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REAL ESTATE IN POPULAR Norfolk NEIGHBORHOODS City Center, Cottage Park, Ocean View, Lenox, Glenwood Park, Commodore Park / Merrimack Park, Pamlico / Willoughby Terrace, Roland Park, Talbot Park, Virginia Gardens
POPULAR REAL ESTATE NEAR Norfolk, VA Chesapeake, Hampton, Newport News, Portsmouth, Suffolk, Virginia Beach
POPULATION
234,403
Norfolk is a relatively large coastal city (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 234,403 people and 85 constituent neighborhoods, Norfolk is the second largest community in Virginia.
Norfolk is a military town: the armed forces employs 14.81% of the workforce, making the military a major focus of life in the city. In the civilian sector, Retail and Healthcare are prominent in the local economy and are the city's largest civilian employers, employing 12.94% and 11.31% of the civilian workforce respectively.
One of the nice things about Norfolk is that is it nautical, meaning that parts of the city are somewhat historic and on the ocean, or touch tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities.
Norfolk has quite a few people who use public transportation to get to work each day, primarily riding the bus.
The percentage of people in Norfolk who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 14.96%: 19.60% of adults in Norfolk have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Norfolk in 2000 was $17,372, which is lower middle income relative to Virginia, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $69,488 for a family of four.
Norfolk is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Norfolk home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Norfolk is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Norfolk include German, Irish, English, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Norfolk is English. Some people also speak Spanish.
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