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People QuickFacts |
Norfolk |
Virginia |
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Population, 2003 estimate |
241,727 | 7,386,330 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 |
3.1% | 4.3% |
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Population, 2000 |
234,403 | 7,078,515 |
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Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 |
-10.3% | 14.4% |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 |
7.1% | 6.5% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 |
24.0% | 24.6% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 |
10.9% | 11.2% |
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Female persons, percent, 2000 |
48.9% | 51.0% |
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White persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
48.4% | 72.3% |
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Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
44.1% | 19.6% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
0.5% | 0.3% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
2.8% | 3.7% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) |
0.1% | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a) |
1.7% | 2.0% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 |
2.5% | 2.0% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 |
3.8% | 4.7% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
42.7% | 52.2% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
5.0% | 8.1% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
8.9% | 11.1% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
78.4% | 81.5% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
19.6% | 29.5% |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
21.7 | 27.0 |
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Housing units, 2000 |
94,416 | 2,904,192 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
45.5% | 68.1% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$88,400 | $125,400 |
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Households, 2000 |
86,210 | 2,699,173 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.45 | 2.54 |
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Median household income, 1999 |
$31,815 | $46,677 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$17,372 | $23,975 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 |
19.4% | 9.6% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Norfolk |
Virginia |
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Wholesale trade sales, 1997 ($1000) |
2,914,637 | 61,046,705 |
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Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) |
1,900,364 | 62,569,924 |
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Retail sales per capita, 1997 |
$8,069 | $9,293 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 1997 ($1000) |
299,445 | 8,281,218 |
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Total number of firms, 1997 |
11,415 | 480,122 |
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Minority-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 |
21.0% | 14.9% |
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Women-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 |
27.2% | 27.5% |
