People QuickFacts	Norfolk	Virginia
 	Population, 2011 estimate    	242,628	8,096,604
 	Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base    	242,803	8,001,030
 	Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011    	-0.1%	1.2%
 	Population, 2010    	242,803	8,001,024
 	Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010    	6.8%	6.4%
 	Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010    	20.8%	23.2%
 	Persons 65 years and over, percent,  2010    	9.4%	12.2%
 	Female persons, percent, 2010    	48.2%	50.9% 			
 	White persons, percent, 2010 (a)    	47.1%	68.6%
 	Black persons, percent, 2010 (a)    	43.1%	19.4%
 	American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a)    	0.5%	0.4%
 	Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a)    	3.3%	5.5%
 	Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a)    	0.2%	0.1%
 	Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010    	3.6%	2.9%
 	Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b)    	6.6%	7.9%
 	White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010    	44.3%	64.8% 			
 	Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010    	76.4%	83.8%
 	Foreign born persons, percent,  2006-2010    	6.8%	10.8%
 	Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010    	9.5%	14.1%
 	High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010    	83.9%	86.1%
 	Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010    	23.7%	33.8%
 	Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010    	21.5	27.1 			
 	Homeownership rate, 2006-2010    	46.6%	68.9%
 	Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010    	42.9%	21.4%
 	Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010    	$208,400	$255,100
 	Households, 2006-2010    	85,061	2,974,481
 	Persons per household, 2006-2010    	2.63	2.56
 	Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010    	$23,773	$32,145
 	Median household income 2006-2010    	$42,677	$61,406
 	Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010    	16.5%	10.3%

   	Business QuickFacts	Norfolk	Virginia
 	Total number of firms, 2007    	14,436	638,643
 	Black-owned firms, percent, 2007    	20.7%	9.9%
 	American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007    	F	0.5%
 	Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007    	3.5%	7.0%
 	Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007    	F	0.1%
 	Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007    	1.8%	4.5%
 	Women-owned firms, percent, 2007    	30.4%	30.1% 			
 	Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000)    	1,280,817	92,417,797
 	Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000)    	3,280,443	60,513,396
 	Retail sales, 2007 ($1000)    	2,724,146	105,663,299
 	Retail sales per capita, 2007    	$11,540	$13,687
 	Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000)    	505,017	15,340,483

   	Geography QuickFacts	Norfolk	Virginia
 	Land area in square miles, 2010    	54.12	39,490.09
 	Persons per square mile, 2010    	4,486.4	202.6
 	FIPS Code    	57000	51
 	Counties    	Norfolk city
 	

(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