Norfolk city County vs. Virginia Beach city County
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Norfolk city County (VA) Virginia Beach city County (VA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 244,076 450,189
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 0.5% 2.8%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 242,827 437,903
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 242,803 437,994
Persons under 5 years, percent 6.7% 6.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent 19.9% 22.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 10.6% 13.2%
Female persons, percent 47.8% 50.8%
White alone, percent 47.0% 66.7%
Black or African American alone, percent 41.6% 19.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 0.4% 0.3%
Asian alone, percent 3.7% 6.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.1% 0.1%
Two or More Races, percent 4.3% 5.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 7.9% 8.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 43.5% 62.0%
Veterans, 2014-2018 27,860 57,082
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 7.4% 9.3%
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 43.1% 64.1%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $199,400 $274,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,532 $1,808
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $550 $607
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $1,031 $1,339
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 42.0% 23.0%
Households, 2014-2018 88,155 169,290
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.49 2.60
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 73.8% 81.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 10.5% 12.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 89.8% 94.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 81.4% 87.8%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 87.7% 93.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 28.0% 35.2%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 9.7% 7.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 14.5% 9.4%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 56.7% 64.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 58.3% 62.2%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 547,054 1,202,733
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 2,391,568 1,959,395
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 1,812,452 1,954,166
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 3,195,283 8,187,586
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 2,683,232 5,671,477
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $10,917 $12,687
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 21.3 23.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $49,146 $74,186
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $28,508 $36,268
Persons in poverty, percent 19.7% 7.6%
All firms, 2012 15,322 35,359
Men-owned firms, 2012 7,434 18,195
Women-owned firms, 2012 6,094 13,466
Minority-owned firms, 2012 6,119 8,893
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 8,159 25,052
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 1,897 5,384
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 12,189 27,836
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 20.7% 9.4%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.7%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 3.5% 6.5%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.8% 2.4%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 30.5% 31.6%
Population per square mile, 2010 4,486.4 1,758.9
Land area in square miles, 2010 54.12 249.02
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Norfolk city county (VA) and Virginia Beach city county (VA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.