Suffolk city County vs. Southampton County

	Suffolk city County (VA)	Southampton County (VA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	91,185	17,586
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	7.8%	-5.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	84,572	18,571
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	84,585	18,570
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.7%	3.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent	24.6%	18.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	13.7%	20.2%
Female persons, percent	51.7%	48.0%
White alone, percent	51.7%	62.2%
Black or African American alone, percent	41.6%	34.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.2%	0.5%
Asian alone, percent	1.9%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.0%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	3.6%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	4.2%	1.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	49.5%	61.1%
Veterans, 2014-2018	10,826	1,827
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	3.5%	0.5%
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	69.3%	73.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$246,600	$169,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,805	$1,227
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$558	$419
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,135	$759
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	14.0%	4.7%
Households, 2014-2018	33,198	6,522
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.67	2.51
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	85.5%	87.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	5.0%	1.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	90.0%	87.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	78.3%	71.1%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	88.8%	84.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	28.1%	17.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	8.7%	9.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	8.4%	11.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	64.3%	54.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	60.9%	54.2%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	122,870	3,825
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	494,936	7,817
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	1,521,003	106,431
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	665,962	131,165
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	958,895	55,663
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$11,257	$3,024
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	28.8	29.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$70,664	$54,611
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$32,894	$25,643
Persons in poverty, percent	10.8%	14.7%
All firms, 2012	5,504	1,050
Men-owned firms, 2012	2,563	651
Women-owned firms, 2012	2,402	371
Minority-owned firms, 2012	2,222	354
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	3,040	665
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	608	182
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	4,598	848
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	24.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.5%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	29.6%	29.5%
Population per square mile, 2010	211.4	31.0
Land area in square miles, 2010	400.17	599.15

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Suffolk city county (VA) and Southampton county (VA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.