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Norfolk VA - Popular Stats

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Population	234,403	73 (of 25,150) (100%)	2 (of 371) (99%)
Average Income	$31,815	14,873 (41%)	230 (38%)
Median House Value	$88,400	9,520 (62%)	187 (50%)

Source(s): 2000 U.S. Census, American Fact Finder

Demographic Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% White Population	48.4%	23,137 (of 25,150) (8%)	350 (of 371) (6%)
% Black Population	44.1%	1,243 (95%)	30 (92%)
% Hispanic Population	3.8%	7,422 (70%)	93 (75%)
% Asian Population	2.8%	2,317 (91%)	61 (84%)
% American Indian Population	0.5%	9,264 (63%)	45 (88%)

Social Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% High School Graduates	78.4%	14,174 (of 25,150) (44%)	143 (of 371) (61%)
% College Graduates	19.6%	7,238 (71%)	162 (56%)
% Never Married	37.0%	1,416 (94%)	23 (94%)
% Married	40.6%	23,615 (6%)	349 (6%)
% Seperated	5.3%	920 (96%)	34 (91%)
% Divorced	10.3%	11,796 (53%)	158 (57%)
% Foreign Born	5.0%	6,160 (76%)	97 (74%)

Housing Data

Statistic	Percent	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
Total Housing Units	94,416	74 (of 25,150) (100%)	2 (of 371) (99%)
% Houses Built Earlier than 1939	14.8%	14,165 (44%)	179 (52%)
% Houses with More than 9 Rooms	5.3%	13,308 (47%)	274 (26%)
Average Rooms in House	5.0	20,386 (19%)	335 (10%)
% Households with No Car	17.0%	1,992 (92%)	39 (89%)
% Households with Three or More Cars	10.6%	21,770 (13%)	339 (9%)
% Houses Worth Over $1,000,000	0.1%	3,643 (86%)	49 (87%)
Median House Value	$88,400	9,520 (62%)	187 (50%)
% Renters Paying Less than $200 a Month	8.0%	8,326 (67%)	120 (68%)
% Renters Paying More than $1,500 a Month	0.4%	5,195 (79%)	97 (74%)
Average Monthly Rent	$538	7,942 (68%)	136 (63%)

Economic Data

Statistic	Number	U.S. Rank (Percentile)	State Rank (Percentile)
% People in Labor Force	67.1%	7,305 (of 25,150) (71%)	111 (of 371) (70%)
% Drive Alone to Work	66.8%	21,869 (13%)	338 (9%)
% Take Public Transportation	4.6%	1,906 (92%)	45 (88%)
% Walk to Work	6.8%	4,086 (84%)	39 (89%)
Average Commute Time (Minutes)	21.7	15,910 (37%)	248 (33%)
% Households making less than $10,000	14.0%	7,673 (69%)	118 (68%)
% Households making over $200,000	1.4%	6,779 (73%)	136 (63%)
Median Household Income	$31,815	14,873 (41%)	230 (38%)
% Households Receiving Public Assistance	4.6%	6,844 (73%)	93 (75%)
Per Capita Income	$17,372	11,227 (55%)	216 (42%)
Male Worker Income	$25,848	20,844 (17%)	318 (14%)
Female Worker Income	$21,907	13,145 (48%)	215 (42%)
Percent of Families in Poverty	15.5%	5,212 (79%)	50 (87%)
Percent of Individuals in Poverty	19.4%	5,306 (79%)	59 (84%)

Rural Index

Closest cities	City	Distance
250,000 People	Virginia Beach, Virginia	17 Miles
50,000 People	N/A	N/A
10,000 People	N/A	N/A
1,000 People	N/A	N/A
Rural Score (New York = 1.00, Atka, Alaska = 0.00)	0.97

Similar Cities

Category	Similarity Score
Baton Rouge, Louisiana	0.94
Mobile, Alabama	0.89
Montgomery, Alabama	0.89
Columbus, Georgia	0.88
Greensboro, North Carolina	0.88
Augusta, Georgia	0.88
Richmond, Virginia	0.87
Rochester, New York	0.87
Shreveport, Louisiana	0.86
St. Petersburg, Florida	0.86

Norfolk VA Ranks High Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
Armed Forces Population	27,238	3
NonInstitutionalized Population (In Group Quarters)	20,289	8
Population in Group Quarters	23,289	13
People Who Use Other Means to Get to Work	4,305	26
Other Fuel Fueled Households	832	29

Norfolk VA Ranks High Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 371)
20 to 24 year Old Population	31,983	1
Other Pacific Islander Population	92	1
Population in Group Quarters	23,289	1
NonInstitutionalized Population (In Group Quarters)	20,289	1
Vacant Housing Units	8,206	1

Norfolk VA Ranks Low Nationally

Category	Number	Rank (of 25,150)
Percent Owner-occupied housing units	45.5%	24,289
Percent In Household Population	90.1%	23,982
Percent Spouse in Household Population	13.6%	23,763
Percent Married Couple Family Households	36.9%	23,757
Percent Boats, RV, Van (as a Housing Unit)	0.0%	23,734

Norfolk VA Ranks Low Statewide

Category	Number	Rank (of 371)
Median Age	30	354
Percent White Plus Other Race Population	50.1%	351
Percent White Population	48.4%	350
Percent Spouse in Household Population	13.6%	350
Percent Non Hispanic or Latino (and White) Population	47.0%	349

Most Similar City - Tale of the Tape

Statistic	Norfolk VA	Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Total Population	227,818	234,403
Average Age	30.4	29.6
Average Income	$30,368	$31,815
Median House Value	$94,700	$88,400
% White Population	45.7%	48.4%
% Black Population	50.0%	44.1%
% Asian Population	2.6%	2.8%
% Hispanic Population	1.7%	3.8%

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