ZIP Code 23505

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Norfolk city, Virginia.

Population: 28,983
Median household income: $55,678
Median home value: $318,600

Covering part of Norfolk city, Virginia, ZIP Code 23505 has about 28,983 residents. At $55,678, its median household income sits below Norfolk city's $64,017.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 23505's population declined 4.3% from 30,270 to 28,983, while its median gross rent rose 26.4% from $1,012 to $1,279.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 44.2% of the population. 77.8% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 28,983
Median age: 31.9 yrs
Median household income: $55,678
Median home value: $318,600
Median gross rent: $1,279
Housing units: 13,715
Homeownership rate: 36.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 31.6%
Unemployment rate: 7.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

30,27028,983

Median household income

$50,415$55,678

Median home value

$238,500$318,600

Median gross rent

$1,012$1,279

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	30,270	$50,415	$238,500	$1,012
2020	29,508	$49,825	$261,600	$1,042
2021	28,289	$54,488	$277,500	$1,095
2022	28,619	$56,919	$315,000	$1,206
2023	28,983	$55,678	$318,600	$1,279

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

Age distribution

Under 58.6%

5 to 1717.6%

18 to 2411.1%

25 to 3418.3%

35 to 4413.7%

45 to 549.8%

55 to 649.2%

65 to 747.1%

75 and over4.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,490	8.6%
5 to 17	5,105	17.6%
18 to 24	3,225	11.1%
25 to 34	5,313	18.3%
35 to 44	3,958	13.7%
45 to 54	2,837	9.8%
55 to 64	2,675	9.2%
65 to 74	2,064	7.1%
75 and over	1,316	4.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	12,819	44.2%
Black or African American	9,786	33.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	18	0.1%
Asian	1,145	4.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	189	0.7%
Two or more races	1,499	5.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,527	12.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.4%

High school graduate24.2%

Some college or associate's34.8%

Bachelor's degree16.9%

Graduate or professional degree14.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,712	9.4%
High school graduate	4,388	24.2%
Some college or associate's	6,319	34.8%
Bachelor's degree	3,061	16.9%
Graduate or professional degree	2,683	14.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone77.8%

Carpooled9.7%

Public transit1.4%

Walked1.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.6%

Other means1.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	11,235	77.8%
Carpooled	1,403	9.7%
Public transit	200	1.4%
Walked	252	1.7%
Bicycle	4	0.0%
Worked from home	1,101	7.6%
Other means	247	1.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,582	26.8%
15 to 29 min	6,035	45.2%
30 to 44 min	2,693	20.2%
45 to 59 min	347	2.6%
60+ min	684	5.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.25
Poverty rate: 16.0% (4,614 of 28,774)

	Count	Share
Family households	6,834	53.4%
Nonfamily households	5,954	46.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1961

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	12,788	93.2%
Vacant	927	6.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,639	36.3%
Renter-occupied	8,149	63.7%

1-unit, detached41.3%

1-unit, attached8.3%

2 to 4 units17.5%

5 to 19 units20.1%

20 or more units12.6%

Mobile home & other0.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,663	41.3%
1-unit, attached	1,140	8.3%
2 to 4 units	2,394	17.5%
5 to 19 units	2,755	20.1%
20 or more units	1,731	12.6%
Mobile home & other	32	0.2%

ZIP Code 23505

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