Median household income (1999): $33,618
Estimated median household income in 2005: $39,012
| This zip code | $39,012 | | Virginia: | $54,240 |
Nearest zip codes: 23517, 23507, 23505, 23510, 23708, 23504.
Housing units in zip code 23508 with a mortgage: 2,114 (265 second mortgage, 235 home equity loan, 41 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 748
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,188
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $397
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 24.9% | | Whole state: | 9.6% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 14.5% | | Whole state: | 4.3% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 7.1 | | State: | 6.6 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.2 | | State: | 4.3 |
Year house built:
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- 1999 to March 2000: 31
- 1995 to 1998: 166
- 1990 to 1994: 191
- 1980 to 1989: 633
- 1970 to 1979: 580
- 1960 to 1969: 763
- 1950 to 1959: 1,011
- 1940 to 1949: 1,161
- 1939 or earlier: 2,722
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Norfolk, VA (23508):
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- no bedroom: 11
- 1 bedrooms: 25
- 2 bedrooms: 385
- 3 bedrooms: 1,475
- 4 bedrooms: 925
- 5 or more bedrooms: 253
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units:
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- no bedroom: 227
- 1 bedrooms: 879
- 2 bedrooms: 1,442
- 3 bedrooms: 589
- 4 bedrooms: 190
- 5 or more bedrooms: 86
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Vehicles available in 23508 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos:
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- no vehicle: 211
- 1 vehicle: 939
- 2 vehicles: 1,464
- 3 vehicles: 385
- 4 vehicles: 56
- 5 or more vehicles: 19
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments:
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- no vehicle: 791
- 1 vehicle: 1,428
- 2 vehicles: 894
- 3 vehicles: 225
- 4 vehicles: 52
- 5 or more vehicles: 23
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Estimated household income distribution in 2005:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2005 in zip code 23508:
- $10,000 to $14,999: 35
- $15,000 to $19,999: 12
- $20,000 to $24,999: 8
- $25,000 to $29,999: 17
- $30,000 to $34,999: 21
- $35,000 to $39,999: 33
- $40,000 to $49,999: 91
- $50,000 to $59,999: 106
- $60,000 to $69,999: 108
- $70,000 to $79,999: 157
- $80,000 to $89,999: 209
- $90,000 to $99,999: 152
- $100,000 to $124,999: 371
- $125,000 to $149,999: 372
- $150,000 to $174,999: 265
- $175,000 to $199,999: 291
- $200,000 to $249,999: 296
- $250,000 to $299,999: 121
- $300,000 to $399,999: 55
- $400,000 to $499,999: 84
- $500,000 to $749,999: 28
- $750,000 to $999,999: 24
- $1,000,000 or more: 6
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Rent paid by renters in 2000 in zip code 23508:
- Less than $100: 22
- $100 to $149: 40
- $150 to $199: 20
- $200 to $249: 98
- $250 to $299: 165
- $300 to $349: 345
- $350 to $399: 550
- $400 to $449: 365
- $450 to $499: 497
- $500 to $549: 388
- $550 to $599: 212
- $600 to $649: 179
- $650 to $699: 133
- $700 to $749: 56
- $750 to $799: 46
- $800 to $899: 68
- $900 to $999: 79
- $1,000 to $1,249: 43
- $1,250 to $1,499: 22
- No cash rent: 85
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $62,000
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2005 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $274,752
- Black or African American householders: $126,344
- American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $146,511
- Asian householders: $251,310
- Two or more races householders: $323,187
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $218,561
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 4,028
- One, attached: 134
- Two: 921
- 3 or 4: 808
- 5 to 9: 480
- 10 to 19: 343
- 20 to 49: 239
- 50 or more: 305

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 5,703 (71%)
- Carpooled: 778 (10%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 355 (4%)
- Ferryboat: 5 (0%)
- Taxi: 29 (0%)
- Motorcycle: 43 (1%)
- Bicycle: 65 (1%)
- Walked: 775 (10%)
- Other means: 83 (1%)
- Worked at home: 224 (3%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 253
- 5 to 9 minutes: 1068
- 10 to 14 minutes: 1458
- 15 to 19 minutes: 1763
- 20 to 24 minutes: 1244
- 25 to 29 minutes: 421
- 30 to 34 minutes: 758
- 35 to 39 minutes: 252
- 40 to 44 minutes: 128
- 45 to 59 minutes: 191
- 60 to 89 minutes: 119
- 90 or more minutes: 181
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 69.6%
Household type by relationship
Households: 16,346
- In family households: 11,414 (2,238 male householders, 1,258 female householders)
2,189 spouses, 4,217 children (3,937 natural, 110 adopted, 170 stepchildren), 488 grandchildren, 236 brothers or sisters, 136 parents, 211 other relatives, 441 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 4,932 (1,617 male householders (927 living alone)), 1,397 female householders (942 living alone)), 1,918 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 1,487 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,401 2-persons, 788 3-persons, 723 4-persons, 316 5-persons, 152 6-persons, 116 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 1,869 1-person, 735 2-persons, 213 3-persons, 171 4-persons, 20 5-persons, 6 7-or-more-persons.
