People QuickFacts Suffolk Virginia Population, 2011 estimate 84,930 8,096,604 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 84,592 8,001,030 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 0.4% 1.2% Population, 2010 84,585 8,001,024 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 7.0% 6.4% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 26.2% 23.2% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 11.5% 12.2% Female persons, percent, 2010 52.0% 50.9%  White persons, percent, 2010 (a) 52.3% 68.6% Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) 42.7% 19.4% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) 0.3% 0.4% Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) 1.6% 5.5% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) 0.1% 0.1% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 2.3% 2.9% Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) 2.9% 7.9% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 50.9% 64.8%  Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 87.1% 83.8% Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 3.1% 10.8% Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 4.6% 14.1% High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 84.7% 86.1% Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 25.1% 33.8% Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 27.7 27.1  Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 75.1% 68.9% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 14.4% 21.4% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 $252,200 $255,100 Households, 2006-2010 30,126 2,974,481 Persons per household, 2006-2010 2.70 2.56 Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 $28,441 $32,145 Median household income 2006-2010 $65,104 $61,406 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 11.2% 10.3%     Business QuickFacts Suffolk Virginia Total number of firms, 2007 5,218 638,643 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 24.0% 9.9% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.5% 0.5% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 7.0% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.1% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 4.5% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 29.6% 30.1%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) 1,307,801 92,417,797 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 715,834 60,513,396 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 820,304 105,663,299 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $10,108 $13,687 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 72,760 15,340,483     Geography QuickFacts Suffolk Virginia Land area in square miles, 2010 400.17 39,490.09 Persons per square mile, 2010 211.4 202.6 FIPS Code 76432 51 Counties Suffolk 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