households52,688

Married-couple families31,20559.2% of family households

With children: 11,46536.7%
Without children: 19,74063.3%

Other families21,48340.8% of family households

Male householder: 5,26524.5%
Female householder: 16,21875.5%

Family households values
Group	Value	Share of parent
All family households	52,688	Not applicable
Married-couple families	31,205	59.2%
With children	11,465	36.7%
Without children	19,740	63.3%
Other families	21,483	40.8%
Male householder	5,265	24.5%
Female householder	16,218	75.5%

Median household: $66,109
Median family: $83,527
Per capita: $39,457

Household incomeShare of households

16,67817.6%

Under $25k

19,31220.3%

$25–49k

17,47918.4%

$50–74k

11,67412.3%

$75–99k

15,15316.0%

$100–149k

7,1487.5%

$150–199k

7,5217.9%

$200k+

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Under $25k

Under $10,000: 5,939
$10,000–$14,999: 3,791
$15,000–$19,999: 3,036
$20,000–$24,999: 3,912

$25–49k

$25,000–$29,999: 3,349
$30,000–$34,999: 3,867
$35,000–$39,999: 3,999
$40,000–$44,999: 4,081
$45,000–$49,999: 4,016

$50–74k

$50,000–$59,999: 7,430
$60,000–$74,999: 10,049

$100–149k

$100,000–$124,999: 9,473
$125,000–$149,999: 5,680

Education universe: 151,600
High school or higher: 90.2%
Bachelor’s or higher: 33.5%

Educational attainmentAttainment distribution

4,7453.1%

Less than 9th grade

10,0486.6%

Grades 9–12, no diploma

37,42424.7%

High school or equivalent

36,09523.8%

Some college, no degree

12,5548.3%

Associate degree

29,37519.4%

Bachelor’s degree

21,35914.1%

Graduate or professional

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Less than 9th grade

No Schooling: 2,731
Nursery School: 37
Kindergarten: 49
First Grade: 5
Second Grade: 129
Third Grade: 24
Fourth Grade: 85
Fifth Grade: 178
Sixth Grade: 551
Seventh Grade: 249
Eighth Grade: 707

Grades 9–12, no diploma

Ninth Grade: 1,738
Tenth Grade: 2,070
Eleventh Grade: 2,588
Twelfth No Diploma: 3,652

High school or equivalent

Regular High School Diploma: 29,757
Ged Or Alternative Credential: 7,667

Some college, no degree

Some College Under 1 Year: 12,680
Some College 1 Or More Years No Degree: 23,415

Graduate or professional

Masters Degree: 14,846
Professional School Degree: 4,004
Doctorate Degree: 2,509

Educational attainment values
Category	Value
Less than 9th grade	4,745
Grades 9–12, no diploma	10,048
High school or equivalent	37,424
Some college, no degree	36,095
Associate degree	12,554
Bachelor’s degree	29,375
Graduate or professional	21,359

Marital status by sexMale and Female

2,2587,108

Widowed

9,40013,932

Divorced

1,7102,227

Separated

39,08035,233

Now Married

46,91239,087

Never Married

5,4775,263

Married Spouse Absent

33,60329,970

Married Spouse Present

Marital status by sex values
Category	Male	Female
Widowed	2,258	7,108
Divorced	9,400	13,932
Separated	1,710	2,227
Now Married	39,080	35,233
Never Married	46,912	39,087
Married Spouse Absent	5,477	5,263
Married Spouse Present	33,603	29,970

