Jury Pool Profile
Norfolk City City, Virginia
- County seat
- Norfolk
- Judicial district
- 4th Judicial Circuit Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 231,013
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 233,596.
At a glance
Norfolk City is a 231,013-person venue. The city population is 43% White and 40% Black (Census race-alone categories). 10% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Median household income is $64,281, $27,835 below the VA state median of $92,116; 33.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 11.8% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and Tagalog. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 26.4% of covered employment, average pay $71,960/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.29%, above the 3.66% state average. The city carried the Democratic presidential candidate in 2016, 2020, and 2024, taking 68% to 72% of the vote across the three.
- Population
- 233,596
- Median household income
- $66,109
- Unemployment
- 4.3%
Who sits on a jury?
<50% in any single race-alone group. White here: 43%; Black: 40%.
Norfolk City has a population of 233,596, with a median age of 32.7. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 43.2%; Black residents 39.6%. Independently, 10.1% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $64,281; 33.5% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 15.3% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Education & health services, about 26% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 26.4% of covered employment, followed by Professional & business services at 17.7%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 4.29%, above the Virginia state average.
Political composition
Democratic candidate carried this city in 2016, 2020, and 2024 (avg winning share: 70%). 'Strongly' threshold: ≥60% avg.
Norfolk City was carried by the Democratic candidate in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles, with 70.0% in 2024, 71.7% in 2020, 68.4% in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 55% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 11.8% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
11.8% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Tagalog, French, Haitian, or Cajun. Veterans account for 14.2% of the adult civilian population (22,955 individuals).