Suffolk city, VA
Demographic and economic profile of Suffolk city, VA, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.
AI Overview
Suffolk city's economy reflects a largely goods-producing and logistics-oriented base, consistent with its position as one of Virginia's largest cities by land area, with a population of 103,105 that grew 8.4% over five years. The labor force of roughly 65.8% participation earns a median of $50,416, with 32.4% holding a bachelor's degree or higher and an unemployment rate of 5.3%. At a median home value of $329,600 and median household income of $92,666, housing costs remain relatively contained against earnings, and a 70.7% homeownership rate points to a predominantly owner-occupied residential base.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page
Population Growth (5-year)
+8.4% since 2018
Suffolk city added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.
Demographics
Race & Ethnicity
- White Alone45,942 (46.5%)
- Black or African American Alone41,515 (42.0%)
- Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races3,971 (4.0%)
- Two Races Including Some Other Race2,499 (2.5%)
- Some Other Race Alone2,444 (2.5%)
- Asian Alone1,843 (1.9%)
Top Languages Spoken at Home
- 1.Spanish2,619
- 2.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)391
- 3.German or other West Germanic390
- 4.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)377
- 5.Other Indo-European350
Economy
Cost of Living Index
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Top Industries
- 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance11,007
- 2.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services5,779
- 3.Manufacturing (Group)5,493
- 4.Retail Trade (Group)4,309
- 5.Public Administration (Group)3,962
Top Occupations
- 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations20,406
- 2.Sales & Office Occupations8,548
- 3.Service Occupations7,191
- 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations5,964
- 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations3,418
Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)
- 1.Public Administration (LQ 1.71×)3,628
- 2.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.27×)3,342
- 3.Manufacturing (LQ 1.20×)5,377
- 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management (LQ 1.01×)5,603
- 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 0.99×)10,401
Housing
Education
Workforce
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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.