People QuickFacts Norfolk Nebraska Population, 2012 estimate 24,332 1,855,525 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 24,210 1,826,341 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 0.5% 1.6% Population, 2010 24,210 1,826,341 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 7.7% 7.2% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 24.5% 25.1% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 14.6% 13.5% Female persons, percent, 2010 51.0% 50.4%  White persons, percent, 2010 (a) 88.0% 86.1% Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) 1.6% 4.5% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) 1.4% 1.0% Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) 0.6% 1.8% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) Z 0.1% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 2.0% 2.2% Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) 12.1% 9.2% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 83.2% 82.1%  Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 80.9% 82.9% Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 6.8% 6.0% Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 11.9% 9.9% High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 87.5% 90.3% Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 22.6% 27.8% Veterans, 2007-2011 1,670 148,078 Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 13.8 18.0  Housing units, 2010 10,625 796,793 Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 59.3% 68.3% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 28.5% 19.5% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 $104,300 $125,400 Households, 2007-2011 9,718 715,703 Persons per household, 2007-2011 2.36 2.46 Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 $22,305 $26,113 Median household income, 2007-2011 $38,840 $50,695 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 16.3% 12.0%     Business QuickFacts Norfolk Nebraska Total number of firms, 2007 2,467 159,665 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 1.8% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.4% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 1.4% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.0% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.9% 1.9% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 26.0% 25.7%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) NA 40,157,999 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 1,441,247 24,019,868 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 559,775 26,486,612 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $24,361 $14,965 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 45,526 2,685,580     Geography QuickFacts Norfolk Nebraska Land area in square miles, 2010 10.69 76,824.17 Persons per square mile, 2010 2,264.7 23.8 FIPS Code 34615 31 Counties Madison County (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts