Suffolk is a larger medium-sized coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 98,537 people and 36 associated neighborhoods, Suffolk is the 13th largest community in Virginia. Suffolk has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Suffolk, where the median household income is $87,758.00.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Suffolk is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Suffolk is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Suffolk who work in office and administrative support (11.36%), management occupations (10.58%), and sales jobs (9.56%). Suffolk is home to a number of people employed in the armed forces. When you visit or walk around Suffolk, some of the people you will bump into will be military people In and out of uniform, jogging, shopping and generally out and about town. Also of interest is that Suffolk has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 7.94% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Suffolk is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities. One downside of living in Suffolk is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Suffolk, the average commute to work is 30.85 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. In terms of college education, Suffolk is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 32.08% of adults in Suffolk have a college degree. The per capita income in Suffolk in 2022 was $44,004, which is upper middle income relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $176,016 for a family of four. However, Suffolk contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Suffolk is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Suffolk home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Suffolk residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Suffolk include African, English, German, Irish, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Suffolk is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.
