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MISCELLANEOUS STATISTICAL INFORMATION
The City of Norfolk was established as a town in 1682, as a borough in 1736 and
incorporated as a city in 1845. The City is the economic, business, educational and cultural
center of southeastern Virginia. The City lies at the mouth of the James and Elizabeth
Rivers and the Chesapeake Bay, and is adjacent to the Atlantic Ocean and the cities of
Virginia Beach, Portsmouth and Chesapeake.
AREA OF CITY
YEAR SQUARE MILES
1930 37.19
1940 37.19
1950 37.19
1960 61.85
1970 61.85
1980 65.75
1990 65.98
2000 65.98
CITY GOVERNMENT
Norfolk is an independent, full-service city with sole local government taxing power within
its boundaries. It derives its governing authority from a charter (the "Charter"), originally
adopted by the General Assembly of Virginia in 1918, which authorizes a council-manager
form of government. The members are elected to office under a ward-based system, with
two members elected from City-wide super wards. The Mayor is elected at large. Beginning
July 1, 2006, as a result of a charter change approved by the Virginia General Assembly,
Norfolk swore in the first mayor elected at large. Among the City officials appointed by the
City Council are the City Manager, who serves as the administrative head of the municipal
government. The City Manager carries out the City's policies, directs business procedures
and appoints, with the power to remove, the heads of departments and other employees of
the City except those otherwise specifically covered by statutory provisions. The City
Council also appoints certain boards, commissions and authorities of the City.
ECONOMIC AND DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS
POPULATION
As reflected in the Table V-1, based on the 2000 Census, the population of the City has
declined since 1970; a fact which can be attributed in part to the clearance and
redevelopment of blighted areas and to a reduction in the birth rate. Norfolk is the second
most populous city in Virginia, as shown in Table V-2.
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TABLE V-1
POPULATION TREND COMPARISON
1960 - 2000
Hampton Roads
Year Norfolk Virginia U.S.
MSA (1)
1960 305,872 881,600 3,954,429 179,323,175
1970 307,951 1,058,764 (2) 4,468,479 203,211,926
1980 266,979 1,160,311 (2) 5,346,279 226,504,825
1990 261,250 1,430,974 6,189,197 249,632,692
2000 234,403 (3) 1,569,541 7,078,515 281,421,906
Sources: Various Reports of the Bureau of the Census.
Notes:
(1) Until March 1993, the Hampton Roads MSA consisted of the Virginia localities of Norfolk,
Chesapeake, Hampton, Newport News, Poquoson, Portsmouth, Suffolk, Virginia Beach,
Williamsburg, Gloucester County, James City County, and York County. In March 1993,
Mathews County and Isle of Wight County, Virginia and Currituck County, North Carolina
were added to the Hampton Roads MSA.
(2) Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service, University of Virginia, is the source for the
1970 and the 1980 MSA Population.
(3) The most recent Weldon Cooper Center population estimate for Norfolk for 2007 is
235,987.
TABLE V-2
FIVE MOST POPULOUS CITIES IN VIRGINIA
2000 Census
City
Population
Virginia Beach 425,257
Norfolk 234,403
Chesapeake 199,184
Richmond 197,790
Newport News 180,150
Source: U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census
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AGE
The age distribution of the City's population is presented in Table V-3.
TABLE V-3
CITY OF NORFOLK, VIRGINIA
CITY POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE
1960 - 2000
Year Population Under 20 20 64 65 or Older
1960 305,872 39.8% 54.5% 5.7%
1970 307,951 35.4 57.8 6.8
1980 266,979 30.7 60.1 9.2
1990 261,250 28.1 61.4 10.5
2000 234,403 28.6 60.5 10.8
Source: U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census
INCOME
Table V-4 provides an annual comparison of per capita personal income since 1996.
TABLE V-4
CITY OF NORFOLK, VIRGINIA
PER CAPITA PERSONAL INCOME COMPARISONS
1996 - 2006
Hampton Roads
Year Norfolk State U.S.
MSA
1996 19,401 21,876 25,034 24,175
1997 20,361 22,838 26,307 25,334
1998 21,406 24,026 27,780 26,883
1999 22,131 24,912 29,226 27,939
2000 23,523 26,360 31,083 29,845
2001 24,726 27,767 32,511 30,574
2002 25,346 28,784 33,033 30,821
2003 26,672 30,057 34,001 31,504
2004 28,114 31,540 35,841 33,123
2005 30,162 33,259 37,968 34,757
2006 31,459 34,858 39,540 36,714
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional
Economic Information System
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HOUSING AND CONSTRUCTION AVAILABILITY
Table V-5 provides an annual breakdown of residential building permits since 1994.