1,957 married couples with children.
1,220 single-parent households (178 men, 1,042 women).
91.1% of residents of 23508 zip code speak English at home.
2.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (72% very well, 22% well, 7% not well).
3.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% very well, 24% well, 5% not well).
2.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (52% very well, 41% well, 7% not well).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (42% very well, 58% well).
Foreign born population: 1,071 (6.0%)
(21.4% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 6.0% | | Whole state: | 8.1% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (19%)
- Taiwan (9%)
- Other Western Asia (7%)
- Germany (5%)
- Japan (4%)
- United Kingdom (4%)
- Thailand (4%)
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Year of entry for the foreign-born population
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- 1995 to March 2000: 647
- 1990 to 1994: 91
- 1985 to 1989: 100
- 1980 to 1984: 73
- 1975 to 1979: 73
- 1970 to 1974: 13
- 1970 to 1974: 29
- 1965 to 1969: 45
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First ancestries reported:
- Other groups: 7152
- English: 1359
- German: 1093
- Irish: 1054
- United States or American: 481
- Italian: 448
- European: 269
- French (except Basque): 246
- Scottish: 237
- Scotch-Irish: 217
- Subsaharan African:: 209
- African: 168
- Polish: 156
- Norwegian: 113
- Russian: 107
- Greek: 98
- French Canadian: 82
- Arab:: 74
- Swedish: 73
- Iranian: 67
- Romanian: 62
- British: 61
- Welsh: 50
- Dutch: 49
- West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 48
- Canadian: 44
- Jamaican: 40
- Scandinavian: 34
- Egyptian: 34
- Cypriot: 30
- Other Subsaharan African: 30
- Lithuanian: 30
- Turkish: 29
- Portuguese: 28
- Northern European: 27
- Eastern European: 25
- Swiss: 23
- Austrian: 21
- Slovak: 20
- Arab/Arabic: 17
- Lebanese: 15
- Danish: 14
- Bulgarian: 12
- Ethiopian: 11
- Belgian: 10
- Finnish: 9
- Armenian: 8
- Other Arab: 8
- Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 8
- Latvian: 7
- Icelander: 7
- Czech: 6
- Slovene: 6
- Ukrainian: 6
- Czechoslovakian: 5
- Celtic: 5

Public primary/middle schools in zip code 23508 not listed on the city page:- LARCHMONT ELEM. (Students: 583; Location: 1145 BOLLING AVE, NORFOLK, VA; Grades: PK - 05)
- JAMES MONROE ELEM. (Students: 474; Location: 520 W 29TH ST, NORFOLK, VA; Grades: PK - 05)
- ECC AT STUART (Students: 134; Location: 446 VIRGINIA AVE, NORFOLK, VA; Grades: PK - PK)
- STUART GIFTED CENTER (Location: 446 VIRGINIA AVE, NORFOLK, VA; Grades: 00 - 00)
- MADISON CAREER CENTER (Location: 3700 BOWDENS FERRY RD, NORFOLK, VA; Grades: 00 - 00)
Facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- AMERICAN STRIPPING COMPANY (865 WEST 39TH ST in NORFOLK, VA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (Virginia pollutants databases) - CEDS-61365, AIR PROGRAM
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Business SIC classification: PAINTING AND PAPER HANGING
Business NAICS classification: PAINTING AND WALL COVERING CONTRACTORS.
Organizations: AMERICAN STRIPPING OF TIDEWATER (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: AMERICAN STRIPPING OF TIDEWATER
- ECC AT STUART (446 VIRGINIA AVE in NORFOLK, VA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-1182111
Organizations: NORFOLK CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- CHEMICAL RESEARCH PRODUCTS CO (1034 W 45TH ST in NORFOLK, VA)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-03-1986-0504, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
- BOILER CLEANING & SPECIALTY CORP (1014 WEST 41ST ST in NORFOLK, VA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, HALLEY, GERALD M (CONTACT/OWNER)
- APARTMENTS INC. (4500 KILLAM AVENUE in NORFOLK, VA)
ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
Business SIC classification: OPERATORS OF APARTMENT BUILDINGS
- DOW CORNING OPTHALMICS INC (4700 COLLEY AVE in NORFOLK, VA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
- AMOCO #84835-TANKS (3708 HAMPTON BLVD in NORFOLK, VA)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, AMOCO OIL COMPANY (CONTACT/OWNER)
- CENTRAL RADIO CO INC (1083 W 39TH ST in NORFOLK, VA)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
- ALLIED ENTERPRISES, INC. (P.O. BOX 6159 in NORFOLK, VA)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (46%)
- Electricity (33%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (18%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
- No fuel used (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 9735
- Northeast: 2077
- Midwest: 979
- South: 3083
- West: 574
44% of the 23508 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 39% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 61% lived in Virginia.