Median home value: $289,900
Median gross rent: $1,321

Housing tenure

Owner: 44,00046.3%
Renter: 50,96553.7%

Housing occupancy

Occupied: 94,96591.7%
Vacant: 8,5598.3%

Derived from published counts

Owner financing

Owners with mortgage: 31,692
Owners without mortgage: 12,308

Vacancy reason

For rent2,375

27.7%

For sale701

8.2%

Rented, not occupied616

7.2%

Sold, not occupied337

3.9%

Seasonal507

5.9%

Migrant workers25

0.3%

Other3,998

46.7%

Structure type

Detached50,630

48.9%

Attached7,798

7.5%

2–4 units14,210

13.7%

5–19 units16,490

15.9%

20+ units13,602

13.1%

Mobile or other794

0.8%

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2–4 units

Structure 2 Units: 6,319
Structure 3–4 Units: 7,891

5–19 units

Structure 5–9 Units: 9,890
Structure 10–19 Units: 6,600

20+ units

Structure 20–49 Units: 4,611
Structure 50 Plus Units: 8,991

Mobile or other

Structure Mobile Home: 717
Structure Boat Rv Van Other: 77

Year builtHousing units by period

45,94644.4%

Before 1960

23,80523.0%

1960–79

17,03416.5%

1980–99

15,46314.9%

2000–19

1,2761.2%

2020+

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Before 1960

1939 Earlier: 15,894
1940–1949: 10,111
1950–1959: 19,941

1960–79

1960–1969: 13,319
1970–1979: 10,486

1980–99

1980–1989: 10,819
1990–1999: 6,215

2000–19

2000–2009: 7,203
2010–2019: 8,260

Move-in periodOwner and Renter

Before 1990

6,420

572

1990s

5,292

753

2000s

7,591

2,896

2010s

15,081

22,146

2020–22

8,331

18,661

2023+

1,285

5,937

Home valueOwner-occupied homes

2,1644.9%

Under $100k

14,38532.7%

$100–249k

20,95647.6%

$250–499k

3,4017.7%

$500–749k

1,7584.0%

$750–999k

8301.9%

$1–1.49m

5061.1%

$1.5m+

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Under $100k

Under 10000: 518
10000–14999: 150
15000–19999: 253
20000–24999: 180
25000–29999: 206
30000–34999: 209
35000–39999: 83
40000–49999: 37
50000–59999: 44
60000–69999: 158
70000–79999: 61
80000–89999: 147
90000–99999: 118

$100–249k

100000–124999: 1,044
125000–149999: 1,159
150000–174999: 2,076
175000–199999: 2,341
200000–249999: 7,765

$250–499k

250000–299999: 6,830
300000–399999: 9,630
400000–499999: 4,496

$1.5m+

1500000–1999999: 198
2000000+: 308

Gross rentRenter-occupied homes

Under $5004,089

8.2%

$500–9998,274

16.5%

$1,000–1,49918,528

37.0%

$1,500–1,99912,219

24.4%

$2,000–2,4994,515

9.0%

$2,500–2,9991,796

3.6%

$3,000+708

1.4%

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Under $500

Under 100: 374
100–149: 119
150–199: 145
200–249: 618
250–299: 1,089
300–349: 634
350–399: 335
400–449: 220
450–499: 555

$500–999

500–549: 429
550–599: 317
600–649: 343
650–699: 582
700–749: 787
750–799: 591
800–899: 1,804
900–999: 3,421

$1,000–1,499

1000–1249: 10,372
1250–1499: 8,156

$3,000+

3000–3499: 307
3500+: 401

Vehicle availabilityOwner and Renter

No vehicle

1,246

9,697

1 vehicle

12,809

25,760

2 vehicles

19,025

11,871

3 vehicles

7,747

2,807

4 vehicles

2,286

566

5+ vehicles

887

264

Workers age 16+: 124,521
Average commute: 23 min

Travel mode

Drive alone: 87,87370.6%Derived from published counts
Carpool: 11,8789.5%Derived from published counts
Public transit: 3,2422.6%Derived from published counts
Walk or bicycle: 6,8875.5%Derived from published counts
Work from home: 12,65310.2%Derived from published counts
Other: 1,9881.6%Derived from published counts

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Walk or bicycle

Walked: 6,192
Bicycle: 695

Other

Other Transportation: 1,399
Motorcycle: 426
Taxi Or Ride Hailing: 163

Commute timeWorkers by travel time

30,49927.3%

Under 15 min

50,17244.8%

15–29 min

21,32319.1%

30–44 min

4,7744.3%

45–59 min

5,1004.6%

60+ min

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Under 15 min

Under 5: 2,812
5–9: 10,088
10–14: 17,599

15–29 min

15–19: 20,937
20–24: 20,243
25–29: 8,992

30–44 min

30–34: 16,260
35–39: 2,553
40–44: 2,510

60+ min

60–89: 2,769
90+: 2,331

Population age 16+: 190,715
Civilian labor force: 109,130
Employed: 102,915
Unemployed: 6,215
Unemployment rate: 5.7%
Poverty universe: 214,071
Persons below poverty: 35,319
Gini index: 0.47
White-collar workers: 62,735
Blue-collar workers: 20,897

Occupation by sexMale and Female

Service Occupations

8,301

10,982

Sales Office Occupations

7,283

14,258

Management Business Science Arts

18,165

23,029

Production Transportation Material Moving

8,957

3,437

Natural Resources Construction Maintenance

8,043

460

Occupation by sex values
Category	Male	Female
Service Occupations	8,301	10,982
Sales Office Occupations	7,283	14,258
Management Business Science Arts	18,165	23,029
Production Transportation Material Moving	8,957	3,437
Natural Resources Construction Maintenance	8,043	460

