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Virginia·Norfolk County
81 tracts·234K people·$290K median·4,385/mi²
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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 $289,900 (Census ACS 2020–2024) — 0.6× the US median of $458,812.
Norfolk has 233,596 residents across 81 census tracts and 59 named neighborhoods (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median age is 32.7; the population is 41.2% White, 38.9% Black, 10.1% Hispanic or Latino, 5.3% Multiracial, 3.6% Asian and 0.9% Other; the average household has 2.3 people; 33.5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 16.5% (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Larchmont Elementary (83%), Walter Herron Taylor Elementary (80%) and Camp Allen Elementary (77%) lead the elementary schools; Academy for Discovery at Lakewood (88%), Azalea Gardens Middle (59%) and Blair Middle (55%) lead the middle schools; Matthew Fontaine Maury High (78%), Lake Taylor High (74%) and Norview High (72%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,321/month, 16% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median household income in Norfolk is $66,109 a year, 23% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
In Norfolk, median rent is $1,321/month and the median home value is $289,900 (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Norfolk reported 5.4 violent crimes and 38.1 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 86°F; winter lows average 36°F; there are 103 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 49 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Norfolk are wildfire (62), lightning (52) and heat wave (44), 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, 4.5% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).