Population in 1990: 19,729. Population change in the 1990s: -1,804 (-9.1%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
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Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 183
| Here: | 10.3% | | Virginia: | 9.5% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 90
| Here: | 10.7% | | Virginia: | 8.2% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 347
| Here: | 9.3% | | Virginia: | 20.6% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with biggest federal contracts located in this zip code (NORFOLK, VA):
- SOUTH BAYINDUSTRIES INC (1000 W 40TH ST; small business): $26,873,764 in 81 contracts from 2000 to 2005
Contracts for Miscellaneous Furniture and Fixtures, Non-nuclear Ship Repair (East) Ship repair (including overhauls and conversions) performed on non-nuclear propelled and nonpropelled ships east of the 108th meridian by Navy, United States Coast Guard (disused code: now 7008) Signed by year: 2000: $146,230; 2001: $286,960; 2002: $24,266,125; 2003: $788,140; 2004: $799,255; 2005: $587,054; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$12,000,000 with Navy for Miscellaneous Furniture and Fixtures. Signed on 2002-01-04. Completion date: 2003-01-03.
$12,000,000, same as above. Signed on 2002-10-01. Completion date: 2004-01-03.
$199,800, same as above. Signed on 2004-09-30. Completion date: 2005-05-31.
$137,200, same as above. Signed on 2003-09-30. Completion date: 2004-05-31.
- D W BOYD CORPORATION (4003 COLLEY AVENUE; small business): $1,979,280 in 54 contracts from 2000 to 2006
Contracts for Laundry and Dry Cleaning Equipment, Kitchen Equipment and Appliances, Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Ship Construction and Repair Facilities, Ship and Boat Propulsion Components, and more by Navy, Defense Logistics Agency, U.S. Coast Guard, Army, and others Signed by year: 2000: $438,192; 2001: $181,492; 2002: $205,197; 2003: $473,863; 2004: $320,821; 2005: $308,271; 2006: $51,444.
Biggest contracts:
$264,686 with Navy for Laundry and Dry Cleaning Equipment. Signed on 2000-07-27. Completion date: 2000-11-17.
$199,711, same as above. Signed on 2004-06-25. Completion date: 2004-09-01.
$134,294 with Navy for Kitchen Equipment and Appliances. Signed on 2005-05-17. Completion date: 2005-07-27.
$128,700 with Navy for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Ship Construction and Repair Facilities. Signed on 2002-06-03. Completion date: 2002-09-13.
- CENTRAL RADIO COMPANY, INC (1083 W 39TH STREET; small business): $1,392,045 in 89 contracts from 2000 to 2006
Contracts for Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment -- Communication, Detection, and Coherent Radiation Equipment, Communications Services, Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment -- Electrical and Electronic Equipment Components, Other Professional Services, and more by Navy Signed by year: 2000: $44,215; 2001: $110,680; 2002: $386,536; 2003: $146,197; 2004: $252,615; 2005: $369,448; 2006: $82,354.
Biggest contracts:
$59,750 with Navy for Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment -- Communication, Detection, and Coherent Radiation Equipment. Signed on 2002-04-19. Completion date: 2002-06-30.
$57,325, same as above. Signed on 2002-12-17. Completion date: 2003-01-21.
$47,970, same as above. Signed on 2001-07-24. Completion date: 2001-08-05.
$42,993, same as above. Signed on 2002-05-20. Completion date: 2002-06-30.
- FUNCTIONAL HUMAN PERFORMANCE (1126 MAGNOLIA AVENUE; small business): $916,816 in 21 contracts from 2001 to 2006
Contracts for Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Services, Other Medical Services, Other Professional Services by Navy Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $64,909; 2002: $64,206; 2003: $214,701; 2004: $97,657; 2005: $486,207; 2006: $-10,864.
Biggest contracts:
$196,940 with Navy for Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Services. Signed on 2005-10-21. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
$100,436 with Navy for Other Medical Services. Signed on 2005-02-05. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
$93,242, same as above. Signed on 2005-10-01. Completion date: 2006-09-30.
$93,157 with Navy for Other Professional Services. Signed on 2004-02-23. Completion date: 2003-12-31.
