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Suffolk, VA Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Suffolk is $30,021, which is lower than the state average of $33,958 and is higher than the national average of $28,555. Suffolk median household income is $66,822, which has grown by 62.52% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 38.81% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Suffolk residents spend 28.6 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as the state average of 28.0 minutes and is higher than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #197

Suffolk, VA	30,021 USD
Virginia	33,958 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Suffolk, VA	35,616 USD
Virginia	34,987 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Suffolk, VA	45,143 USD
Virginia	41,629 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Suffolk, VA	26,958 USD
Virginia	28,890 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #178

Suffolk, VA	66,822 USD
Virginia	64,792 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Suffolk, VA	80,883 USD
Virginia	88,413 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #46

Suffolk, VA	62.52%
Virginia	38.81%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Suffolk, VA		Virginia		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	20.40%	$11,901, see rank	24.24%	$15,190	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	28.79%	$16,226, see rank	27.46%	$17,750	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	5.49%	$3,444, see rank	2.06%	$3,108	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	26.42%	$25,617, see rank	21.03%	$29,144	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Suffolk, VA	78,566 USD
Virginia	77,939 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Suffolk, VA	90,457 USD
Virginia	102,254 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Suffolk, VA	Virginia	U.S.
White	$80,021, see rank	$69,851	$56,900
Black	$47,722, see rank	$44,288	$35,600
Hispanic	$67,022, see rank	$60,459	$42,396
Asian	$87,794, see rank	$94,223	$73,244
One Race, Other	$55,369, see rank	$54,333	$40,300
Two or More Races	$69,201, see rank	$65,164	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Suffolk, VA	Virginia	U.S.
less than 25	$30,078, see rank	$30,558	$25,788
25 to 44	$71,586, see rank	$70,181	$58,398
45 to 64	$78,302, see rank	$78,740	$65,027
65 or over	$43,632, see rank	$44,048	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Suffolk, VA	Virginia	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	65,953, see rank	6,531,424	248,775,628
Male¹	31,281, 47.43%, see rank	48.67%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	22,727, 72.65%, see rank	71.74%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	1,441, 4.61%, see rank	2.88%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	21,286, 68.05%, see rank	68.86%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	19,403, 91.15%, see rank	92.83%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,883, 8.85%, see rank	7.17%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	8,554, 27.35%, see rank	28.26%	30.72%
Female¹	34,672, 52.57%, see rank	51.33%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	21,960, 63.34%, see rank	61.39%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	187, 0.54%, see rank	0.51%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	21,773, 62.80%, see rank	60.88%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	19,808, 90.98%, see rank	93.32%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,965, 9.02%, see rank	6.68%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	12,712, 36.66%, see rank	38.61%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Suffolk, VA	Virginia	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	39,912, 100%	3,964,601	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	34,439, 86.29%, see rank	77.46%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	3,238, 8.11%, see rank	9.56%	9.59%
Public Transportation	187, 0.47%, see rank	4.50%	5.06%
Walked	475, 1.19%, see rank	2.38%	2.78%
Other Means	524, 1.31%, see rank	1.51%	1.79%
Worked at Home	1,049, 2.63%, see rank	4.59%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Suffolk, VA	28.6 minutes
Virginia	28.0 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Suffolk, VA	Virginia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	39,211	3,936,638	143,435,233
Male¹	19,403, 49.48%, see rank	51.61%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	6,749, 34.78%, see rank	39.95%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	2,732, 14.08%, see rank	14.02%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	2,426, 12.50%, see rank	16.24%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	184, 0.95%, see rank	0.64%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	2,004, 10.33%, see rank	9.43%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	4,024, 20.74%, see rank	14.05%	17.94%
Female¹	19,808, 50.52%, see rank	48.39%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	8,508, 42.95%, see rank	45.17%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	3,608, 18.21%, see rank	19.77%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	6,289, 31.75%, see rank	29.79%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	23, 0.12%, see rank	0.15%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	243, 1.23%, see rank	0.34%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,131, 5.71%, see rank	4.52%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Suffolk, VA	Virginia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	39,211, 100%	3,936,638	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	367, 0.94%, see rank	1.05%	1.96%
Construction	2,390, 6.10%, see rank	6.45%	6.17%
Manufacturing	4,688, 11.96%, see rank	7.36%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	943, 2.40%, see rank	1.93%	2.75%
Retail Trade	4,327, 11.04%, see rank	10.80%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	2,252, 5.74%, see rank	4.12%	4.93%
Information	592, 1.51%, see rank	2.13%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	1,810, 4.62%, see rank	6.33%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	3,864, 9.85%, see rank	14.72%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	9,439, 24.07%, see rank	21.68%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	2,663, 6.79%, see rank	8.81%	9.49%
Public Administration	3,904, 9.96%, see rank	9.37%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	1,972, 5.03%, see rank	5.25%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Suffolk, VA	%	Virginia	U.S.
Population in Poverty	9,401	11.13%, see rank	11.52%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	1,910	8.45%, see rank	8.24%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.