What is the population of Suffolk city?

Suffolk city has 96,638 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #11 of 688 in Virginia.

What is the median household income in Suffolk city?

Median household income in Suffolk city is $90,089 a year, 14.7% above the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Suffolk city?

Median gross rent is $1,484 a month and the median home value is $329,600, so rent absorbs about 19.8% of median household income.

Is Suffolk city affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 3.7× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Suffolk city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 19.8% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Suffolk, VA population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Suffolk, Virginia (Suffolk, VA — Census place “Suffolk city”) is 96,638 residents, ranking #11 of 688 places in Virginia. Median household income is $90,089, the median home is worth $329,600 and median gross rent runs $1,484 a month. Looking for the Suffolk Virginia ZIP code list? 7 ZIP codes serve Suffolk, VA: 23432, 23433, 23434, 23435, 23436, 23437, 23438.

Population: 96,638Suffolk city residents
Median household income: $90,089Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $329,600Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $1,484Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 38.7 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 70.4%Owner-occupied households

Suffolk ZIP codes (Virginia)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Suffolk.

The Suffolk VA ZIP code list below covers 7 ZIP codes. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

What the numbers mean in Suffolk city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Suffolk city median would spend about 19.8% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 9.9% of residents and 70.4% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Suffolk city, VA in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Suffolk city is a small city in Virginia, with 96,638 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #11 of 688 ranked by population — larger than 98% of them. The median age here is 38.7 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. At this size the Census also publishes one-year estimates; the five-year values used here are steadier and let you compare against smaller neighbours on the same basis.

Households in Suffolk city earn a median of $90,089 a year, 14.7% above the national figure of $78,538 and 9% above the $82,986 median for the 383 Virginia cities we cover. Median household income counts every pre-tax dollar arriving at an address — wages, self-employment, Social Security, pensions, interest and public assistance — for everyone living there, so multi-earner households pull the figure up even where individual pay is modest. Poverty reaches 9.9% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Suffolk city is valued at $329,600, 8.6% above the national figure and 13% above the $291,300 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,484 a month, 5.5% above the national figure, or roughly $17,808 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 19.8% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3.7×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 70.4% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.

No figure on this page is estimated by us; each one comes straight from the published ACS tables for this area. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Suffolk city?: Suffolk city has 96,638 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #11 of 688 in Virginia.
What is the median household income in Suffolk city?: Median household income in Suffolk city is $90,089 a year, 14.7% above the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Suffolk city?: Median gross rent is $1,484 a month and the median home value is $329,600, so rent absorbs about 19.8% of median household income.
Is Suffolk city affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 3.7× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Suffolk city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 19.8% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Suffolk city data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this size the Census also publishes one-year estimates; the five-year values used here are steadier and let you compare against smaller neighbours on the same basis.