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Suffolk, VA (Virginia) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $328,200 (it was $104,500 in 2000)
Suffolk:

$328,200
Virginia:

$365,700
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $235,200 - $446,900

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $469,084
Here:

$469,084
State:

$472,865

Townhouses or other attached units: $329,816
Here:

$329,816
State:

$457,437

In 2-unit structures: $153,304
Here:

$153,304
State:

$396,289

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $334,533
Here:

$334,533
State:

$252,346

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $345,850
Here:

$345,850
State:

$382,551

Mobile homes: $113,727
Here:

$113,727
State:

$100,736

Total population: 86,806 (Urban population: 46,170 (15,130 inside urbanized areas, 31,040 inside urban clusters), Rural population: 17,507 (445 farm, 17,062 nonfarm))

Houses: 40,849 (38,713 occupied: 29,071 owner occupied, 9,642 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

25%
State:

33%

Housing density: 102 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $213,496.

Median contract rent in 2022: $1,209 (lower quartile is $759, upper quartile is $1,728)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $896


Median gross rent in Suffolk, VA in 2022: $1,438

Housing units in Suffolk with a mortgage: 21,748 (1,511 second mortgage, 37 home equity loan, 1,161 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 348

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $107,029

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $76,226

Median monthly housing costs: $1,551

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Suffolk, Virginia Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1997

Median year apartment built: 1988

Household type by relationship:

Households: 98,537
  • Male householders: 19,242 (3,810 living alone), Female householders: 19,471 (5,551 living alone)
  • 18,226 spouses (17,982 opposite-sex spouses), 3,435 unmarried partners, (3,435 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 29,467 children (26,628 natural, 966 adopted, 1,873 stepchildren), 2,283 grandchildren, 1,184 brothers or sisters, 801 parents, 289 foster children, 1,032 other relatives, 1,895 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 1,212

Size of family households: 11,218 2-persons, 7,148 3-persons, 4,731 4-persons, 2,338 5-persons, 1,366 6-persons, 518 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 9,361 1-person, 1,311 2-persons, 444 3-persons, 278 4-persons.

12,314 married couples with children.
7,793 single-parent households (2,345 men, 5,448 women).

93.8% of residents of Suffolk speak English at home.
2.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (73% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (83% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (56% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 11% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (31% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 38% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 3,175 (3.2%)
(79.6% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

7.0
State:

7.0

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

5.0
State:

4.3

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Suffolk, Virginia
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Suffolk, Virginia
  • 34no bedroom
  • 681 bedroom
  • 2,7412 bedrooms
  • 13,0563 bedrooms
  • 10,8154 bedrooms
  • 2,3575+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Suffolk, Virginia
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Suffolk, Virginia
  • 220no bedroom
  • 1,3691 bedroom
  • 3,1592 bedrooms
  • 2,9153 bedrooms
  • 1,8224 bedrooms
  • 1575+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Suffolk in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Suffolk in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 766no vehicle
  • 5,0541 vehicle
  • 11,9102 vehicles
  • 6,3253 vehicles
  • 3,2774 vehicles
  • 1,7395+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Suffolk in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Suffolk in renter-occupied apartments
  • 1,752no vehicle
  • 4,4451 vehicle
  • 2,4072 vehicles
  • 1,0383 vehicles
  • 04 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Suffolk, Virginia
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Suffolk, Virginia
  • 341 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 1493 rooms
  • 1,8774 rooms
  • 5,3635 rooms
  • 4,8976 rooms
  • 4,5237 rooms
  • 5,0688 rooms
  • 7,1609+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Suffolk, Virginia
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Suffolk, Virginia
  • 1641 room
  • 1412 rooms
  • 1,0163 rooms
  • 2,6164 rooms
  • 1,7455 rooms
  • 1,5966 rooms
  • 1,8487 rooms
  • 3128 rooms
  • 2049+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Suffolk, VA
  • Suffolk, VA household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Suffolk, VA in 2022
  • 1,671Less than $10,000
  • 2,141$10,000 to $19,999
  • 2,094$20,000 to $29,999
  • 3,286$30,000 to $39,999
  • 2,180$40,000 to $49,999
  • 2,759$50,000 to $59,999
  • 3,512$60,000 to $74,999
  • 5,493$75,000 to $99,999
  • 3,850$100,000 to $124,999
  • 3,252$125,000 to $149,999
  • 4,114$150,000 to $199,999
  • 4,361$200,000 or more
  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Suffolk, VA

