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Norfolk, VA (Virginia) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $269,500 (it was $88,300 in 2000)
Norfolk:

$269,500
Virginia:

$365,700
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $204,100 - $367,200

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $337,508
Here:

$337,508
State:

$472,865

Townhouses or other attached units: $343,953
Here:

$343,953
State:

$457,437

In 2-unit structures: $874,988
Here:

$874,988
State:

$396,289

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $195,271
Here:

$195,271
State:

$252,346

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $184,853
Here:

$184,853
State:

$382,551

Mobile homes: $39,966
Here:

$39,966
State:

$100,736

Total population: 245,428 (Urban population: 234,403, Rural population: 0)

Houses: 103,573 (94,532 occupied: 45,153 owner occupied, 49,379 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

52%
State:

33%

Housing density: 1,928 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $377,655.

Median contract rent in 2022: $1,035 (lower quartile is $791, upper quartile is $1,432)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,587


Median gross rent in Norfolk, VA in 2022: $1,224

Housing units in Norfolk with a mortgage: 31,601 (3,516 second mortgage, 79 home equity loan, 2,652 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 506

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $98,965

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $76,638

Median monthly housing costs: $1,292

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Norfolk, Virginia Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1957

Median year apartment built: 1973

Household type by relationship:

Households: 232,995
  • Male householders: 42,571 (14,777 living alone), Female householders: 51,961 (17,486 living alone)
  • 29,640 spouses (29,150 opposite-sex spouses), 9,003 unmarried partners, (8,551 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 57,430 children (54,048 natural, 1,458 adopted, 1,924 stepchildren), 5,569 grandchildren, 2,969 brothers or sisters, 3,354 parents, 82 foster children, 2,883 other relatives, 10,339 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 17,194

Size of family households: 25,918 2-persons, 12,503 3-persons, 9,531 4-persons, 2,184 5-persons, 1,459 6-persons, 541 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 32,263 1-person, 8,296 2-persons, 1,197 3-persons, 238 4-persons, 402 5-persons.

19,956 married couples with children.
20,103 single-parent households (4,015 men, 16,088 women).

88.6% of residents of Norfolk speak English at home.
5.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (68% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
2.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (74% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
2.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (67% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak other language at home (82% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 2% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 15,119 (6.5%)
(58.5% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.6
State:

7.0

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.4
State:

4.3

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Norfolk, Virginia
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Norfolk, Virginia
  • 134no bedroom
  • 8341 bedroom
  • 8,2342 bedrooms
  • 23,4493 bedrooms
  • 9,5334 bedrooms
  • 2,9695+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Norfolk, Virginia
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Norfolk, Virginia
  • 1,628no bedroom
  • 11,7471 bedroom
  • 21,5812 bedrooms
  • 11,0723 bedrooms
  • 2,8004 bedrooms
  • 5515+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Norfolk in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Norfolk in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 1,427no vehicle
  • 12,7721 vehicle
  • 20,5092 vehicles
  • 6,8283 vehicles
  • 2,7054 vehicles
  • 9125+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Norfolk in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Norfolk in renter-occupied apartments
  • 8,306no vehicle
  • 25,5051 vehicle
  • 11,8322 vehicles
  • 2,5743 vehicles
  • 8034 vehicles
  • 3595+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Norfolk, Virginia
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Norfolk, Virginia
  • 601 room
  • 742 rooms
  • 1,3873 rooms
  • 3,2624 rooms
  • 7,6125 rooms
  • 9,6906 rooms
  • 8,5917 rooms
  • 5,8098 rooms
  • 8,6689+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Norfolk, Virginia
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Norfolk, Virginia
  • 1,1731 room
  • 3,2882 rooms
  • 8,3073 rooms
  • 13,7354 rooms
  • 11,3655 rooms
  • 6,1076 rooms
  • 2,4887 rooms
  • 1,0888 rooms
  • 1,8289+ 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 Norfolk, VA
  • Norfolk, VA household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Norfolk, VA in 2022
  • 7,384Less than $10,000
  • 8,439$10,000 to $19,999
  • 7,337$20,000 to $29,999
  • 7,569$30,000 to $39,999
  • 8,950$40,000 to $49,999
  • 6,779$50,000 to $59,999
  • 9,461$60,000 to $74,999
  • 10,998$75,000 to $99,999
  • 9,173$100,000 to $124,999
  • 6,256$125,000 to $149,999
  • 6,127$150,000 to $199,999
  • 6,059$200,000 or more
  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Norfolk, VA

