Norfolk city County vs. Portsmouth city County

Norfolk city County (VA)Portsmouth city County (VA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)244,07694,632
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)0.5%-0.9%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)242,82795,527
Population, Census, April 1, 2010242,80395,535
Persons under 5 years, percent6.7%7.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent19.9%23.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent10.6%14.2%
Female persons, percent47.8%51.8%
White alone, percent47.0%40.2%
Black or African American alone, percent41.6%52.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.4%0.5%
Asian alone, percent3.7%1.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent4.3%3.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent7.9%4.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent43.5%38.0%
Veterans, 2014-201827,86011,200
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20187.4%3.2%
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201843.1%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, 2009-201342.0%30.3%
Households, 2014-201888,15536,471
Persons per household, 2014-20182.492.52
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201873.8%82.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201810.5%5.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201889.8%86.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201881.4%76.0%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201887.7%87.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201828.0%21.3%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20189.7%10.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent14.5%12.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201856.7%60.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201858.3%58.2%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)547,054107,057
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)2,391,568815,739
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)1,812,452447,142
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)3,195,283249,487
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)2,683,232699,478
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$10,917$7,251
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201821.323.3
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, percent19.7%17.2%
All firms, 201215,3226,112
Men-owned firms, 20127,4342,879
Women-owned firms, 20126,0942,662
Minority-owned firms, 20126,1193,053
Nonminority-owned firms, 20128,1592,825
Veteran-owned firms, 20121,897744
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201212,1895,043
Black-owned firms, percent, 200720.7%31.4%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20073.5%4.8%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20071.8%2.8%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200730.5%37.7%
Population per square mile, 20104,486.42,838.8
Land area in square miles, 201054.1233.65

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.