2022 population: 232,995 ( 9,808 from 2010 , 5,006 from 2020)
Land area: 53.3 square miles
Population density: 4373.5 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	98,936	42.46%	7.9%
Black:	93,893	40.30%	8.4%
Indian:	886	0.38%	5.2%
Asian:	9,384	4.03%	14.2%
2+ races:	8,268	3.55%	16.2%
Hispanic:	21,628	9.28%	34.0%

Total non-White:	134,059	57.54%	0.9%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	7,136	15.0
Deaths:	5,161	10.8
Net Migration:	-8,236	-17.3
Net Immigration:	1,225	2.6

Change in White population:	-8,527	-3.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	-1,281	-0.5

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
242,803
107,463	44.26%
102,452	42.20%
935	0.39%
8,220	3.39%
7,118	2.93%
16,144	6.65%
135,340	55.74%

2000
234,403
110,221	47.02%
102,268	43.63%
971	0.41%
6,697	2.86%
4,848	2.07%
8,915	3.80%
124,182	52.98%

1990
261,229
145,093	55.54%
101,271	38.77%
1,335	0.51%
6,290	2.41%
n/a
7,240	2.77%
116,136	44.46%

1980
266,979
160,748	60.21%
93,148	34.89%
0	0.00%
7,075	2.65%
n/a
5,792	2.17%
106,231	39.79%

1970
307,951
211,662	68.73%
85,898	27.89%
449	0.15%
4,592	1.49%
n/a
4,852	1.58%
96,289	31.27%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
37,622	16.1
18,534	7.9
-20,350	-8.7
-1,132	-0.5

-2,758	-1.2
11,158	4.8

Number	Rate
1990's
45,542	17.4
22,483	8.6
-77,600	-29.7
2,556	1.0

-34,872	-13.3
8,046	3.1

Number	Rate
1980's
53,835	20.2
22,693	8.5
0	0.0
n/a

-15,655	-5.9
9,905	3.7

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
0	0.0
n/a

-50,914	-16.5
9,942	3.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Norfolk city, VA

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
32.2
48,050	20.6%
184,945	79.4%
29,116	12.5%

93,797
2.29

52,345	55.8%
31,153	59.5%
8,885	17.0%
41,452	44.2%

2010
Number	Percent
29.7
50,612	20.8%
192,191	79.2%
22,796	9.4%

86,485
2.43

50,756	58.7%
29,572	58.3%
9,511	18.7%
35,729	41.3%

2000
Number	Percent
30.0
56,285	24.0%
178,118	76.0%
25,600	10.9%

86,178
2.45

52,268	60.7%
32,517	62.2%
10,298	19.7%
33,910	39.3%

1990
Number	Percent
27.7
60,120	23.0%
201,109	77.0%
27,333	10.5%

89,443
2.55

58,246	65.1%
41,116	70.6%
8,274	14.2%
31,197	34.9%

1980
Number	Percent
25.7
65,471	24.5%
201,508	75.5%
24,416	9.1%

88,383
2.64

61,506	69.6%
44,531	72.4%
9,588	15.6%
26,877	30.4%

2022 Housing Data for Norfolk city, VA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	6,315	6.7%
$10,000 to $14,999	4,045	4.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	3,678	3.9%
$20,000 to $24,999	4,023	4.3%
$25,000 to $29,999	3,940	4.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	4,675	5.0%
$35,000 to $39,999	4,630	4.9%
$40,000 to $44,999	3,696	3.9%
$45,000 to $49,999	3,698	3.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	7,500	8.0%
$60,000 to $74,999	9,773	10.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	11,981	12.8%
$100,000 to $124,999	8,531	9.1%
$125,000 to $149,999	6,036	6.4%
$150,000 to $199,999	5,515	5.9%
$200,000 or more	5,761	6.1%

Median Household Income	60,998
Per Capita Income	35,761

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	88
Compared to U.S.	88

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	5,929	6.3%
Public Assistance	3,292	3.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	15,712	16.8%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	88,483	59.1%
Unemployed	6,829	4.6%
In Armed Forces	21,482	14.3%

Total Labor Force	116,794	78.0%
Not in Labor Force	32,951	22.0%

Real Unemployment Rate		26.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	33,286	32,517	50.6%
Non-Profit	2,697	6,035	30.9%
Self-Employed	4,075	3,023	57.4%

Local Government	3,019	4,405	40.7%
State Government	1,823	2,679	40.5%
Federal Government	5,575	3,381	62.2%

Total Private + Self	37,361	35,540	51.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	13,114	16,500	44.3%
Total	50,475	52,040	49.2%

Pct. Govt.	20.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	13,083	12.8%
Sales and Office Occupations	22,838	22.3%
Professional, Technical	25,204	24.6%
Service Occupations	20,154	19.6%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	62	0.1%
All others	21,327	20.8%

White Collar		59.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	14,494	14.1%
Retail trade	11,761	11.5%
Educational services	10,293	10.0%
Accommodation and food services	9,439	9.2%
Public administration	8,144	7.9%
Manufacturing	7,667	7.5%
Professional, scientific, technical	7,617	7.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	6,106	6.0%
Construction	5,939	5.8%
Other services	4,972	4.8%
Transportation and warehousing	4,700	4.6%
Finance and insurance	3,551	3.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,996	1.9%
Wholesale trade	1,950	1.9%
Information	1,624	1.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1,614	1.6%
Utilities	470	0.5%
Management	114	0.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	113	0.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	42	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	7,208	3.04%
Puerto Rican	4,215	1.78%
Cuban	954	0.40%
Dominican	1,040	0.44%

