Norfolk city, Virginia

Norfolk city has a population of 233,596 and has shrunk 3.0% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $289,900, about 4.4 times the county's median household income of $66,109.

Home price
$289,900
Income
$66,109
Population
233,596
Unemployment
5.7%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$289,900county
Median gross rent$1,321county
Median year homes here were built1964county
Share of homes built before 198067.4%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile0.8%county
Share of homes that are vacant8.3%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented53.7%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.5%county
Typical monthly rent$1,753county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,713county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,512county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$2,376county
Home insurance / yr$2,074(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living100.8(statewide)
Median household income$66,109county
Family health premium / yr$25,523(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$14,277(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.821(statewide)
Poverty rate16.5%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home10.2%county
Unemployment rate5.7%county
Share of adults in the labor force69.8%county
Share of workers who are self-employed3.7%county
Share of workers employed by government20.6%county
Share of workers in the largest industry25.0%county
Economic output per resident$114,585county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate1.00%county
Top state income tax5.75%(statewide)
Capital gains tax5.75%(statewide)
Combined sales tax5.77%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time23.0 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service3.4 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport2444897county
Miles to nearest general aviation field13 micounty
Airports with airline service located here1county
General aviation airfields located here0county
Passenger train stations and the railway network1county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station3.7 micounty
Households without a vehicle11.5%county
Traffic deaths11.6county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,0000.1(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher33.5%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher90.2%county
Public schools in the county44county
Public school enrollment26807county
Students per full-time teacher13.5county
Free lunch eligible96.1%county
Elementary schools32county
Middle schools4county
High schools5county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above3county
Share of local colleges that are public71.4%county
Two-year institutions4county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution3.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians99county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county3county
Hospitals here with an emergency department2county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4county
Fine particulate matter6.1 µgcounty
Without health insurance9.1%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year19.1%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year17.1%county
Frequent mental distress19.6%county
No leisure-time physical activity22.7%county
Diagnosed diabetes12.8%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population233,596county
Land area in square miles53county
People per square mile of land4385.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores39county
Convenience stores62county
Share living far from a food store9.0%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract9.3%county
Population change since 2020-3.0%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents3county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents4county
Median age32.7 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1820.3%county
Share of residents 65 and over13.0%county
Share of households that are one person35.3%county
Share of residents born outside the United States7.9%county
Second languages11.8%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls47.8%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents113county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-8county
Households that moved in11,882county
Households that moved away12,445county
Average income of arriving households$52,021county
Average income of departing households$55,743county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes2county
Housing units authorised in the latest year156county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings8.3%county
Violent crime rate218(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature61.3°Fcounty
Annual precipitation43.9 incounty
Annual snowfall17.8 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.32 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F26 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing43 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 8bcounty
Frost-free days249 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 18county
Average first fall frostNov 22county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$142county
Electric utilities serving this county1county
Electricity price per kWh14.1¢county
Household electricity use1,005 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$20.70(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity59.0%county
Homes heated by utility gas36.3%county
Homes heated by propane1.1%county
Homes heated by fuel oil1.6%county
Homes heated by wood0.1%county
Households with broadband88.8%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk75.3county
Coastal flood risk82.4county
Drought risk0.0county
Landslide risk12.0county
Hail risk68.8county
Earthquake risk78.1county
Tornado risk74.1county
Tropical cyclone risk92.9county
Extreme heat risk88.2county
Winter weather risk69.8county
Strong wind risk71.4county
Wildfire risk32.9county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams1county
Second-tier college football teams1county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams1county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here1county

Figures marked county are measured for Norfolk city directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Virginia figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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