Norfolk city, Virginia

1 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 235,037
Median household income: $64,017
Median home value: $271,900

Norfolk city, Virginia counts 235,037 residents. 1 cities and places have their primary county here. At $64,017, its median household income sits below Virginia's $90,974.

Between 2019 and 2023, Norfolk city's population declined 3.9% from 244,601 to 235,037, while its median household income rose 24.1% from $51,590 to $64,017.

Households average 2.27 people. The median gross rent is $1,246.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 235,037
Median age: 32.4 yrs
Median household income: $64,017
Median home value: $271,900
Median gross rent: $1,246
Housing units: 102,542
Homeownership rate: 45.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 32.7%
Unemployment rate: 6.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

244,601235,037

Median household income

$51,590$64,017

Median home value

$206,700$271,900

Median gross rent

$1,059$1,246

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	244,601	$51,590	$206,700	$1,059
2020	244,300	$53,026	$215,800	$1,077
2021	238,556	$56,244	$223,300	$1,114
2022	236,973	$60,998	$254,200	$1,188
2023	235,037	$64,017	$271,900	$1,246

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.5%

5 to 1713.9%

18 to 2414.9%

25 to 3418.9%

35 to 4412.5%

45 to 549.6%

55 to 6411.1%

65 to 747.9%

75 and over4.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	15,394	6.5%
5 to 17	32,696	13.9%
18 to 24	35,092	14.9%
25 to 34	44,358	18.9%
35 to 44	29,274	12.5%
45 to 54	22,605	9.6%
55 to 64	26,058	11.1%
65 to 74	18,619	7.9%
75 and over	10,941	4.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	97,557	41.5%
Black or African American	91,781	39.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	610	0.3%
Asian	8,541	3.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	244	0.1%
Some other race	1,168	0.5%
Two or more races	11,940	5.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	23,196	9.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.4%

High school graduate24.9%

Some college or associate's32.1%

Bachelor's degree19.3%

Graduate or professional degree13.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	15,761	10.4%
High school graduate	37,809	24.9%
Some college or associate's	48,684	32.1%
Bachelor's degree	29,305	19.3%
Graduate or professional degree	20,296	13.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone71.7%

Carpooled9.4%

Public transit2.8%

Walked5.2%

Bicycle0.6%

Worked from home8.6%

Other means1.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	89,723	71.7%
Carpooled	11,759	9.4%
Public transit	3,521	2.8%
Walked	6,454	5.2%
Bicycle	740	0.6%
Worked from home	10,772	8.6%
Other means	2,247	1.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	31,524	27.5%
15 to 29 min	50,532	44.2%
30 to 44 min	22,395	19.6%
45 to 59 min	4,675	4.1%
60+ min	5,318	4.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.27
Poverty rate: 17.3% (37,182 of 215,033)

	Count	Share
Family households	52,991	56.1%
Nonfamily households	41,466	43.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1964

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	94,457	92.1%
Vacant	8,085	7.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	43,159	45.7%
Renter-occupied	51,298	54.3%

1-unit, detached48.8%

1-unit, attached7.8%

2 to 4 units13.6%

5 to 19 units16.5%

20 or more units12.6%

Mobile home & other0.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	50,040	48.8%
1-unit, attached	7,956	7.8%
2 to 4 units	13,935	13.6%
5 to 19 units	16,876	16.5%
20 or more units	12,916	12.6%
Mobile home & other	819	0.8%

Geography

County GEOID: 51710
State: Virginia
Land area: 53 sq mi
Water area: 43 sq mi
Center point: 36.9230, -76.2446