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Population (year 2000): 63,677. Estimated
population in July 2005: 78,994 (+24.1% change)
Males: 30,410 (47.8%), Females: 33,267 (52.2%)
Zip codes:
23432,
23433,
23434,
23435,
23436,
23437,
23438.
Median resident age: 36.0 years
Median household income: $41,115 (year 2000)
Median house value: $107,300 (year 2000)
Races in Suffolk:
- White Non-Hispanic (53.3%)
- Black (43.5%)
- Hispanic (1.3%)
- Two or more races (1.2%)
- American Indian (0.8%)
Ancestries: United States (11.4%), English
(10.3%), German (6.7%), Irish (6.2%), Italian (2.1%), French
(2.0%).
Elevation: 50 feet
Land area: 400.0 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Suffolk
- High school or higher: 76.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.6%
- Unemployed: 4.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 27.3 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Suffolk city
- Never married: 25.1%
- Now married: 55.2%
- Separated: 3.8%
- Widowed: 7.7%
- Divorced: 8.1%
1.9% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +11,399
(+21.8%).
Hospital/medical center in Suffolk:
- LOUISE OBICI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (2800 GODWIN
BOULEVARD)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Suffolk:
- MARYVIEW MEDICAL CENTER/PORTSMOUTH GEN (about 20
miles; PORTSMOUTH, VA)
- RIVERSIDE REHAB INSTITUTE (about 22 miles; NEWPORT
NEWS, VA)
- NEWPORT NEWS GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 23 miles;
NEWPORT NEWS, VA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Suffolk:
- NORFOLK NS (about 27 miles; NORFOLK, VA; ID: NGU)
- NEWPORT NEWS/WILLIAMSBURG INTERNATIONAL (about 28
miles; NEWPORT NEWS, VA; ID: PHF)
- LANGLEY AFB (about 29 miles; HAMPTON, VA; ID: LFI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Suffolk:
- SUFFOLK MUNI (about 6 miles; SUFFOLK, VA; ID: SFQ)
- HAMPTON ROADS EXECUTIVE (about 13 miles; NORFOLK,
VA; ID: PVG)
- FRANKLIN MUNI-JOHN BEVERLY ROSE (about 21 miles;
FRANKLIN, VA; ID: FKN)
Colleges/Universities in Suffolk:
- LOUISE OBICI SCHOOL OF NURSING (Full-time
enrollment: 90; Location: 1900 N MAIN ST; Private,
not-for-profit)
- SUFFOLK BEAUTY SCHOOL (FT enrollment: 33;
Location: 860 PORTSMOUTH BLVD; Private, for-profit)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Suffolk:
- TIDEWATER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 24 miles;
NORFOLK, VA; Full-time enrollment: 11,042)
- CHRISTOPHER NEWPORT UNIVERSITY (about 25 miles;
NEWPORT NEWS, VA; FT enrollment: 4,432)
- NORFOLK STATE UNIVERSITY (about 25 miles; NORFOLK,
VA; FT enrollment: 5,820)
- THOMAS NELSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 26 miles;
Hampton, VA; FT enrollment: 3,884)
- HAMPTON UNIVERSITY (about 27 miles; HAMPTON, VA; FT
enrollment: 5,249)
- OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY (about 29 miles; NORFOLK,
VA; FT enrollment: 13,330)
- ECPI COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 33 miles; VIRGINIA
BEACH, VA; FT enrollment: 2,083)
Public high schools in Suffolk:
- LAKELAND HIGH (Students: 1,950; Location: 214
KENYON RD; Grades: 09 - 12)
- NANSEMOND RIVER HIGH (Students: 1,657;
Location: 3301 NANSEMOND PKWY; Grades: 09 - 12)
- PRUDEN CENTER FOR INDUS/TECH (Location: 4169
PRUDEN BLVD; Grades: 09 - 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Suffolk:
- KING'S FORK MIDDLE (Students: 1,136;
Location: 350 KINGS FORK RD.; Grades: 06 - 08)
- JOHN YEATES MIDDLE (Students: 842; Location:
4901 BENNETTS PASTURE RD; Grades: 06 - 08)
- JOHN F. KENNEDY MIDDLE (Students: 821;
Location: 2325 E WASHINGTON ST; Grades: 06 - 08)
- NORTHERN SHORES ELEM. (Students: 811;
Location: 6701 RESPASS BEACH RD; Grades: KG - 05)
- MACK BENN JR ELEM (Students: 715; Location:
1253 NANSEMOND PKWY; Grades: PK - 05)
- KILBY SHORES ELEM. (Students: 692; Location:
111 KILBY SHORES DR; Grades: PK - 05)
- ELEPHANT'S FORK ELEM. (Students: 680;
Location: 2316 WILLIAM REID DR; Grades: KG - 05)
- NANSEMOND PARKWAY ELEM. (Students: 633;
Location: 3012 NANSEMOND PKWY; Grades: KG - 05)
- DRIVER ELEM. (Students: 552; Location: 4270
DRIVER LN; Grades: 02 - 05)
- OAKLAND ELEM. (Students: 538; Location: 5505
GODWIN BLVD; Grades: KG - 05)
Private primary/middle school in Suffolk:
- FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH (Students: 158;
Location: POB 1266; Grades: PK - 5)
Library in Suffolk:
- SUFFOLK PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM (Operating
income: $1,307,122; Location: 443 WEST WASHINGTON
STREET; 138,190 books; 4,425 audio materials; 210 serial
subscriptions)
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