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Nebraska·Madison County
7 tracts·21K people·$212K median·1,159/mi²
White 78 · Hispanic 15 · Multiracial 3 · Other 1 · Asian 1 · Black 1
Married couple 42 · Living alone 38 · Other 20
Health 32 · Retail 22 · Professional 14 · Manufacturing 13 · Leisure 10 · Public admin 5 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 31 · Service 20 · Production · transport 19 · Sales · office 19 · Construction · maintenance 10
Drive alone 79 · Carpool 24 · Work from home 4 · Walk 2 · Bike 0 · Transit 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Norfolk is $211,700 (Census ACS) — 0.5× the US median of $458,812.
Norfolk has 26,054 residents across 5 census tracts and 6 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 37.3; the population is 77.9% White, 15.5% Hispanic or Latino, 3.5% Multiracial, 1.1% Other, 1.0% Asian and 1.0% Black; the average household has 2.3 people; 24.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 14.3% (Census ACS).
BEL AIR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (70%), WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (66%) and WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (64%) lead the elementary schools; NORFOLK MIDDLE SCHOOL (53%) and NORFOLK JR HIGH SCHOOL (47%) lead the middle schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $875/month, 45% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Norfolk is $58,884 a year, 32% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Norfolk, median rent is $875/month and the median home value is $211,700 (Census ACS).
Norfolk reported 1.0 violent crimes and 8.3 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 85°F; winter lows average 14°F; there are 65 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 27 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Norfolk are winter weather (98), tornado (97) and ice storm (96), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.09g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Norfolk, 1.6% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).