- FACE ELECTRONICS, LC (427 WEST 35TH STREET; small business): $823,780 in 10 contracts from 2001 to 2004
Contracts for Aeronautics and Space Technology -- Advanced Development (R&D), Physical Sciences -- Basic Research (R&D), Space Science and Applications -- Basic Research (R&D), Other Defense -- Applied Research and Exploratory Development (R&D) by NASA, Army Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $69,000; 2002: $130,000; 2003: $528,327; 2004: $96,453; 2005: $0; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$225,000 with NASA for Aeronautics and Space Technology -- Advanced Development (R&D). Signed on 2003-03-15. Completion date: 2004-09-15.
$159,179, same as above. Signed on 2003-10-01. Completion date: 2004-11-15.
$80,000, same as above. Signed on 2002-11-15. Completion date: 2004-09-15.
$69,148 with NASA for Physical Sciences -- Basic Research (R&D). Signed on 2003-01-15. Completion date: 2003-07-15.
- KWAT ENTERPRISES CORPORATION (847 WEST 45TH STREET; small business): $463,071 in 85 contracts from 2000 to 2006
Contracts for Pipe, Tube and Rigid Tubing, Converters, Electrical, Nonrotating, Packing and Gasket Materials, Electronic Modules, and more by Defense Logistics Agency, Air Force, Navy, Army, and others Signed by year: 2000: $62,952; 2001: $40,203; 2002: $0; 2003: $0; 2004: $104,255; 2005: $164,869; 2006: $90,792.
Biggest contracts:
$60,000 with Defense Logistics Agency for Pipe, Tube and Rigid Tubing. Signed on 2004-04-26. Completion date: 2004-05-26.
$40,203 with Defense Logistics Agency for Converters, Electrical, Nonrotating. Signed on 2001-05-25. Completion date: 2001-07-24.
$34,685 with Defense Logistics Agency for Packing and Gasket Materials. Signed on 2000-05-22. Completion date: 2000-06-21.
$28,267 with Defense Logistics Agency for Electronic Modules. Signed on 2000-03-08. Completion date: 2000-04-08.
- HELEN W CASPER (936 MAGNOLIA AVE; small business): $423,579 in 9 contracts from 2000 to 2005
Contracts for Other Medical Services, Nursing Services by Navy Signed by year: 2000: $64,982; 2001: $67,839; 2002: $74,987; 2003: $73,640; 2004: $70,191; 2005: $71,940; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$73,640 with Navy for Other Medical Services. Signed on 2003-10-01. Completion date: 2001-09-30.
$71,940 with Navy for Nursing Services. Signed on 2005-10-21. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
$70,540 with Navy for Other Medical Services. Signed on 2002-10-01. Completion date: 2001-09-30.
$70,191 with Navy for Nursing Services. Signed on 2004-10-01. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
- JENIFER L R STRANG, MPT (4800 COLONIAL AVENUE, APT; small business): $219,095 in 8 contracts from 2000 to 2004
Contracts for Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Services by Army Signed by year: 2000: $69,014; 2001: $55,742; 2002: $63,811; 2003: $65,780; 2004: $-35,252; 2005: $0; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$69,014 with Army for Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Services. Signed on 2000-10-02. Completion date: 2001-09-30.
$65,780, same as above. Signed on 2003-10-14. Completion date: 2004-09-30.
$63,811, same as above. Signed on 2002-10-29. Completion date: 2003-09-30.
$55,742, same as above. Signed on 2001-12-20. Completion date: 2002-09-30.
- DALLAS E WOOD ATC (1346 WESTMORELAND AVE; small business): $200,414 in 7 contracts from 2004 to 2005
Contracts for Other Medical Services by Navy Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $0; 2004: $112,716; 2005: $87,698; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$81,630 with Navy for Other Medical Services. Signed on 2005-10-28. Completion date: 2006-09-30.
$78,848, same as above. Signed on 2004-10-27. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
$31,011, same as above. Signed on 2004-04-19. Completion date: 2004-09-30.
$5,000, same as above. Signed on 2005-01-11. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
- ROSE, JULIE S (5311 ROLFE AVE; small business): $199,992 in 2 contracts in 2005
$199,992 with Navy for Anesthesiology Services. Signed on 2005-10-21. Completion date: 2006-09-30.
$0, same as above. Signed on 2005-10-21. Completion date: 2006-09-30.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (20-49 employees: 2 establishments, 10-19 employees: 6 establishments, 1-4 employees: 5 establishments)
- Information: Television Broadcasting (100-249: 1)
- Wholesale Trade: Office Equipment Merchant Wholesalers (50-99: 1, 1-4: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Temporary Shelters (20-49: 2)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (20-49: 1, 5-9: 3, 1-4: 5)
- Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (10-19: 1, 5-9: 5, 1-4: 6)
- Construction: Commercial and Institutional Building Construction (20-49: 1, 10-19: 1)
- Construction: Painting and Wall Covering Contractors (10-19: 1, 5-9: 4)
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People in group quarters
- 1355 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 77 people in military barracks, etc.
- 61 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
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