ZIP Code 23502

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Norfolk city, Virginia.

Population: 19,836
Median household income: $66,467
Median home value: $244,800

ZIP Code 23502 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Norfolk city, Virginia, home to about 19,836 residents. The median household income of $66,467 is in line with the Norfolk city median ($64,017).

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 23502's population declined 7.1% from 21,363 to 19,836, while its median gross rent rose 12.8% from $1,184 to $1,335.

The median gross rent is $1,335. 24.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 19,836
Median age: 38.7 yrs
Median household income: $66,467
Median home value: $244,800
Median gross rent: $1,335
Housing units: 8,839
Homeownership rate: 48.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.4%
Unemployment rate: 5.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

21,36319,836

Median household income

$57,750$66,467

Median home value

$193,200$244,800

Median gross rent

$1,184$1,335

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	21,363	$57,750	$193,200	$1,184
2020	20,642	$58,952	$198,600	$1,179
2021	19,871	$61,358	$207,400	$1,158
2022	19,994	$65,421	$242,000	$1,238
2023	19,836	$66,467	$244,800	$1,335

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

Age distribution

Under 55.0%

5 to 1714.0%

18 to 249.0%

25 to 3416.8%

35 to 4413.9%

45 to 5411.5%

55 to 6415.4%

65 to 748.4%

75 and over5.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	996	5.0%
5 to 17	2,776	14.0%
18 to 24	1,776	9.0%
25 to 34	3,330	16.8%
35 to 44	2,755	13.9%
45 to 54	2,289	11.5%
55 to 64	3,063	15.4%
65 to 74	1,673	8.4%
75 and over	1,178	5.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	6,207	31.3%
Black or African American	9,184	46.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	884	4.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	132	0.7%
Two or more races	992	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,437	12.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.5%

High school graduate30.6%

Some college or associate's33.5%

Bachelor's degree14.5%

Graduate or professional degree10.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,642	11.5%
High school graduate	4,371	30.6%
Some college or associate's	4,785	33.5%
Bachelor's degree	2,066	14.5%
Graduate or professional degree	1,424	10.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone71.9%

Carpooled9.9%

Public transit3.3%

Walked2.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.7%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	7,685	71.9%
Carpooled	1,060	9.9%
Public transit	357	3.3%
Walked	314	2.9%
Bicycle	5	0.0%
Worked from home	1,145	10.7%
Other means	124	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,506	26.3%
15 to 29 min	4,738	49.6%
30 to 44 min	1,532	16.1%
45 to 59 min	387	4.1%
60+ min	382	4.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.31
Poverty rate: 16.1% (3,151 of 19,613)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,987	59.7%
Nonfamily households	3,370	40.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1965

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	8,357	94.5%
Vacant	482	5.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,019	48.1%
Renter-occupied	4,338	51.9%

1-unit, detached55.3%

1-unit, attached11.4%

2 to 4 units7.1%

5 to 19 units15.9%

20 or more units8.1%

Mobile home & other2.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,892	55.3%
1-unit, attached	1,004	11.4%
2 to 4 units	630	7.1%
5 to 19 units	1,405	15.9%
20 or more units	719	8.1%
Mobile home & other	189	2.1%

ZIP Code 23502

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