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Total population: 82,302 (Urban population: 59,674 (19,555 inside urbanized areas, 40,119 inside urban clusters), Rural population: 22,628 (575 farm, 22,052 nonfarm))

Suffolk, Virginia Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 24,704 (23,283 occupied: 16,814 owner occupied, 6,469 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	28%
State:	32%

Housing density: 62 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $347,958.

Median contract rent in 2007: $548 (lower quartile is $416, upper quartile is $822)

Housing units in Suffolk with a mortgage: 10,833 (1,660 second mortgage, 1,028 home equity loan, 9 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3,846

Suffolk,VA index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $250,200 (it was $104,500 in 2000)

Suffolk:	$250,200
Virginia:	$262,100

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $183,900 - $378,600

Median year house/condo built: 1989

Median year apartment built: 1977

Household type by relationship

Households: 62,712

In family households: 56,059 (12,679 male householders, 5,081 female householders)
12,760 spouses, 20,483 children (18,776 natural, 363 adopted, 1,344 stepchildren), 1,850 grandchildren, 548 brothers or sisters, 568 parents, 1,001 other relatives, 1,089 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 6,653 (2,700 male householders (2,155 living alone)), 2,830 female householders (2,531 living alone)), 1,123 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 965 (880 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 6,977 2-persons, 4,440 3-persons, 3,908 4-persons, 1,537 5-persons, 635 6-persons, 263 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,686 1-person, 670 2-persons, 108 3-persons, 59 4-persons, 7 5-persons.

10,621 married couples with children.
4,783 single-parent households (706 men, 4,077 women).

96.0% of residents of Suffolk speak English at home.
1.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (69% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 13% speak English not well).
1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (72% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (61% speak English very well, 26% speak English well, 12% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (67% speak English very well, 33% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 1,180 (1.9%)
(57.9% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.5
State:	6.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.8
State:	4.3

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Suffolk, Virginia:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 93 3 rooms: 290 4 rooms: 869 5 rooms: 2,961 6 rooms: 4,079 7 rooms: 3,685 8 rooms: 2,945 9 or more rooms: 1,892

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Suffolk, Virginia:
	1 room: 39 2 rooms: 239 3 rooms: 708 4 rooms: 1,703 5 rooms: 1,879 6 rooms: 1,094 7 rooms: 481 8 rooms: 208 9 or more rooms: 118

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 940
1995 to 1998: 3,441
1990 to 1994: 2,326
1980 to 1989: 3,585
1970 to 1979: 4,422
1960 to 1969: 2,966
1950 to 1959: 2,497
1940 to 1949: 1,993
1939 or earlier: 2,534

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Suffolk:
	no bedroom: 12 1 bedroom: 294 2 bedrooms: 2,406 3 bedrooms: 9,441 4 bedrooms: 4,095 5 or more bedrooms: 566

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Suffolk:
	no bedroom: 47 1 bedroom: 949 2 bedrooms: 2,873 3 bedrooms: 2,245 4 bedrooms: 251 5 or more bedrooms: 104

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Suffolk in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 745 1 vehicle: 3,865 2 vehicles: 7,733 3 vehicles: 3,339 4 vehicles: 896 5 or more vehicles: 236

Cars and other vehicles available in Suffolk in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 1,649 1 vehicle: 3,029 2 vehicles: 1,299 3 vehicles: 393 4 vehicles: 61 5 or more vehicles: 38

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Suffolk, VA:

Less than $10,000: 96
$10,000 to $14,999: 48
$15,000 to $19,999: 48
$20,000 to $24,999: 64
$25,000 to $29,999: 125
$30,000 to $34,999: 125
$35,000 to $39,999: 87
$40,000 to $49,999: 169
$50,000 to $59,999: 212
$60,000 to $69,999: 164
$70,000 to $79,999: 259
$80,000 to $89,999: 284
$90,000 to $99,999: 321
$100,000 to $124,999: 911
$125,000 to $149,999: 973
$150,000 to $174,999: 1295
$175,000 to $199,999: 1527
$200,000 to $249,999: 3369
$250,000 to $299,999: 2637
$300,000 to $399,999: 3831
$400,000 to $499,999: 1530
$500,000 to $749,999: 1538
$750,000 to $999,999: 300
$1,000,000 or more: 266

Suffolk rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Suffolk:

Less than $100: 553 people
$100 to $149: 277
$150 to $199: 244
$200 to $249: 337
$250 to $299: 437
$300 to $349: 373
$350 to $399: 478
$400 to $449: 597
$450 to $499: 624
$500 to $549: 625
$550 to $599: 626
$600 to $649: 646
$650 to $699: 575
$700 to $749: 487
$750 to $799: 425
$800 to $899: 1,024
$900 to $999: 232
$1,000 to $1,249: 186
$1,250 to $1,499: 131
$1,500 to $1,999: 91
$2,000 or more: 57
No cash rent: 475

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 240 1990 to 1994: 147 1985 to 1989: 123 1980 to 1984: 120 1975 to 1979: 77 1970 to 1974: 147 1970 to 1974: 182 1965 to 1969: 144

