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REAL ESTATE IN POPULAR Norfolk NEIGHBORHOODS City Center, Denby Park, East Norview, Ghent, Bel-Aire, Campostella Heights, Brambleton / Norfolk State U, Colonial Place, Edgewater, Larchmont
POPULAR REAL ESTATE NEAR Norfolk, VA Chesapeake, Hampton, Newport News, Portsmouth, Suffolk, Virginia Beach
POPULATION
234,403
| NORFOLK INFORMATION | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| POPULATION | 234,403 |
| NUMBER OF HOMES AND APARTMENTS | 94,416 |
| NORFOLK HOME OWNERSHIP | |
| % OWNER OCCUPIED | 41.59% |
| % RENTER OCCUPIED | 49.72% |
| % VACANT | 8.69% |
| TYPE OF NORFOLK HOMES | |
| SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED | 47.94% |
| ROWHOUSES AND ATTACHED HOMES | 6.72% |
| SMALL APARTMENT BUILDINGS | 16.96% |
| COMPLEXES OR HIGH RISE APARTMENTS | 27.48% |
| MOBILE HOMES | 0.85% |
| OTHER | 0.05% |
| SIZE OF NORFOLK HOMES | |
| NO BEDROOM | 2.40% |
| 1 BEDROOM | 17.59% |
| 2 BEDROOMS | 34.41% |
| 3 BEDROOMS | 31.59% |
| 4 BEDROOMS | 11.79% |
| 5 OR MORE BEDROOMS | 2.22% |
| AGE OF HOMES | |
| NEWER HOMES (1995 OR LATER) | 3.68% |
| ESTABLISHED, BUT NOT OLD HOMES (1970-1994) | 28.07% |
| WELL-ESTABLISHED, OLD HOMES (1940-1969) | 53.49% |
| HISTORIC (1939 OR BEFORE) | 14.76% |
| NORFOLK REAL ESTATE INFORMATION | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| MEDIAN HOME VALUE | $218,621 |
| MEDIAN RENTAL PRICE | $967 |
| HOME VALUE RANGE | |
| $0-$124,000 | 7.04% |
| $124,001-$247,000 | 56.84% |
| $247,001-$495,000 | 26.78% |
| $495,001-$742,000 | 5.69% |
| $742,001-$991,000 | 1.80% |
| $991,001-$1,238,000 | 0.92% |
| $1,238,001-$1,858,000 | 0.63% |
| $1,858,001-$2,475,000 | 0.20% |
| > $2,475,000 | 0.10% |
| PEOPLE OF Norfolk | DETAILS |
|---|---|
| POPULATION DISTRIBUTION | |
| UNDER 5 YEARS | 7.08% |
| 5 TO 17 | 16.94% |
| 18 TO 24 | 18.28% |
| 25 TO 34 | 15.35% |
| 35 TO 54 | 25.21% |
| 55 TO 64 | 6.22% |
| 65 YEARS AND OVER | 10.92% |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT OF ADULTS | |
| HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES | 78.38% |
| COLLEGE GRADUATES | 19.60% |
| MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME | $31,815 |
| PER CAPITA INCOME | $17,372 |
| INDIVIDUALS BELOW POVERTY LEVEL | 19.40% |
| INDUSTRIES PEOPLE WORK IN | Retail (12.94%), Healthcare (11.31%), Education (9.43%), Accomodation (8.91%), Public Service (7.56%), Construction (7.35%), Manufacturing (7.08%), Other (5.35%), Transportation (5.18%), Administration (5.10%), Professional, scientific, and technical services (4.79%), Finance (3.69%), Information Technology (3.19%), Wholesale (2.94%), Real Estate (2.60%) |
| ATTENDING COLLEGE | 8.14% |
| RACIAL MAKEUP | |
| WHITE | 48.21% |
| BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN | 43.78% |
| AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE | 0.45% |
| ASIAN | 2.99% |
| NATIVE HAWAIIAN AND OTHER PACIFIC ISLANDER | 0.09% |
| SOME OTHER RACE ALONE | 1.62% |
| TWO OR MORE RACES | 2.86% |
| HISPANIC OR LATINO (OF ANY RACE) | 3.75% |
| ETHNICITIES PRESENT | Other Groups (44.69%), Unclassified (18.86%), German (5.85%), Irish (5.27%), United States or American (5.24%), English (5.08%), Italian (2.83%) |
| FOREIGN BORN | 4.96% |
| LANGUAGES SPOKEN | English (84.66%) , Spanish (3.62%) |
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.
The armed forces are a huge part of the life in Norfolk, employing 14.81% of the workforce. While it is a military town, the civilian sector still plays an important role in the local economy, where the Retail and Healthcare industries employ 12.94% and 11.31% of the civilian workforce, respectively.
The city is also nautical, which means that parts of Norfolk are somewhat historic and bounded by the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.
Norfolk has public transportation that is used by many people for their daily commute to and from work: primarily, this consists of people taking the bus.
In terms of college education, Norfolk is somewhat better educated than the 14.96% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 19.60% of adults 25 and older in the city 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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