23434 Zip Code Population and Demographics

In this article, we'll explore the population statistics for the zip code 23434, including popular demographics data like median age, number of households, household income, gender, employment and unemployment rates, occupations, religion, and more.

23434 is a zip code in Suffolk city, Virginia, which covers Suffolk, with a total population of 50,306 people.

We are using the latest American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year survey data from the US Census Bureau, which is accurate up to 2021.

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Population

There is a lot of data that lets us see how many people live in the 23434 zip code. The most basic data is the total population, which is the total number of people living in 23434.

The estimated population of people living in 23434 is 50,306, with a median age of 37.8.

We can look back at data from previous years to see how the population in the 23434 area has changed over the last 5 years.

Year Population Change 5-Year Change
2021
50,306
+1.46%
+1.73%
2020
49,583
 -0.08% -
2019
49,625
+0.14%
-
2018
49,556
+0.21%
-
2017
49,450
 - -

Population of 23434 by Race and Ethnicity

How much has the race and ethnicity of the population in the 23434 zip code changed? The US Census Bureau gives us a few defined types that the population is broken down into.

Let's look at the total numbers and also the change over the last 5 years.

Race 2021 2017 Change
White
44.3%
44.4%
 -0.23%
Black/African American
47.3%
47.6%
 -0.63%
Native
0.2%
0.1%
 +100.00%
Hispanic
4.1%
3.5%
 +17.14%
Asian
0.7%
0.9%
 -22.22%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0%
0.1%
 -100.00%
Two Or More Races
3.3%
3.2%
 +3.12%
Other
0.1%
0.2%
 -50.00%

This data can be very important for anybody studying the 23434 zip for a number of reasons, including social and economic research, planning and development, and marketing to a multi-cultural population.

Note that the Native group includes both Native American and Alaskan Native people.

Population of 23434 by Age and Gender

We can also monitor the change of the age and gender in the 23434 zip code to track track trends in the population over time.

We can see how the population in 23434 has changed over the last 5 years by median age as a total, and also by male and female.

Year Total Male Female
2021 37.8 +1.89% 37.1 +3.63% 38.8 +2.37%
2020 37.1 -1.07% 35.8 +0.28% 37.9 -2.32%
2019 37.5 +0.27% 35.7 +2.29% 38.8 -0.26%
2018 37.4 +0.54% 34.9 +2.05% 38.9 -0.51%
2017 37.2 - 34.2 - 39.1 -

The median age of the 23434 zip gives you an idea of the age distribution, with half of the population being older than the median age and half being younger.

This can then be used to infer and compare against birth rates, parent ages, and more metrics to understand the population. For example, an increasing median age indicates an aging population in the 23434 area, which can be a sign of a declining population in terms of birth rates and workforce participation.

Age 2021 2017
(Years) Male Female Male Female
0 to 9 3,648 -2% 3,276 +8.68% 3,571 3,547
10 to 19 3,440 -4.78% 3,147 +7.4% 3,271 3,369
20 to 29 3,253 -11.4% 3,266 -10.47% 2,892 2,929
30 to 39 2,900 +8.18% 3,596 +7.31% 3,130 3,860
40 to 49 2,965 -2.31% 3,452 -14.12% 2,894 2,959
50 to 59 3,228 -2.04% 3,492 +6.33% 3,157 3,714
60 to 69 2,440 +16.8% 3,048 +4.1% 2,844 3,147
70+ 1,655 +22.37% 2,644 +13.3% 2,044 2,978

Median Household Income

The latest median household income for the 23434 zip code is $68,607.00.

In simple terms, the median income is the middle income of a group of people. Half of the people in the group make more than the median income, and half make less.

The median income is a good indicator of the overall income of a group of people, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more.

Median Income by Age

We can also look at the median income by age to see how the median income varies by age, and how it compares to the overall median income for 23434.

  • Under 25
    $47,109.00
  • 25 to 44
    $74,315.00
  • 45 to 64
    $85,336.00
  • 65 and over
    $47,068.00

Average Household Income

Whenever we ask what is the average household income in the 23434 zip code, we are actually talking about the mean household income.

This is calculated by adding up all the incomes of all the households in 23434, and then dividing that number by the total number of households.

This is a good way to get a general idea of the average income of a group of people, but it can be skewed by a very high or very low incomes.

The average household income of 23434 is currently $85,432.00.

In terms of accurately summarizing income at a geographic level, the median income is a better metric than the average income because it isn't affected by a small number of very high or very low incomes.

If you had an area where the average income was greater than the median, it can mean that there is significant income inequality, with income being concentrated in a small number of wealthy households.

6.32% of households in 23434 are classed as high income households (making $200,000+ per year).

Household Income Tiers

The US Census Bureau divides households into income tiers based on the median income for the area. This is a good way to compare the income of 23434 against other zip codes.

  • Less than $24,999
    19.26%
  • $25,000 to $49,999
    18.18%
  • $50,000 to $74,999
    16.10%
  • $75,000 to $99,999
    14.25%
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    20.11%
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    5.78%
  • $200,000 or more
    6.32%

Per Capita Income

The per capita income in 23434 is $32,793.00.

