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DP-1. General Population and Housing Characteristics: 1990
Data Set: 1990 Summary Tape File 1 (STF 1) - 100-Percent data
Geographic Area: Suffolk city, Virginia

NOTE: For information on confidentiality, nonsampling error, and definitions, see http://factfinder.census.gov/home/en/datanotes/expstf190.htm.


Subject


Number

 

 

Total population

52,141

 

 

SEX

 

Male

24,708

Female

27,433

 

 

AGE

 

Under 5 years

3,972

5 to 17 years

10,171

18 to 20 years

2,011

21 to 24 years

2,530

25 to 44 years

16,143

45 to 54 years

5,725

55 to 59 years

2,329

60 to 64 years

2,508

65 to 74 years

4,138

75 to 84 years

2,089

85 years and over

525

 

 

Under 18 years

14,143

 

 

65 years and over

6,752

 

 

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE

 

Total households

18,516

Family households (families)

14,168

Married-couple families

10,344

Other family, male householder

662

Other family, female householder

3,162

Nonfamily households

4,348

Householder living alone

3,778

Householder 65 years and over

1,730

 

 

Persons living in households

51,477

Persons per household

2.78

 

 

GROUP QUARTERS

 

Persons living in group quarters

664

Institutionalized persons

612

Other persons in group quarters

52

 

 

RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN

 

White

28,511

Black

23,245

American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut

112

Asian or Pacific Islander

200

Other race

73

 

 

Hispanic origin (of any race)

319

 

 

Total housing units

20,011

 

 

OCCUPANCY AND TENURE

 

Occupied housing units

18,516

Owner occupied

12,544

Renter occupied

5,972

Vacant housing units

1,495

For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use

63

 

 

Homeowner vacancy rate

1.9

Rental vacancy rate

7.0

 

 

Persons per owner-occupied unit

2.80

Persons per renter-occupied unit

2.73

 

 

Units with over 1 person per room

631

 

 

UNITS IN STRUCTURE

 

1-unit detached

15,078

1-unit attached

542

2 to 4 units

1,943

5 to 9 units

625

10 or more units

644

Mobile home, trailer, or other

1,179

 

 

VALUE

 

Specified owner-occupied housing units

10,263

Less than $50,000

2,698

$50,000 to $99,999

5,051

$100,000 to $149,999

1,460

$150,000 to $199,999

611

$200,000 to $299,999

338

$300,000 or more

105

 

 

Median (dollars)

70,700

 

 

CONTRACT RENT

 

Specified renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent

5,280

Less than $250

2,639

$250 to $499

2,458

$500 to $749

171

$750 to $999

8

$1,000 or more

4

 

 

Median (dollars)

250

 

 

RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER

 

Occupied housing units

18,516

White

10,574

Black

7,830

American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut

42

Asian or Pacific Islander

47

Other race

23

 

 

Hispanic origin (of any race)

104

(X) Not applicable
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, 1990 Census of Population and Housing, Summary Tape File 1 (100% Data)
             Matrices P1, P3, P5, P6, P8, P11, P15, P16, P23, H1, H2, H3, H5, H8, H10, H18A, H21, H23, H23B, H32, H32B, H41.