TABLE V-5
CITY OF NORFOLK, VIRGINIA
RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION
1994 - 2007
Residential Construction
Value
Calendar Year Building Permits Number of Units
(in thousands dollars)
1994 238 278 23,709
1995 181 386 19,834
1996 192 214 16,142
1997 181 187 14,999
1998 178 329 27,187
1999 188 229 28,282
2000 175 301 30,707
2001 231 403 41,884
2002 294 561 52,164
2003 412 584 61,150
2004 533 770 149,403
2005 593 1,273 166,271
2006 398 762 97,727
2007 326 350 55,648
Source: City of Norfolk Department of Planning and Community Development. Compiled by
City of Norfolk Office of Budget and Management.
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UNEMPLOYMENT
The unemployment rate for the City is illustrated in Table V-6.
TABLE V-6
CITY OF NORFOLK, VIRGINIA
UNEMPLOYMENT RATES, % (1) (2)
1997 - 2007
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Norfolk 6.4 5.2 5.0 3.3 4.3 5.5 5.7 5.5 5.4 4.2 4.1
Hampton Roads
4.5 3.4 3.3 2.5 3.3 4.2 4.3 4.2 4.0 3.3 3.2
MSA
Commonwealth of
3.7 2.8 2.7 2.3 3.2 4.2 4.1 3.7 3.5 3.0 3.0
Virginia
United States 4.9 4.5 4.2 4.0 4.7 5.8 6.0 5.5 5.1 4.6 4.6
Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population
Survey and Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) series
Notes: (1) Not seasonally adjusted
(2) Figures for 1997 2007 represent annual numbers
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EMPLOYERS
A variety of industrial, commercial and service employers are located within the City.
Table V-7 presents data regarding the principal businesses in the City.
TABLE V-7
CITY OF NORFOLK, VIRGINIA
PRINCIPAL NON-GOVERNMENT EMPLOYERS IN 2007
Company Number of Employees Product/Service
10,000+
Sentara Healthcare Health Care
2,500 9,999
Bank of America Banking
FHC Health Systems/Value Options Inc Mental Health Mgmt
1,500 2,499
BAE Systems Norfolk (Norshipco) Ship Building/Repair
Landmark Communications Newspaper and Media
Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters Health Care Facilities
Eastern Virginia Medical School Education
General Foam Plastics Corp. Manufacturing
Dominion Virginia Power Electric Utility
1,000 1,499
USAA Insurance Support Center
Verizon Communications Telecommunications
500 999
Wachovia Corporation Banking
Dominion Enterprises (Trader) Publishing
Norfolk Southern Corporation Railroads
Harris Direct (Bernard C. Harris Publishing) Publishing
BB & T Banking
Marine Hydraulics International, Inc. Ship Building & Repair
YMCA of South Hampton Roads Social Service & Welfare
Workflow Solutions LLC Commercial Printing & Design
Portfolio Recovery Associates Financial Recovery
Capital Group (American Funds Group) Mutual Funds
Suntrust Banks, Inc. Banking
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TABLE V-7
CITY OF NORFOLK, VIRGINIA
PRINCIPAL NON-GOVERNMENT EMPLOYERS IN 2007
Company Number of Employees Product/Service
CMA-CGM (America), Inc. Shipping
SPEEDE ShipyardMetro Machine Corp Ship Building & Repair
Unidyne LLC Contract Consultants
Virginia Natural Gas Company Gas Utility
Sources: Hampton Roads Economic Development Alliance
Note: List does not include retail employers
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STUDENT POPULATION
Norfolk Public Schools student population is shown in Table V-8.
TABLE V-8
CITY OF NORFOLK, VIRGINIA
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
STUDENT POPULATION
(END OF YEAR REPORT)
2000 - 2009
Average Daily
School Year Percent Change
Membership
1999-2000 35,326
2000-2001 35,000 (0.9)
2001-2002 34,408 (1.7)
2002-2003 34,089 (0.9)
2003-2004 34,030 (0.2)
2004-2005 33,708 (0.9)
2005-2006 33,262 (1.3)
2006-2007 32,962 (0.9)
2007-2008 (1) 32,259 (2.1)
2008-2009 (1) 31,480 (2.4)
Source: Norfolk Public Schools
Notes: (1) Projected
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