Employment and commuting

Resident workers: 82,681
Workplace jobs: 121,592
Internal commuters: 29,612
Inbound commuters: 91,980
Outbound commuters: 53,069
Net worker inflow: 38,911

Coverage status

Insured: 188,65890.9%Derived from published counts
Uninsured: 18,8259.1%

Uninsured by ageResidents without coverage

2,77714.8%

Under 19

8,51145.2%

Age 19–34

7,27738.7%

Age 35–64

2601.4%

Age 65+

Nativity

Native born: 215,08592.1%
Foreign born: 18,5117.9%

Citizenship

Naturalized citizen: 9,996
Not a citizen: 8,515

Residential mobility

Same house: 185,623
Within same county: 17,113
From another county: 13,373
From another state: 12,505
From abroad: 2,020

Source vintages

Demographics: 2024 ACS 5-year
Historical baseline: 2020 Census
Employment: 2023 LODES

Report quality

Status: complete
kind: published geography
estimated: false

Historical housing baseline

2020 housing units: 101,386

The 2020 Census is used only as a historical population and housing baseline. It is not an annual population series and no intermediate years are inferred.

Named-geography values are published ACS estimates; margins of error are retained alongside direct values where supplied.

Geography	Population	Median income	Median age	Owner occupied
Norfolk city, Virginia	233,596	$66,109	32.7 years	46.3%
United States	334,922,500	$80,734	38.9 years	65.2%
Virginia	8,705,170	$93,170	39 years	67.3%

Category	Male	Female
Under 5	7,633	7,341
5–17	16,529	16,033
18–24	19,744	14,716
25–34	23,502	20,352
35–44	15,249	14,505
45–54	10,711	11,499
55–64	11,947	13,395
65+	13,019	17,421

Category	Value
White alone	100,966
Black alone	92,432
Two or more races	20,946
Some other race	8,939
Asian alone	8,544
American Indian / Alaska Native	1,544
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	225

Category	Value
1 person	33,560
2 people	31,576
3 people	13,675
4 people	9,950
5+ people	6,204

Category	Value
Under $25k	16,678
$25–49k	19,312
$50–74k	17,479
$75–99k	11,674
$100–149k	15,153
$150–199k	7,148
$200k+	7,521

Category	Value
For rent	2,375
For sale	701
Rented, not occupied	616
Sold, not occupied	337
Seasonal	507
Migrant workers	25
Other	3,998

Category	Value
Detached	50,630
Attached	7,798
2–4 units	14,210
5–19 units	16,490
20+ units	13,602
Mobile or other	794

Category	Value
Before 1960	45,946
1960–79	23,805
1980–99	17,034
2000–19	15,463
2020+	1,276

Category	Owner	Renter
Before 1990	6,420	572
1990s	5,292	753
2000s	7,591	2,896
2010s	15,081	22,146
2020–22	8,331	18,661
2023+	1,285	5,937

Category	Value
Under $100k	2,164
$100–249k	14,385
$250–499k	20,956
$500–749k	3,401
$750–999k	1,758
$1–1.49m	830
$1.5m+	506

Category	Value
Under $500	4,089
$500–999	8,274
$1,000–1,499	18,528
$1,500–1,999	12,219
$2,000–2,499	4,515
$2,500–2,999	1,796
$3,000+	708

Housing occupancy values
Category	Value
Occupied	94,965
Vacant	8,559

Vehicle availability values
Category	Owner	Renter
No vehicle	1,246	9,697
1 vehicle	12,809	25,760
2 vehicles	19,025	11,871
3 vehicles	7,747	2,807
4 vehicles	2,286	566
5+ vehicles	887	264

Travel mode values
Category	Value
Drive alone	87,873
Carpool	11,878
Public transit	3,242
Walk or bicycle	6,887
Work from home	12,653
Other	1,988

Coverage status values
Category	Value
Insured	188,658
Uninsured	18,825

Category	Value
Under 15 min	30,499
15–29 min	50,172
30–44 min	21,323
45–59 min	4,774
60+ min	5,100

5–17

18–24

25–34

35–44

45–54

55–64

65+

Ethnicity

5+ people

Under $25k

$25–49k

$50–74k

$100–149k

Less than 9th grade

Grades 9–12, no diploma

High school or equivalent

Some college, no degree

Graduate or professional

Owner financing

2–4 units

5–19 units

20+ units

Mobile or other

Before 1960

1960–79

1980–99

2000–19

Under $100k

$100–249k

$250–499k

$1.5m+

Under $500

$500–999

$1,000–1,499

$3,000+

Walk or bicycle

Other

Under 15 min

15–29 min

30–44 min

60+ min

Employment and commuting

Citizenship

Residential mobility

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