  • Distribution of house value in Norfolk, VA in 2022
  • 232Less than $10,000
  • 295$10,000 to $14,999
  • 509$15,000 to $19,999
  • 327$20,000 to $24,999
  • 565$25,000 to $29,999
  • 96$30,000 to $34,999
  • 45$35,000 to $39,999
  • 51$50,000 to $59,999
  • 451$60,000 to $69,999
  • 219$70,000 to $79,999
  • 33$80,000 to $89,999
  • 78$90,000 to $99,999
  • 875$100,000 to $124,999
  • 1,663$125,000 to $149,999
  • 2,689$150,000 to $174,999
  • 2,464$175,000 to $199,999
  • 8,436$200,000 to $249,999
  • 9,086$250,000 to $299,999
  • 8,553$300,000 to $399,999
  • 3,407$400,000 to $499,999
  • 3,223$500,000 to $749,999
  • 673$750,000 to $999,999
  • 620$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 58$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
  • 505$2,000,000 or more
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Norfolk, VA

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Norfolk, VA in 2022
  • 633Less than $100
  • 162$100 to $149
  • 566$150 to $199
  • 1,644$200 to $249
  • 451$250 to $299
  • 292$300 to $349
  • 320$350 to $399
  • 587$400 to $449
  • 96$450 to $499
  • 453$500 to $549
  • 889$550 to $599
  • 1,007$600 to $649
  • 902$650 to $699
  • 1,952$700 to $749
  • 2,551$750 to $799
  • 5,537$800 to $899
  • 4,900$900 to $999
  • 8,242$1,000 to $1,249
  • 6,801$1,250 to $1,499
  • 6,905$1,500 to $1,999
  • 2,113$2,000 to $2,499
  • 422$2,500 to $2,999
  • 488$3,000 to $3,499
  • 279$3,500 or more
  • 1,187No cash rent
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 61.1%
Number of people working at home: 9,042 (7.2% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 3,500
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 11,432
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 17,944
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 21,539
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 21,109
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 8,343
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 17,120
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 2,257
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 2,485
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 5,667
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 2,646
  • 90 or more minutes: 3,132
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Norfolk

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 139,936 (79.0%)
  • Carpooled: 16,751 (9.5%)
  • Bus: 2,696 (1.5%)
  • Light rail, streetcar or trolley: 134 (0.1%)
  • Ferryboat: 59 (0.0%)
  • Taxi: 2,934 (1.7%)
  • Bicycle: 727 (0.4%)
  • Walked: 4,831 (2.7%)
  • Worked at home: 9,042 (5.1%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 3.6%Males
  • 4.2%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 7.5%Males
  • 6.8%Females
  • Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native residents
  • 15.4%Males
  • 10.9%Females
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 0.7%Males
  • 5.3%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 2.1%Males
  • 8.8%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 1.7%Males
  • 13.6%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Norfolk, Virginia
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Norfolk, Virginia
  • 8,2032010 or later
  • 4,0432000 to 2009
  • 2,5171990 to 1999
  • 3,0061980 to 1989
  • 1,6721970 to 1979
  • 1,969Before 1970
Ancestries in Norfolk, VA

First ancestries reported:

  • American: 10,717 (8.1%)
  • English: 6,885 (5.2%)
  • German: 5,756 (4.4%)
  • Irish: 5,579 (4.2%)
  • African: 3,231 (2.4%)
  • Italian: 2,680 (2.0%)
  • European: 1,830 (1.4%)
  • Scottish: 1,311 (1.0%)
  • Polish: 948 (0.7%)
  • Jamaican: 690 (0.5%)
  • French: 635 (0.5%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 631 (0.5%)
  • Norwegian: 373 (0.3%)
  • Greek: 370 (0.3%)
  • Eastern European: 362 (0.3%)
  • Nigerian: 358 (0.3%)
  • Russian: 300 (0.2%)
  • British: 290 (0.2%)
  • Dutch: 266 (0.2%)
  • French Canadian: 199 (0.2%)
  • Palestinian: 182 (0.1%)
  • Turkish: 181 (0.1%)
  • Swedish: 179 (0.1%)
  • Haitian: 179 (0.1%)
  • West Indian: 171 (0.1%)
  • Ukrainian: 151 (0.1%)
  • Scandinavian: 140 (0.1%)
  • Welsh: 140 (0.1%)
  • Hungarian: 135 (0.1%)
  • Danish: 131 (0.10%)
  • Lithuanian: 121 (0.09%)
  • Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 120 (0.09%)
  • Afghan: 118 (0.09%)
  • Northern European: 100 (0.08%)
  • Ethiopian: 94 (0.07%)
  • Ghanaian: 91 (0.07%)
  • Iranian: 89 (0.07%)
  • Sierra Leonean: 89 (0.07%)
  • Guyanese: 80 (0.06%)
  • Belizean: 80 (0.06%)
  • Canadian: 77 (0.06%)
  • Lebanese: 69 (0.05%)
  • Finnish: 63 (0.05%)
  • Jordanian: 62 (0.05%)
  • Austrian: 62 (0.05%)
  • Pennsylvania German: 55 (0.04%)
  • Senegalese: 53 (0.04%)
  • Israeli: 52 (0.04%)
  • Romanian: 47 (0.04%)
  • Armenian: 46 (0.03%)
  • Swiss: 46 (0.03%)
  • South African: 45 (0.03%)
  • Slovak: 45 (0.03%)
  • Brazilian: 44 (0.03%)
  • Portuguese: 43 (0.03%)
  • Moroccan: 37 (0.03%)
  • U.S. Virgin Islander: 32 (0.02%)
  • Bahamian: 31 (0.02%)
  • Serbian: 31 (0.02%)
  • Liberian: 30 (0.02%)
  • Czech: 30 (0.02%)
  • Arab: 27 (0.02%)
  • Zimbabwean: 26 (0.02%)
  • Barbadian: 26 (0.02%)
  • Albanian: 25 (0.02%)
  • Australian: 24 (0.02%)
  • Syrian: 19 (0.01%)
  • Slovene: 15 (0.01%)
  • Czechoslovakian: 10 (0.01%)
  • British West Indian: 10 (0.01%)
  • Yugoslavian: 9 (0.01%)
  • Ugandan: 7 (0.01%)
  • Bulgarian: 7 (0.01%)
  • Slavic: 7 (0.01%)

