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23437

Suffolk, VA · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
5,023
Median household income
$80,833
People below poverty
8.3%
Median home value
$323,800

Income

The median income of households in 23437 was $80,833. An estimated 3% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 10.6% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 23437 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 3
$10,000 to $14,999 1.7
$15,000 to $24,999 4.6
$25,000 to $34,999 8.9
$35,000 to $49,999 11.2
$50,000 to $74,999 18.3
$75,000 to $99,999 16.5
$100,000 to $149,999 20.2
$150,000 to $199,999 5.1
$200,000 or more 10.6

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 23437 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 59722
Female 62308

An estimated 77.8% of households received earnings. An estimated 31.7% of households received Social Security and an estimated 34.3 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $25,586. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 23437 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 77.8
Social Security 31.7
Retirement income 34.3
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 1.8
Cash public assistance income 4

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 8.3 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 10.2% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 7.4% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 8.1% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 23437 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 8.3
Children under 18 years below poverty 10.2
People 65 years old and over below poverty 7.4
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 8.1

In 2020-2024, 9.2 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 38.1% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 65.6% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 20.6% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 23437 in 2020-2024, 95% had health insurance coverage and 5% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 71.2% and public coverage was 42.7%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 0.8%.


In 2020-2024, 23437 had a total population of 5,023 - 2,436 (48.5%) females and 2,587 (51.5%) males. The median age was 43.1 years. An estimated 19.4% of the population was under 18 years, 31.6% was 19 to 44 years, 25.5% was 45 to 64 years, and 21.6 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 23437 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 92 115
5 to 9 126 227
10 to 14 162 97
15 to 19 99 147
20 to 24 117 149
25 to 29 222 107
30 to 34 197 93
35 to 39 221 254
40 to 44 165 64
45 to 49 89 128
50 to 54 153 195
55 to 59 248 190
60 to 64 158 124
65 to 69 184 177
70 to 74 183 105
75 to 79 90 102
80 to 84 66 53
85 and over 15 109

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 70.4% were White; 25% were Black or African American; 12.1% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0% were Asian; 16.7% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 3.6% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 2.2% of the people in 23437 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 70.2% of the people in 23437 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 2,044 households in 23437. The average household size was 2.45 people.

Married-couple households made up 48% of the households in 23437 while cohabiting couple households made up 12.5% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 20.9% of all households, while 18.5% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 12.1% of households were male householders living alone, and 11.6% were female householders living alone, for a total of 23.7% of all households.

In 23437, 27.6% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 36.8% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 23437 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 48
Cohabiting Couples 12.5
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
18.5
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
20.9

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 52% of males and 50.8% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 31.1 28.7
Now married, except separated 52 50.8
Separated 0.5 3.2
Widowed 2.1 8
Divorced 14.3 9.3

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 23437, 96 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 53.1% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 98.8% of the people living in 23437 were U.S. natives. 67.7% of the 23437 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 1.2% of 23437 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 100% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 100 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 23437 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 23437.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 23437 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 42.4
Asia 28.8
Europe 20.3
Africa 8.5
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 23437 in 2020-2024, 2.9 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 1.8% of people at least five years old; 0.8% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 23437 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 1.8
Other Indo-European languages 1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0
Other languages 0.1

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 87.8 % of the people at least one year old living in 23437 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 23437 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 87.8
Different house, same county 2.7
Different county, same state 8.4
Different state 1.1
Abroad 0

Education

In 2020-2024, 89.5 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 24% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 10.5% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 23437 was 965 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 13 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 669. College or graduate school enrollment was 283.

Educational Attainment of People in 23437 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 10.5
High school diploma or equivalency 34.4
Some college, no degree 24
Associate's degree 7.2
Bachelor's degree 15.7
Graduate or professional degree 8.3

Disability

In 23437, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 14.7 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 3.7% of people under 18 years old, to 9.6% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 37.5% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 23437, 53.9 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 38.7% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 70.7% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 24.1% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 5.2 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 1,587 70.7
Federal, state, or local government workers 541 24.1
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 116 5.2

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 23437 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 23437 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 1.5
Construction 8.6
Manufacturing 18.6
Wholesale trade 1.7
Retail trade 6.8
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 3.1
Information 0.2
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 5.8
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 11.9
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 18.2
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 7.5
Other Services, except public administration 7.3
Public administration 8.8

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 23437 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 807 36
Service occupations 521 23.2
Sales and office occupations 337 15
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 229 10.2
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 350 15.6

Commuting to Work

An estimated 88.1% of 23437 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 4.5% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 42.4 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 23437 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 88.1
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 4.5
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 0.9
Other means 1.5
Worked from home 5

In 2020-2024, 23437 had a total of 2,120 housing units. Of these housing units, 95.8% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 0.7% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 3.4% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 23437 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 95.8
Apartments in multi-unit structures 0.7
Mobile homes 3.4
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

15.7% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 6.1% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 23437 was 6.4 rooms, and of these housing units 85.6% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 23437 had 2,044 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 76 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 80.4% while renters occupied 19.6%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.41 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.65.

3.2% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 12.6% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 2.3% and another 35.5% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 23437:

House Heating Fuel Used in 23437 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 14.6
Electricity 77.1
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 6.8
All other fuels 1
No fuel used 0.3

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 23437 was $323,800.

Of the owner-occupied households, 66.2 % had a mortgage. 33.8% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $2,024 and for owners without a mortgage it was $577.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 23437 was $1,290. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.