  • Distribution of house value in Suffolk, VA in 2022
  • 764Less than $10,000
  • 265$15,000 to $19,999
  • 70$20,000 to $24,999
  • 141$25,000 to $29,999
  • 313$30,000 to $34,999
  • 127$40,000 to $49,999
  • 94$50,000 to $59,999
  • 166$60,000 to $69,999
  • 27$70,000 to $79,999
  • 183$80,000 to $89,999
  • 417$90,000 to $99,999
  • 516$100,000 to $124,999
  • 291$125,000 to $149,999
  • 563$150,000 to $174,999
  • 984$175,000 to $199,999
  • 3,333$200,000 to $249,999
  • 4,400$250,000 to $299,999
  • 6,661$300,000 to $399,999
  • 5,310$400,000 to $499,999
  • 3,105$500,000 to $749,999
  • 879$750,000 to $999,999
  • 225$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 192$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
  • 45$2,000,000 or more
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Suffolk, VA

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Suffolk, VA in 2022
  • 101Less than $100
  • 98$100 to $149
  • 151$150 to $199
  • 218$200 to $249
  • 40$250 to $299
  • 71$300 to $349
  • 58$350 to $399
  • 147$400 to $449
  • 130$450 to $499
  • 232$500 to $549
  • 166$550 to $599
  • 206$600 to $649
  • 202$650 to $699
  • 339$700 to $749
  • 533$750 to $799
  • 904$800 to $899
  • 699$900 to $999
  • 1,550$1,000 to $1,249
  • 1,400$1,250 to $1,499
  • 2,085$1,500 to $1,999
  • 525$2,000 to $2,499
  • 175$2,500 to $2,999
  • 141$3,000 to $3,499
  • 110$3,500 or more
  • 576No cash rent
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 35.2%
Number of people working at home: 4,804 (10.3% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 602
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 2,103
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 2,806
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 3,834
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 4,338
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 4,003
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 8,287
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 3,201
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 2,942
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 6,257
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 2,111
  • 90 or more minutes: 1,040
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Suffolk

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 29,966 (74.7%)
  • Carpooled: 3,365 (8.4%)
  • Bus: 43 (0.1%)
  • Light rail, streetcar or trolley: 1 (0.0%)
  • Taxi: 867 (2.2%)
  • Bicycle: 111 (0.3%)
  • Walked: 544 (1.4%)
  • Worked at home: 4,804 (12.0%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 3.9%Males
  • 2.9%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 3.7%Males
  • 6.3%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Asian residents
  • 32.5%Males
  • 2.3%Females
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 8.9%Males
  • 10.6%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 8.2%Males
  • 9.8%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 11.3%Males
  • 8.4%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Suffolk, Virginia
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Suffolk, Virginia
  • 1,4002010 or later
  • 6252000 to 2009
  • 5341990 to 1999
  • 2431980 to 1989
  • 2241970 to 1979
  • 326Before 1970
Ancestries in Suffolk, VA

First ancestries reported:

  • African: 8,633 (17.2%)
  • English: 4,689 (9.3%)
  • American: 4,369 (8.7%)
  • German: 2,058 (4.1%)
  • Irish: 1,926 (3.8%)
  • European: 1,056 (2.1%)
  • Italian: 1,025 (2.0%)
  • Polish: 372 (0.7%)
  • Scottish: 358 (0.7%)
  • Swedish: 342 (0.7%)
  • Jamaican: 302 (0.6%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 294 (0.6%)
  • Dutch: 234 (0.5%)
  • Ethiopian: 213 (0.4%)
  • French: 196 (0.4%)
  • Norwegian: 173 (0.3%)
  • Greek: 138 (0.3%)
  • British: 123 (0.2%)
  • French Canadian: 121 (0.2%)
  • Scandinavian: 117 (0.2%)
  • Haitian: 111 (0.2%)
  • Finnish: 84 (0.2%)
  • Egyptian: 79 (0.2%)
  • Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 78 (0.2%)
  • Ghanaian: 75 (0.1%)
  • Danish: 73 (0.1%)
  • Ukrainian: 65 (0.1%)
  • Eastern European: 62 (0.1%)
  • Pennsylvania German: 47 (0.09%)
  • Portuguese: 46 (0.09%)
  • Canadian: 44 (0.09%)
  • Russian: 38 (0.08%)
  • Northern European: 36 (0.07%)
  • Welsh: 32 (0.06%)
  • Romanian: 29 (0.06%)
  • Czechoslovakian: 29 (0.06%)
  • West Indian: 27 (0.05%)
  • Swiss: 25 (0.05%)
  • Syrian: 24 (0.05%)
  • Belizean: 19 (0.04%)
  • Austrian: 17 (0.03%)
  • Hungarian: 17 (0.03%)
  • Lithuanian: 17 (0.03%)
  • Slovene: 13 (0.03%)
  • Barbadian: 12 (0.02%)
  • Iranian: 11 (0.02%)
  • Armenian: 10 (0.02%)
  • Guyanese: 10 (0.02%)
  • Brazilian: 9 (0.02%)
  • South African: 7 (0.01%)
  • Czech: 6 (0.01%)
  • Cajun: 3 (0.01%)
  • Slovak: 3 (0.01%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Philippines
Suffolk:

10.0% (369)
Virginia:

4.8% (52,629)

Vietnam
Suffolk:

8.2% (304)
Virginia:

4.2% (45,750)

Dominican Republic
Suffolk:

6.6% (246)
Virginia:

0.6% (6,698)

Mexico
Suffolk:

6.2% (228)
Virginia:

5.3% (57,498)

El Salvador
Suffolk:

5.6% (206)
Virginia:

9.9% (107,534)

Jamaica
Suffolk:

5.5% (205)
Virginia:

1.0% (10,734)

Germany
Suffolk:

4.9% (183)
Virginia:

1.7% (18,227)

Bangladesh
Suffolk:

4.5% (166)
Virginia:

1.1% (12,049)

Ethiopia
Suffolk:

4.2% (155)
Virginia:

2.9% (32,082)

Canada
Suffolk:

3.6% (134)
Virginia:

1.2% (12,984)

Korea
Suffolk:

2.5% (94)
Virginia:

4.9% (52,857)

Thailand
Suffolk:

2.3% (86)
Virginia:

0.7% (7,672)

Haiti
Suffolk:

2.1% (79)
Virginia:

0.4% (4,246)

Trinidad and Tobago
Suffolk:

1.9% (69)
Virginia:

0.4% (4,211)

India
Suffolk:

1.6% (58)
Virginia:

9.0% (97,830)

Ghana
Suffolk:

1.6% (58)
Virginia:

1.6% (17,346)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 58,811
  • Other state: 34,778
  • Northeast: 8,736
  • Midwest: 5,404
  • South: 14,391
  • West: 6,247

86.9% of Suffolk residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 20.8% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 68.7% lived in Virginia.


Suffolk:

86.9%
State average:

86.6%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 531
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 34
  • 5th and 6th grade: 446
  • 7th and 8th grade: 232
  • 9th grade: 302
  • 10th grade: 102
  • 11th grade: 374
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 512
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 8,585
  • Less than 1 year of college: 2,369
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 4,875
  • Associate degree: 2,624
  • Bachelor's degree: 7,127
  • Master's degree: 1,819
  • Professional school degree: 451
  • Doctorate degree: 863
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 444
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 58
  • 5th and 6th grade: 286
  • 7th and 8th grade: 252
  • 9th grade: 285
  • 10th grade: 460
  • 11th grade: 868
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 498
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 8,287
  • Less than 1 year of college: 2,798
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 6,159
  • Associate degree: 3,458
  • Bachelor's degree: 6,625
  • Master's degree: 4,015
  • Professional school degree: 462
  • Doctorate degree: 539
Educational Attainment for Females
Suffolk marital status for males
Suffolk marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 30,514
  • One, attached: 3,310
  • Two: 1,052
  • 3 or 4: 1,012
  • 5 to 9: 849
  • 10 to 19: 1,082
  • 20 to 49: 545
  • 50 or more: 1,724
  • Mobile homes: 712
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 49

Median worth of mobile homes: $35,051

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 0.4%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 0.3%

House/condo owner moved in on average 7 years ago

Renter moved in on average 3 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Suffolk
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Suffolk, VA
  • 46.6%Electricity
  • 43.2%Utility gas
  • 5.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 3.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 0.6%Wood
  • 0.5%No fuel used
  • 0.5%Solar energy
  • 0.3%Other fuel
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Suffolk, VA
  • 73.6%Electricity
  • 19.2%Utility gas
  • 3.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 2.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 0.7%No fuel used
  • 0.2%Other fuel
  • 0.1%Wood

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2,178
Here:

23.5%
Virginia:

13.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 772
Here:

12.4%
Virginia:

10.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 216
Here:

7.0%
Virginia:

18.7%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability