Norfolk city, Virginia (VA)

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County population in 2005: 231,954 (all urban)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 39,271
Renter-occupied apartments: 46,939

% of renters here:	54%
State:	32%

Land area: 54 sq. mi.
Water area: 42.6 sq. mi.

Population density: 4317 people per square mile

(very high).

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2005: 17.7%

Norfolk city:	17.7%
Virginia:	10.0%

(11.1% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 25.8% for Black residents)

Median age of residents in 2005: 31 years old
(Males: 30 years old, Females: 33 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 37 years old, Black residents: 28 years old, Asian residents: 35 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 22 years old, Other race residents: 26 years old)

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 75%
Government: 21%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 4%
Unpaid family work: 0%

Norfolk city, Virginia business tout: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Norfolk city, Virginia:

White Non-Hispanic (47.0%)
Black (44.1%)
Hispanic (3.8%)
Two or more races (2.5%)
Filipino (1.8%)
Other race (1.7%)
American Indian (1.1%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:	29.6 years
Virginia median age:	35.7 years

Males: 119,830	(51.1%)
Females: 114,573	(48.9%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $35,995
County population in 2003: 237,547
Jobs in 2003: 220,211

Total labor force in 2004: 99,974
Unemployment rate in 2004: 5.4%

Average household size:

Norfolk city:	2.5 people
Virginia:	2.5 people

Median household income in 2005: $36,920
2005 median house value: $152,200
Median contract rent in 2005: $578
Median monthly housing costs in 2005: $788
Estimated median household income in 2005: $36,970 ($31,815 in 2000)

This county	$36,970
Virginia:	$54,240

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $157,974

Norfolk city	$157,974
Virginia:	$212,300

Median montly rent in 2000: $538
Institutionalized population: 3,000
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Norfolk city in 2000: $973

Norfolk city races chart

Single-family new house construction building permits:

2000: 177 buildings, average cost: $111,100
2001: 227 buildings, average cost: $140,400
2002: 276 buildings, average cost: $136,400
2003: 437 buildings, average cost: $134,700
2004: 382 buildings, average cost: $162,300
2005: 526 buildings, average cost: $174,300
2006: 351 buildings, average cost: $180,800

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in 1000s)

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2005: $1,375 (0.9%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2005: $1,250 (1.0%)

Area name: Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Norfolk city is $706 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $811 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1118 a month.

2005 air pollution in Norfolk city:

Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual: 20 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) 24-hour (standard limit: 150 µg/m³): 37 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³): 13.5 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) 24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m³): 30 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Chesapeake city , Portsmouth city , Virginia Beach city .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	3.9%
Virginia:	2.8%

Unemployment by year (%)

Current college students: 19,085
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 78.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 19.6%

Number of foreign born residents: 11,634 (49% naturalized citizens)

Norfolk city:	5.0%
Whole state:	8.1%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 2,795
1990 to 1994: 2,192
1985 to 1989: 1,565
1980 to 1984: 1,441
1975 to 1979: 960
1970 to 1974: 712
1970 to 1974: 670
1965 to 1969: 1,299

Mean travel time to work: 21.7 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 66.5%

Norfolk city marital status for males

Norfolk city marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 45,263
One, attached: 6,349
Two: 7,265
3 or 4: 8,750
5 to 9: 10,976
10 to 19: 6,712
20 or more: 8,260
Mobile homes: 802
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 39

Housing units in Norfolk city with a mortgage: 25,423 (3,732 second mortgage, 2,332 home equity loan, 126 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 9,928

Norfolk city historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Virginia state average. It is 4.1 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 7 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 11/3/1971, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado injured 4 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Construction (13%)
Public administration (9%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Educational services (6%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
Transportation equipment (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (14%)
Educational services (13%)
Accommodation and food services (10%)
Public administration (6%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)

Most common occupations for males in 2005:

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
Engineers (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (3%)

Most common occupations for females in 2005:

Child care workers (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Philippines (29%)
United Kingdom (5%)
Jamaica (5%)
Germany (4%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (4%)
Mexico (3%)
Vietnam (3%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Norfolk city:

German (7%)
Irish (6%)
United States or American (6%)
English (6%)
Italian (3%)
French (except Basque) (1%)
Scotch-Irish (1%)

Norfolk city mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 74,836 (67%)
Carpooled: 15,917 (14%)
Bus or trolley bus: 4,739 (4%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 16 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 7 (0%)
Railroad: 5 (0%)
Ferryboat: 38 (0%)
Taxi: 338 (0%)
Motorcycle: 215 (0%)
Bicycle: 512 (0%)
Walked: 7,596 (7%)
Other means: 3,578 (3%)
Worked at home: 4,286 (4%)

People in group quarters in Norfolk city, Virginia

14523 people in military ships
3191 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
1618 people in military barracks, etc.
1326 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
1095 people in nursing homes
438 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
237 people in military transient quarters for temporary residents
213 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
213 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
155 people in crews of maritime vessels
106 people in other group homes
103 people in military disciplinary barracks
84 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
81 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
44 people in halfway houses
38 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
14 people in orthopedic wards and institutions for the physically handicapped
8 people in other nonhousehold living situations
6 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
4 people in religious group quarters
3 people in homes for the mentally retarded
2 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $43,134.

