Suffolk County Information
Suffolk in
Virginia occupies
429 square miles and has a 2006 population of
81,071, a change from a 2000 population of
63,677 and
52,143 in 1990.
14.1% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24,
14.3% percent is 25-35, and
15.9% percent of the population is 35 to 44.
There were
427 acts of violent crime reported in
Suffolk in 2004, a change from
353 reports of violent crime in 2000.
The unemployed population in 2006 was
1,336 people:
3.5% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of
2.5%.
Read more about
Suffolk, Virginia in the
Wikipedia entry.
| General Information | | |
| County | Suffolk | |
| State | Virginia | |
| Land Area | 429 sq. miles | Ranked 2,449 of 3,140 |
| Population 2006 | 81,071 | Ranked 664 of 3,140 |
| Population 2005 | 78,787 | |
| Population 2000 | 63,677 | Ranked 763 of 3,140 |
| Population 1990 | 52,143 | Ranked 812 of 3,140 |
| Race Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Caucasion | 55.3% | |
| African American | 42% | |
| Asian American | 1.2% | |
| Native American | .3% | |
| Pacific Islander | .5% | |
| Age Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Population Under 5 | 7.1% | |
| Population 5 to 14 | 14.4% | |
| Population 15 to 24 | 14.1% | |
| Population 25 to 34 | 14.3% | |
| Population 35 to 44 | 15.9% | |
| Population 45 to 54 | 14% | |
| Population 55 to 64 | 9.7% | |
| Population 65 to 74 | 5.7% | |
| Population 75 and up | 4.8% | |
| Crime Counts | 2004 | 2000 |
| Total Violent Crimes | 427 | 353 |
| Murders / Manslaughters | 5 | |
| Forcible Rapes | 31 | |
| Robberies | 94 | |
| Aggravated Assaults | 297 | |
| Total Property Crimes | 2,849 | 2,553 |
| Burglaries | 496 | |
| Larceny Thefts | 2,205 | |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | 148 | |
| Employment Data | 2006 | 2000 |
| Labor Population | 38,524 | 29,149 |
| Unemployed Population | 1,336 | 728 |
| Unemployment Rate | 3.5% | 2.5% |
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