Per capita income is the average income of a person in a given area. It is calculated by dividing the total income of 23434 by the total population of 23434.

This is different from the average or mean income because it includes and accounts for all people living in the 23434 area, including people like children, the elderly, unemployed people, retired people, and more.

Education Levels

We can also look at the education levels in 23434 to see how many people have a high school degree, a bachelor's degree, or a graduate degree.

Educational attainment is a good indicator of the overall education level of a population, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more to see how education levels affect income, unemployment rates, and more.

  • Master's degree or higher
    12.61%
  • Bachelor's degree
    28.20%
  • Some college or associate's degree
    12.49%
  • High school diploma or equivalent
    44.07%
  • Less than high school diploma
    2.63%

Employment

Employment rates are all based around the total population in 23434 that are over the age of 16.

Currently, the total population of the 23434 zip over the age of 16 is 38,953.

Of those people, a total of 63.90% are working or actively looking for work. This is called the labor force participation rate.

The participation rate is a useful market measure because it shows the relative amount of labor resources available to the economy.

The employment to total population rate in 23434 is 55.80%.

Employment by Age

We can look at the employment rates by age to see how it compares to the overall employment rate. Here's how that breaks down for the 23434 zip code.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
16 to 19 years 2,405 41.50% 44.80%
20 to 24 years 2,544 73.40% 18.60%
25 to 29 years 3,277 84.20% 16.40%
30 to 34 years 3,706 87.50% 7.10%
35 to 44 years 6,149 84.60% 9.30%
45 to 54 years 6,105 79.30% 3.50%
55 to 59 years 3,754 70.10% 4.10%
60 to 64 years 3,477 55.30% 1.50%
65 to 74 years 4,655 26.10% 1.40%
75 years and over 2,881 7.00% 0.00%

Employment by Race

Another very interesting employment statistic we can look at is the employment and unemployment rates by race in 23434. The table below shows the rates for each of the ethnicity groups types defined by the US Census Bureau (which we mentioned earlier in this article).

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
White 18,698 61.50% 3.90%
Black or African American 18,075 64.70% 13.10%
American Indian and Alaska Native 206 75.20% 0.00%
Asian 331 72.80% 36.50%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other 368 86.70% 0.00%
Two or more races 1,275 76.30% 17.80%
Hispanic or Latino 1,368 74.00% 9.90%
Not Hispanic or Latino 18,343 61.00% 3.70%

Occupations

In this section we can look at the most common occupations for people living in the 23434 area as well as the gender breakdown and earnings of them.

The total population of civilian employees that are 16 years old or older in 23434 is 21,737, with median earnings of $43,730.00.

Women in 23434 are earning approximately 68.30% of the men's earnings.

Population Earnings
Total 21,737 $43,730.00
Male 10,845 $51,789.00
Female 10,892 $35,379.00

Occupations by Category

In the table below, we can break down the population and earnings for 23434 even further by occupation. The list of occupation categories below will show you how many people are employed in each category and the median earnings of each profession.

Occupation Employed Earnings
Management 2,257 $76,921.00
Business and Financial 1,123 $55,988.00
Computer and Mathematical 575 $81,250.00
Architecture and Engineering 664 $88,720.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 108 $83,500.00
Community and Social Service 457 $31,622.00
Legal 126 $83,750.00
Educational and Library 1,395 $49,494.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 243 $34,688.00
Healthcare Practitioners 1,089 $55,296.00
Healthcare Support 909 $19,224.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 431 $49,663.00
Law Enforcement 410 $75,833.00
Food Preparation and Serving 885 $14,120.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 804 $20,336.00
Personal Care and Service 479 $16,692.00
Sales 1,569 $24,576.00
Office and Administrative Support 2,858 $37,698.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 95 $78,355.00
Construction and Extraction 1,050 $44,119.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 664 $51,531.00
Production 1,477 $50,097.00
Transportation and Material Moving 1,033 $44,564.00

Occupations by Gender

Now we can also look at the occupations by category for 23434 when it is broken down by male and female.

This lets us see how many male and females work in each occupation, the median earnings, and the male to female ratio of earnings for 23434.

That last metric is important because it can be used to look at the gender pay gap between men and women.

