Norfolk Population and Demographics

Norfolk Virginia Population and Demographics Resources

Norfolk City, Virginia Statistics and Demographics (US Census 2000) Number Percent Norfolk Population: 234403 100.00%       Sex and Age     Male 119830 51.12% Female 114573 48.88%       Under 5 years 16546 7.06% 5 to 9 years 16508 7.04% 10 to 14 years 15072 6.43% 15 to 19 years 18926 8.07% 20 to 24 years 31983 13.64% 25 to 34 years 36620 15.62% 35 to 44 years 33569 14.32% 45 to 54 years 25010 10.67% 55 to 59 years 8143 3.47% 60 to 64 years 6494 2.77% 65 to 74 years 12979 5.54% 75 to 84 years 9693 4.14% 85 years and over 2860 1.22%       Median age (years) 29.6       18 years and over 178051 75.96% Male 91133 38.88% Female 86918 37.08% 21 years and over 159797 68.17% 62 years and over 29316 12.51% 65 years and over 25532 10.89% Male 9838 4.2% Female 15694 6.7%       Race     One race 228583 97.52% White 113358 48.36% Black or African American 103387 44.11% American Indian and Alaska Native 1071 0.46% Asian 6593 2.81% Asian indian 491 0.21% Chinese 577 0.25% Filipino 4125 1.76% Japanese 266 0.11% Korean 297 0.13% Vietnamese 373 0.16% Other Asian 464 0.2% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 251 0.11% Native Hawaiian 40 0.02% Guamanian or Chamorro 76 0.03% Samoan 43 0.02% Other Pacific Islander 92 0.04% Some other race 3923 1.67% Two or more races 5820 2.48%       Hispanic or Latino and race     Total Population 234403 100.00% Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 8915 3.8% Mexican 2624 1.12% Puerto Rican 2916 1.24% Cuban 294 0.13% Other Hispanic or Latino 3081 1.31% Not Hispanic or Latino 225488 96.2% White alone 110221 47.02%       Relationship     Total Population 234403 100.00% In households 211114 90.06% Householder 86210 36.78% Spouse 31813 13.57% Child 61435 26.21% Own child under 18 years 47714 20.36% Other relatives 14358 6.13% Under 18 years 6930 2.96% Nonrelatives 17298 7.38% Unmarried partner 5399 2.3% In group quarters 23289 9.94% Institutionalized population 3000 1.28% Non-Institutionalized population 20289 8.66%       Households by Type     Total Households 86210 100.0 % Family households (families) 51915 60.22% With own children under 18 years 26128 30.31% Married-couple family 31813 36.9% With own children under 18 years 14122 16.38% Female householder, no husband present 16218 18.81% With own children under 18 years 10086 11.7% Non Family households 34295 39.78% Householder living alone 26003 30.16% Householder 65 years and over 8276 9.6%       Households with individuals under 18 years 30086 34.9% Households with individuals 65 years and over 18877 21.9%       Average Household size 2.45 Average family size 3.07       Housing Occupancy     Total housing units 94416 100.00% Occupied housing units 86210 91.31% Vacant housing units 8206 8.69% For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 282 0.3% Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 3.2 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 6.9       Housing Tenure     Occupied housing units 86210 100.00% Owner-occupied housing units. 39238 45.51% Renter-occupied housing units. 46972 54.49%       Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.51 Average household size of renter-occupied units 2.4

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