Norfolk city County vs. Portsmouth city County
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Norfolk city County (VA) Portsmouth city County (VA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 244,076 94,632
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 0.5% -0.9%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 242,827 95,527
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 242,803 95,535
Persons under 5 years, percent 6.7% 7.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent 19.9% 23.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 10.6% 14.2%
Female persons, percent 47.8% 51.8%
White alone, percent 47.0% 40.2%
Black or African American alone, percent 41.6% 52.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 0.4% 0.5%
Asian alone, percent 3.7% 1.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.1% 0.1%
Two or More Races, percent 4.3% 3.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 7.9% 4.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 43.5% 38.0%
Veterans, 2014-2018 27,860 11,200
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 7.4% 3.2%
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 43.1% 54.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $199,400 $171,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,532 $1,448
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $550 $546
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $1,031 $1,027
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 42.0% 30.3%
Households, 2014-2018 88,155 36,471
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.49 2.52
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 73.8% 82.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 10.5% 5.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 89.8% 86.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 81.4% 76.0%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 87.7% 87.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 28.0% 21.3%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 9.7% 10.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 14.5% 12.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 56.7% 60.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 58.3% 58.2%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 547,054 107,057
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 2,391,568 815,739
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 1,812,452 447,142
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 3,195,283 249,487
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 2,683,232 699,478
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $10,917 $7,251
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 21.3 23.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $49,146 $50,224
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $28,508 $25,179
Persons in poverty, percent 19.7% 17.2%
All firms, 2012 15,322 6,112
Men-owned firms, 2012 7,434 2,879
Women-owned firms, 2012 6,094 2,662
Minority-owned firms, 2012 6,119 3,053
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 8,159 2,825
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 1,897 744
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 12,189 5,043
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 20.7% 31.4%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 3.5% 4.8%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.8% 2.8%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 30.5% 37.7%
Population per square mile, 2010 4,486.4 2,838.8
Land area in square miles, 2010 54.12 33.65
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Norfolk city county (VA) and Portsmouth city county (VA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.