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

Philippines
Norfolk:

19.7% (3,487)
Virginia:

4.8% (52,629)

Honduras
Norfolk:

8.2% (1,461)
Virginia:

3.0% (32,892)

El Salvador
Norfolk:

4.5% (792)
Virginia:

9.9% (107,534)

Mexico
Norfolk:

3.7% (664)
Virginia:

5.3% (57,498)

Jamaica
Norfolk:

3.2% (571)
Virginia:

1.0% (10,734)

India
Norfolk:

3.1% (544)
Virginia:

9.0% (97,830)

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Norfolk:

3.1% (544)
Virginia:

3.9% (42,989)

Dominican Republic
Norfolk:

2.9% (512)
Virginia:

0.6% (6,698)

Ghana
Norfolk:

2.9% (509)
Virginia:

1.6% (17,346)

Nigeria
Norfolk:

2.3% (411)
Virginia:

0.6% (6,956)

Germany
Norfolk:

2.3% (402)
Virginia:

1.7% (18,227)

Canada
Norfolk:

2.0% (355)
Virginia:

1.2% (12,984)

Vietnam
Norfolk:

2.0% (354)
Virginia:

4.2% (45,750)

United Kingdom, excluding England and Scotland
Norfolk:

1.9% (337)
Virginia:

0.8% (8,513)

Korea
Norfolk:

1.6% (290)
Virginia:

4.9% (52,857)

Italy
Norfolk:

1.5% (272)
Virginia:

0.5% (5,147)

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

  • This state: 118,976
  • Other state: 95,139
  • Northeast: 24,833
  • Midwest: 14,055
  • South: 40,553
  • West: 15,698

80.4% of Norfolk residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 26.6% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 56.9% lived in Virginia.


Norfolk:

80.4%
State average:

86.6%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 1,503
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 48
  • 5th and 6th grade: 130
  • 7th and 8th grade: 205
  • 9th grade: 363
  • 10th grade: 877
  • 11th grade: 1,007
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 1,526
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 20,633
  • Less than 1 year of college: 6,722
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 12,606
  • Associate degree: 4,958
  • Bachelor's degree: 12,648
  • Master's degree: 7,205
  • Professional school degree: 2,002
  • Doctorate degree: 856
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 715
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 137
  • 5th and 6th grade: 223
  • 7th and 8th grade: 1,031
  • 9th grade: 481
  • 10th grade: 955
  • 11th grade: 1,932
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 1,433
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 17,966
  • Less than 1 year of college: 7,253
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 11,494
  • Associate degree: 7,623
  • Bachelor's degree: 15,111
  • Master's degree: 7,599
  • Professional school degree: 1,866
  • Doctorate degree: 934
Educational Attainment for Females
Norfolk marital status for males
Norfolk marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 51,288
  • One, attached: 7,358
  • Two: 8,342
  • 3 or 4: 8,753
  • 5 to 9: 8,228
  • 10 to 19: 5,943
  • 20 to 49: 3,703
  • 50 or more: 9,138
  • Mobile homes: 820

Median worth of mobile homes: $34,489

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 1.0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 0.9%

House/condo owner moved in on average 9 years ago

Renter moved in on average 2 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Norfolk
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Norfolk, VA
  • 49.4%Utility gas
  • 45.2%Electricity
  • 3.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 1.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.5%Other fuel
  • 0.2%Solar energy
  • 0.2%No fuel used
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Norfolk, VA
  • 73.2%Electricity
  • 24.2%Utility gas
  • 1.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.8%No fuel used
  • 0.4%Other fuel
  • 0.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 3,364
Here:

17.1%
Virginia:

13.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 838
Here:

9.6%
Virginia:

10.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2,799
Here:

15.5%
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