People QuickFacts Norfolk Virginia Population, 2006 estimate 229,112 7,642,884 Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 -2.3% 8.0% Population, 2000 234,403 7,078,515 Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 7.1% 6.5% Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 24.0% 24.6% Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 10.9% 11.2% Female persons, percent, 2000 48.9% 51.0%  White persons, percent, 2000 (a) 48.4% 72.3% Black persons, percent, 2000 (a) 44.1% 19.6% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.5% 0.3% Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) 2.8% 3.7% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) 0.1% 0.1% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 2.5% 2.0% Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) 3.8% 4.7%  Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 42.7% 52.2% Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 5.0% 8.1% Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 8.9% 11.1% High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 78.4% 81.5% Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 19.6% 29.5% Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 21.7 27.0  Housing units, 2000 94,416 2,904,192 Homeownership rate, 2000 45.5% 68.1% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $88,400 $125,400  Households, 2000 86,210 2,699,173 Persons per household, 2000 2.45 2.54 Median household income, 1999 $31,815 $46,677 Per capita money income, 1999 $17,372 $23,975 Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 19.4% 9.6%     Business QuickFacts Norfolk Virginia Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) 2,862,171 69,267,796 Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) 2,231,322 80,509,062 Retail sales per capita, 2002 $9,365 $11,050 Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) 424,514 10,929,429 Total number of firms, 2002 11,825 529,520 Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 16.3% 7.8% American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 F 0.5% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 3.8% 5.8% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 1.1% 3.6% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 F 0.1% Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 28.2% 29.7%      Geography QuickFacts Norfolk Virginia Land area, 2000 (square miles) 53 39,594 Persons per square mile, 2000 4,362.6 178.8 FIPS Code 57000 51 Counties Norfolk city (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts