Suffolk, VA Demographic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	63,677	100.0

Male	30,410	47.8
Female	33,267	52.2

Under 5 years	4,618	7.3
5 to 9 years	5,076	8.0
10 to 14 years	5,223	8.2
15 to 19 years	4,269	6.7
20 to 24 years	3,049	4.8
25 to 34 years	8,514	13.4
35 to 44 years	11,313	17.8
45 to 54 years	8,505	13.4
55 to 59 years	3,283	5.2
60 to 64 years	2,559	4.0
65 to 74 years	3,988	6.3
75 to 84 years	2,496	3.9
85 years and over	784	1.2

Median age (years)	36.0	(X)

18 years and over	45,944	72.2
Male	21,430	33.7
Female	24,514	38.5
21 years and over	43,869	68.9
62 years and over	8,738	13.7
65 years and over	7,268	11.4
Male	2,890	4.5
Female	4,378	6.9

RACE
One race	62,919	98.8
White	34,271	53.8
Black or African American	27,718	43.5
American Indian and Alaska Native	191	0.3
Asian	491	0.8
Asian Indian	113	0.2
Chinese	48	0.1
Filipino	185	0.3
Japanese	24	0.0
Korean	50	0.1
Vietnamese	24	0.0
Other Asian ¹	47	0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	15	0.0
Native Hawaiian	1	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	4	0.0
Samoan	4	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	6	0.0
Some other race	233	0.4
Two or more races	758	1.2

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	34,811	54.7
Black or African American	28,106	44.1
American Indian and Alaska Native	491	0.8
Asian	673	1.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	57	0.1
Some other race	378	0.6

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	63,677	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	809	1.3
Mexican	238	0.4
Puerto Rican	297	0.5
Cuban	45	0.1
Other Hispanic or Latino	229	0.4
Not Hispanic or Latino	62,868	98.7
White alone	33,940	53.3

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	63,677	100.0
In households	62,698	98.5
Householder	23,283	36.6
Spouse	12,833	20.2
Child	20,177	31.7
Own child under 18 years	15,404	24.2
Other relatives	4,087	6.4
Under 18 years	1,941	3.0
Nonrelatives	2,318	3.6
Unmarried partner	976	1.5
In group quarters	979	1.5
Institutionalized population	874	1.4
Noninstitutionalized population	105	0.2

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	23,283	100.0
Family households (families)	17,730	76.1
With own children under 18 years	8,526	36.6
Married-couple family	12,833	55.1
With own children under 18 years	5,824	25.0
Female householder, no husband present	3,908	16.8
With own children under 18 years	2,240	9.6
Nonfamily households	5,553	23.9
Householder living alone	4,696	20.2
Householder 65 years and over	1,882	8.1

Households with individuals under 18 years	9,713	41.7
Households with individuals 65 years and over	5,274	22.7

Average household size	2.69	(X)
Average family size	3.09	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	24,704	100.0
Occupied housing units	23,283	94.2
Vacant housing units	1,421	5.8
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	70	0.3

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	1.7	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	6.2	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	23,283	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	16,815	72.2
Renter-occupied housing units	6,468	27.8

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.71	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.64	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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