Total Central American	4,649	1.96%
Costa Rican	90	0.04%
Guatemalan	532	0.22%
Honduran	1,925	0.81%
Nicaraguan	264	0.11%
Panamanian	395	0.17%
Salvadoran	1,443	0.61%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	905	0.38%
Argentinean	58	0.02%
Bolivian	44	0.02%
Chilean	21	0.01%
Colombian	209	0.09%
Ecuadorian	117	0.05%
Paraguayan	5	0.00%
Peruvian	142	0.06%
Uruguayan	6	0.00%
Venezuelan	303	0.13%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	1,717	0.72%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	4,967	2.10%
Indian	1,006	0.42%
Chinese	863	0.36%
Vietnamese	526	0.22%
Korean	361	0.15%
Thai	180	0.08%
Japanese	138	0.06%
Bangladeshi	123	0.05%
Cambodian	112	0.05%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	197,685	89.3%
Spanish	11,367	5.1%
Tagalog	3,541	1.6%
Other Indo-European	2,072	0.9%
French, Haitian, Cajun	1,731	0.8%
Other	1,156	0.5%
Other Asian	997	0.5%
Chinese	703	0.3%
German, other Germanic	612	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	19,934	8.4%
Irish	18,715	7.9%
English	16,098	6.8%
American	13,553	5.7%
Italian	7,868	3.3%
African	4,399	1.9%
French	3,853	1.6%
Scottish	3,765	1.6%
Polish	3,304	1.4%
European	3,268	1.4%
Scotch-Irish	1,803	0.8%
Norwegian	1,604	0.7%
British	1,346	0.6%
Russian	1,293	0.5%
Dutch	1,235	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	228,567	96.5%
Not a citizen	8,406	3.5%

Native	219,486	92.6%
Foreign-born	17,487	7.4%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
4,870	3.2%	11,499	7.5%	37,165	24.4%	49,785	32.7%	29,179	19.2%	19,816	13.0%
Average years of education: 13.6

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	4,870	3.2%
9-12 Years	11,499	7.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	37,165	24.4%
Some College	49,785	32.7%
Bach. Degree	29,179	19.2%
Grad Degree	19,816	13.0%
Average years of education: 13.6

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	97,930	93,336	4,594	4.7%	4.4%
1991	96,289	90,445	5,844	6.1%	5.8%
1992	96,974	90,123	6,851	7.1%	6.2%
1993	91,759	85,581	6,178	6.7%	5.2%
1994	90,291	83,965	6,326	7.0%	4.8%
1995	87,551	82,020	5,531	6.3%	4.4%
1996	86,515	80,759	5,756	6.7%	4.3%
1997	86,090	80,510	5,580	6.5%	3.7%
1998	84,856	80,574	4,282	5.0%	2.8%
1999	83,874	79,635	4,239	5.1%	2.7%

2000	92,998	89,973	3,025	3.3%	2.3%
2001	95,097	90,911	4,186	4.4%	3.3%
2002	98,452	93,193	5,259	5.3%	4.4%
2003	97,768	92,330	5,438	5.6%	4.3%
2004	97,575	92,109	5,466	5.6%	4.1%
2005	96,457	91,190	5,267	5.5%	3.8%
2006	95,748	91,329	4,419	4.6%	3.3%
2007	99,895	95,475	4,420	4.4%	3.3%
2008	100,841	95,108	5,733	5.7%	4.3%
2009	99,228	90,574	8,654	8.7%	6.8%

2010	112,640	102,555	10,085	9.0%	7.3%
2011	112,742	103,387	9,355	8.3%	6.6%
2012	112,642	104,230	8,412	7.5%	5.9%
2013	112,752	105,086	7,666	6.8%	5.6%
2014	112,403	105,379	7,024	6.2%	5.1%
2015	110,946	104,840	6,106	5.5%	4.4%
2016	110,464	104,722	5,742	5.2%	4.0%
2017	112,164	107,055	5,109	4.6%	3.7%
2018	111,831	107,819	4,012	3.6%	2.9%
2019	112,092	108,369	3,723	3.3%	2.7%

2020	111,825	102,074	9,751	8.7%	6.2%
2021	109,711	103,587	6,124	5.6%	3.9%
2022	110,356	106,458	3,898	3.5%	2.9%
2023	113,430	109,605	3,825	3.4%	2.9%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	101,710
Median Value	$254,200

Occupied	93,797	92.2%
Vacant	7,913	7.8%

Owned	42,001	44.8%
Rented	51,796	55.2%
Median Rent	$1,188

Single-Family Units	57,572	56.6%
Detached	49,668	48.8%
Attached	7,904	7.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units	29,123	28.6%
Mobile Homes	744	0.7%

Norfolk city, VA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Norfolk city, VA

2022 Housing Data for Norfolk city, VA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Norfolk city, VA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Norfolk city, VA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Norfolk city, VA

Historical Labor Force Data for Norfolk city, VA