Norfolk: Population Profile

Metropolitan Area Residents

1980: 1,200,998

1990: 1,430,974

2000: 1,551,351

2003 estimate: 1,630,242

Percent change, 1990–2000: 8.4%

U.S. rank in 1990: 27th

U.S. rank in 2000: 33rd

City Residents

1980: 266,979

1990: 261,250

2000: 234,403

2003 estimate: 241,727

Percent change, 1990–2000: -10.2 %

U.S. rank in 1990: 75th (State rank: 2nd)

U.S. rank in 2000: 72nd (State rank: 2nd)

Density: 4,362.8 people per square mile (2000)

Racial and ethnic characteristics (2000)

White: 113,358

Black or African American: 103,387

American Indian and Alaska Native: 1,071

Asian: 6,593

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 251

Hispanic or Latino (may be of any race): 8,915

Other: 3,923

Percent of residents born in state: 48.9% (2000)

Age characteristics (2000)

Poplation under 5 years old: 16,546

Poplation 5 to 9 years old: 16,508

Poplation 10 to 14 years old: 15,072

Population 15 to 19 years old: 18,926

Poplation 20 to 24 years old: 31,983

Poplation 25 to 34 years old: 36,620

Poplation 35 to 44 years old: 33,569

Poplation 45 to 54 years old: 25,010

Poplation 55 to 59 years old: 8,143

Poplation 60 to 64 years old: 6,494

Poplation 65 to 74 years old: 12,979

Poplation 75 to 84 years old: 9,693

Population 85 years and over: 2,860

Median age: 29.6 years (2000)

Births (2003)

Total number: 3,942

Deaths (2003)

Total number: 2,729 (of which, 53 were infants under the age of 1 year)

Money income (1999)

Per capita income: $17,372 Median household income: $31,815 Total households: 86,178

Number of households with income of . . .

less than $10,000: 12,024

$10,000 to $14,999: 6,883

$15,000 to $24,999: 14,465

$25,000 to $34,999: 13,470

$35,000 to $49,999: 15,232

$50,000 to $74,999: 13,402

$75,000 to $99,999: 5,264

$100,000 to $149,999: 3,318

$150,000 to $199,999: 915

$200,000 or more: 1,205

Percent of families below poverty level: 15.5% (30.5% of which were female householder families with related children under 5 years)

2002 FBI Crime Index Total: 15,476