Occupation Male Female
Population Earnings Population Earnings
Management 1,222 $88,594.00 1,035 $59,352.00
Business and Financial 428 $62,679.00 695 $53,197.00
Computer and Mathematical 434 $90,093.00 141 $69,479.00
Architecture and Engineering 573 $93,565.00 91 $83,231.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 80 $95,147.00 28 $38,750.00
Community and Social Service 142 $24,167.00 315 $38,750.00
Legal 53 $250,001.00 73 $50,625.00
Educational and Library 325 $64,880.00 1,070 $45,854.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 100 $62,700.00 143 $9,479.00
Healthcare Practitioners 233 $79,185.00 856 $54,183.00
Healthcare Support 28 $8,889.00 881 $19,297.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 365 $50,598.00 66 $17,083.00
Law Enforcement 381 $75,885.00 29 $64,844.00
Food Preparation and Serving 244 $14,032.00 641 $14,163.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 542 $28,333.00 262 $8,707.00
Personal Care and Service 90 $15,595.00 389 $16,934.00
Sales 697 $46,353.00 872 $18,512.00
Office and Administrative Support 626 $43,194.00 2,232 $36,425.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 34 $39,135.00 61 $79,539.00
Construction and Extraction 1,046 $44,078.00 4 $0.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 623 $51,046.00 41 $0.00
Production 937 $52,841.00 540 $32,460.00
Transportation and Material Moving 907 $45,358.00 126 $21,848.00

Households and Family Size

A household is defined by the US Census Bureau as a group of people who occupy a housing unit. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, group of rooms, or single room occupied as separate living quarters.

There are currently 18,960 households in 23434, with an average household size of 2.63 people.

A family is defined as a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption who live together in the same household.

There are 13,487 families living in the 23434 zip code with an average family size of 3.16 people.

Households by Marital Status

The four categories of household by marital status are:

  • Married-couple family
  • Male householder with no spouse present
  • Female household with no spouse present
  • Nonfamily household

The table below shows the total number of households and families, with the average sizes of each, that live in 23434:

Married Male Female Nonfamily
Total Households 9,243 806 3,438 5,473
Average Household Size 3.19 3.08 3.35 1.18
Total Families 9,243 806 3,438 0
Average Household Size 3.18 2.83 3.18 0

Poverty

Of the 13,487 families living in 23434, 10.10% are considered to be below the poverty threshold.

The table below shows the latest poverty thresholds in 23434:

Household Size Poverty Threshold
1 Person $14,580.00
2 People $19,720.00
3 People $24,860.00
4 People $30,000.00
5 People $35,140.00
6 People $40,280.00
7 People $45,420.00
8 People $50,560.00

Housing

There are 20,927 housing units in 23434.

The table below shows the split between occupied and vacant units:

Total Percentage
Occupied 18,960 90.60%
Vacant 1,967 9.40%

28.46% of the total 20,927 housing units in 23434 are rental units. This is approximately 5,956 properties.

For owner-occupied housing units, a total of 12,550 are occupied by the owner - or 59.97% of the total.

Rental Rates

The median rent for a property in 23434 is $1,127.00.

In the chart below, we can look at the number of rental properties in 23434 that fall into a particular rent range. These can then be used to compare with other areas, or to see how they have changed over time.

  • No rent paid
    454
  • Less than $500
    802
  • $500 to $999
    1,369
  • $1,000 to $1,499
    2,609
  • $1,500 to $1,999
    763
  • $2,000 to $2,499
    264
  • $2,500 to $2,999
    123
  • $3,000 or more
    26

Property Value

The median value of a property in 23434 is $246,600.00.

Just like with rental rates, we can look at the number of properties in 23434 that fall into a particular value range.

  • Less than $50,000
    549
  • $50,000 to $99,999
    525
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    1,150
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    1,993
  • $200,000 to $299,999
    4,684
  • $300,000 to $499,999
    3,131
  • $500,000 to $999,999
    493
  • $1,000,000 or more
    25

Property Age

We can also look at the age of properties in 23434. The chart below shows the number of properties in 23434 that fall into a particular age range.

  • 1939 or earlier
    2,142
  • 1940 to 1949
    1,190
  • 1950 to 1959
    1,767
  • 1960 to 1969
    1,694
  • 1970 to 1979
    2,870
  • 1980 to 1989
    2,238
  • 1990 to 1999
    2,849
  • 2000 to 2009
    4,145
  • 2010 to 2013
    1,878
  • 2014 or later
    154

Vehicles per Household

The number of vehicles available per household can be a good indicator of the level of affluence in an area. The chart below shows the number of households in 23434 that have a particular number of vehicles available.

  • No vehicles available
    1,376
  • 1 vehicle available
    5,317
  • 2 vehicles available
    7,054
  • 3 or more vehicles available
    5,213

Commuting to Work

In this section, we can also look at how people in 23434 get to work. The chart below shows the number of people in 23434 that commute to work in a particular way.

29.7 minutes is the average travel time to work for people in 23434.

These commute times can be compared to other date like income and educational levels to see how they relate to each other and if there are any trends in the data that might suggest a correlation.

  • Less than 5 minutes
    572
  • 5 to 9 minutes
    1,652
  • 10 to 14 minutes
    2,243
  • 15 to 19 minutes
    2,328
  • 20 to 24 minutes
    2,110
  • 25 to 29 minutes
    1,573
  • 30 to 34 minutes
    3,081
  • 35 to 39 minutes
    1,122
  • 40 to 44 minutes
    1,481
  • 45 to 59 minutes
    2,833
  • 60 to 89 minutes
    1,441
  • 90 or more minutes
    424

Summary

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