15.13% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,837 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	15.13%
Virginia average:	11.06%

1.94% of residents moved from foreign countries ($2,895 average AGI)
Norfolk city: 1.94%
Virginia average: 0.41%

7.15% relocated from other counties in Virginia ($14,669 average AGI)
6.04% relocated from other states ($11,273 average AGI)
Norfolk city: 6.04%
Virginia average: 4.24%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Virginia Beach city, VA	3.58% ($31,781 average AGI)
from Chesapeake city, VA	1.18% ($28,015)
from Portsmouth city, VA	0.56% ($27,978)
from Newport News city, VA	0.36% ($29,034)
from Hampton city, VA	0.36% ($26,191)
from San Diego County, CA	0.21% ($35,309)
from Suffolk city, VA	0.15% ($33,896)

15.50% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,059 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	15.50%
Virginia average:	10.78%

0.83% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,433 average AGI)
Norfolk city: 0.83%
Virginia average: 0.22%

8.10% relocated to other counties in Virginia ($17,205 average AGI)
6.56% relocated to other states ($13,421 average AGI)
Norfolk city: 6.56%
Virginia average: 4.13%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Virginia Beach city, VA	3.74% ($31,192 average AGI)
to Chesapeake city, VA	1.47% ($33,743)
to Portsmouth city, VA	0.73% ($27,518)
to Hampton city, VA	0.49% ($29,496)
to Newport News city, VA	0.33% ($27,919)
to Suffolk city, VA	0.27% ($46,925)
to San Diego County, CA	0.20% ($30,622)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 18.7
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 17.1

Births per 1000 population in Norfolk city

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.8

Deaths per 1000 population in Norfolk city

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 14.4
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 11.7

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Norfolk city

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 27,685 (22,937 aged, 4,748 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 19%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%

Household type by relationship

Households: 210,991

In family households: 166,553 (31,975 male householders, 20,293 female householders)
32,346 spouses, 61,947 children (56,680 natural, 1,550 adopted, 3,717 stepchildren), 6,234 grandchildren, 2,460 brothers or sisters, 1,734 parents, 3,589 other relatives, 5,975 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 44,438 (16,701 male householders (11,986 living alone)), 17,209 female householders (14,020 living alone)), 10,528 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 23,412 (2,983 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 20,454 2-persons, 13,548 3-persons, 10,308 4-persons, 4,841 5-persons, 2,167 6-persons, 950 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 26,006 1-person, 6,248 2-persons, 1,102 3-persons, 434 4-persons, 80 5-persons, 22 6-persons, 18 7-or-more-persons.

26,249 married couples with children.
21,465 single-parent households (3,054 men, 18,411 women).

91.1% of residents of Norfolk city speak English at home.
3.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
2.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (74% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
2.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (57% speak English very well, 31% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (71% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 4% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $6,223,526,000 ($26167 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $4,758,893,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $648,919,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $303,016,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $31,118,000
Federal grants: $332,059,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,682,043,000 ($1,588,452,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,226,370,000 ($3,023,047,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $156,998,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $233,756,000
Federal Government insurance: $1,531,680,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 21,860

Here:	94 per 1000 residents
State:	70 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 10,699

Here:	46 per 1000 residents
State:	40 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +2,239

Here:	+10 per 1000 residents
State:	+18 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -15,412

Here:	-66 per 1000 residents
State:	+14 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Norfolk city

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 2.32 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.4
State:	6.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.1
State:	4.3

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 825
1995 to 1998: 2,652
1990 to 1994: 3,615
1980 to 1989: 10,425
1970 to 1979: 12,467
1960 to 1969: 14,852
1950 to 1959: 22,379
1940 to 1949: 13,274
1939 or earlier: 13,927

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Norfolk city, Virginia:

1 room: 17
2 rooms: 247
3 rooms: 1,084
4 rooms: 2,500
5 rooms: 7,213
6 rooms: 10,064
7 rooms: 8,926
8 rooms: 4,900
9 or more rooms: 4,320

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Norfolk city, Virginia:

1 room: 1,492
2 rooms: 4,902
3 rooms: 9,065
4 rooms: 14,219
5 rooms: 9,443
6 rooms: 4,876
7 rooms: 1,764
8 rooms: 679
9 or more rooms: 499

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Norfolk city:

no bedroom: 146
1 bedroom: 908
2 bedrooms: 8,286
3 bedrooms: 19,687
4 bedrooms: 8,558
5 or more bedrooms: 1,686

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Norfolk city:

no bedroom: 2,012
1 bedroom: 13,936
2 bedrooms: 20,507
3 bedrooms: 8,078
4 bedrooms: 2,072
5 or more bedrooms: 334

Cars and other vehicles available in Norfolk city in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 2,613
1 vehicle: 13,281
2 vehicles: 16,587
3 vehicles: 5,227
4 vehicles: 1,243
5 or more vehicles: 320

Cars and other vehicles available in Norfolk city in renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 12,049
1 vehicle: 22,428
2 vehicles: 10,134
3 vehicles: 1,825
4 vehicles: 270
5 or more vehicles: 233

44% of Norfolk city residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 43% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 37% lived in Virginia.

Norfolk city:	43.7%
State average:	53.8%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 114557
Northeast: 28595
Midwest: 17805
South: 47321
West: 10369

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $74,200

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Utility gas (61%)
Electricity (19%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (17%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Electricity (52%)
Utility gas (39%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
No fuel used (2%)
Other fuel (2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2,505

Here:	9.7%
Virginia:	9.5%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 1,029

Here:	8.9%
Virginia:	8.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2,776

Here:	17.4%
Virginia:	20.6%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

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