Suffolk, VA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 39.9%
Number of people working at home: 481 (1.7% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 519
5 to 9 minutes: 1975
10 to 14 minutes: 3581
15 to 19 minutes: 3731
20 to 24 minutes: 3900
25 to 29 minutes: 2126
30 to 34 minutes: 4635
35 to 39 minutes: 1421
40 to 44 minutes: 1159
45 to 59 minutes: 3337
60 to 89 minutes: 1000
90 or more minutes: 507

Suffolk mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 22,815 (80%)
Carpooled: 3,900 (14%)
Bus or trolley bus: 220 (1%)
Subway or elevated: 23 (0%)
Railroad: 8 (0%)
Taxi: 79 (0%)
Motorcycle: 18 (0%)
Bicycle: 24 (0%)
Walked: 366 (1%)
Other means: 438 (2%)
Worked at home: 481 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 2607
$10,000 to $14,999: 1535
$15,000 to $19,999: 1359
$20,000 to $24,999: 1502
$25,000 to $29,999: 1488
$30,000 to $34,999: 1456
$35,000 to $39,999: 1389
$40,000 to $44,999: 1270
$45,000 to $49,999: 1326
$50,000 to $59,999: 2531
$60,000 to $74,999: 2483
$75,000 to $99,999: 2248
$100,000 to $124,999: 1014
$125,000 to $149,999: 484
$150,000 to $199,999: 293
$200,000 or more: 305

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 25552

United States or American: 7238

English: 5119

German: 2882

Irish: 2144

Italian: 1033

Scotch-Irish: 850

French (except Basque): 809

Scottish: 731

Polish: 609

Subsaharan African:: 605

African: 567

European: 420

Dutch: 272

Norwegian: 245

British: 221

Swedish: 209

French Canadian: 188

Welsh: 173

Russian: 138

Hungarian: 130

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 99

Scandinavian: 70

Arab:: 66

Danish: 66

Greek: 61

Canadian: 54

Finnish: 39

Lebanese: 36

Lithuanian: 33

Portuguese: 31

Ukrainian: 31

Croatian: 30

Cape Verdean: 29

West Indian: 25

Haitian: 22

Swiss: 20

Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 16

Barbadian: 14

Jamaican: 14

Romanian: 11

Arab/Arabic: 10

Slovak: 10

Moroccan: 10

Egyptian: 10

Liberian: 9

Yugoslavian: 9

Eastern European: 8

British West Indian: 8

Czechoslovakian: 7

Belgian: 7

Acadian/Cajun: 7

Northern European: 6

Israeli: 6

Slovene: 5

Maltese: 5

Czech: 5

Austrian: 5

Alsatian: 4

Pennsylvania German: 2

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

Philippines (12%)
Germany (12%)
United Kingdom (11%)
Canada (6%)
Pakistan (5%)
India (5%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (4%)

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

This state: 42429
Northeast: 5033
Midwest: 2284
South: 10615
West: 1486

54% of Suffolk residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 38% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 66% lived in Virginia.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 238
Nursery to 4th grade: 237
5th and 6th grade: 420
7th and 8th grade: 917
9th grade: 624
10th grade: 828
11th grade: 555
12th grade, no diploma: 699
High school graduate (or equivalency): 5,979
Less than 1 year of college: 1,603
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 3,025
Associate degree: 1,141
Bachelor's degree: 2,019
Master's degree: 685
Professional school degree: 327
Doctorate degree: 126

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 195
Nursery to 4th grade: 255
5th and 6th grade: 578
7th and 8th grade: 956
9th grade: 599
10th grade: 1,044
11th grade: 816
12th grade, no diploma: 691
High school graduate (or equivalency): 6,359
Less than 1 year of college: 1,582
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 3,359
Associate degree: 1,752
Bachelor's degree: 2,853
Master's degree: 862
Professional school degree: 279
Doctorate degree: 59

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 2.0%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 1.5%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 11.3%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 8.6%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 14.4%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 12.7%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $75,508
Black householders: $44,636
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $57,379
Asian householders: $83,455
Some other race householders: $59,214
Two or more races householders: $92,132
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $59,277

Suffolk household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Suffolk household income for Black householders

Suffolk household income for Some other race householders

Suffolk household income for Two or more races householders

Suffolk household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Suffolk marital status for males

Suffolk marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $286,113
Black or African American householders: $193,456
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $295,451
Asian householders: $337,111
Some other race householders: $306,704
Two or more races householders: $296,648
Hispanic or Latino householders: $281,564

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 19,352
One, attached: 983
Two: 1,215
3 or 4: 546
5 to 9: 864
10 to 19: 265
20 to 49: 79
50 or more: 325
Mobile homes: 1,069
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 6

Median worth of mobile homes: $27,900

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Suffolk:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Electricity (38%) Utility gas (33%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (18%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (9%) Wood (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (53%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (22%) Utility gas (16%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (7%) Wood (2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1,050

Here:	12.1%
Virginia:	9.5%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 438

Here:	11.8%
Virginia:	8.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 375

Here:	14.1%
Virginia:	20.6%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

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)

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