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Suffolk Population 2024

Suffolk is a city in Virginia, State of United States, is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia, located in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area. Suffolk population in 2024 is estimated to be 98,748, covers city area of 428.91 sq mi (1,110.86 sq km), ranks tenth largest city in Virginia State, three-hundred-fifty-second city in the United States. Suffolk population as per 2020 census is 94,324 compared to 2010 population of 84,585 with the increase number of 9,739 people and growth of 11.5 percent.

Below is the Suffolk population by year:

YearPopulationChange %
201084,823
201184,751-0.08
201285,2580.60
201385,7650.59
201486,8921.31
201588,1271.42
201689,3221.36
201790,2751.07
201891,1851.01
201992,6551.61
202094,3241.80
2021 *96,1921.98
2022 *97,3331.21
2023 *98,6251.37
2024 *98,7480.13
Source : Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2019, 2020 US Census & 2021 estimates updated


Suffolk Population by Age

According to 2019 US population estimates, Total Suffolk population is 92,108, out of these 45,126 are male, 46,982 are female, The sex ratio of Suffolk is 96. The median age of the Suffolk population is 37.9, Suffolk population by age are, under 18 years is 22,039, 16 years and over is 72,648, 18 years and over is 70,069, 21 years and over is 65,461, 65 years and over is 16,730. 49.0% are male, 51.0% are female, Population of Suffolk by age percent-wise is, 23.9% are under 18 years old, 78.9% are 16 years and over, 76.1% are 18 years and over, 71.1% are 21 years and over, 15.0% are 65 years and over. There are total 37,954 housing units, The voting population of Suffolk are 67,995, out of these 32,486 are male voters, 35,509 are female voters, 47.8% are male, 52.2% are female. Suffolk population in 2023 is estimated to be 97,682, population in 2022 is estimated to be 97,333, and in 2021 is estimated to be 96,192.

Age GroupPopulationPercent
0 -56,0746.6%
5 - 95,7776.3%
10 - 146,5217.1%
15 - 196,7057.3%
20 - 244,1394.5%
25 - 3412,23213.3%
35 - 4412,29013.3%
45 - 5412,12313.2%
55 - 597,2677.9%
60 - 645,1625.6%
65 - 748,3499.1%
75 - 843,9754.3%
85 and over1,4941.6%
Source: 2019 US population by age estimates


Suffolk Population by Race

According to 2019 population of Suffolk by race are:

White Population

White population in Suffolk, Virginia are 46,453, percentage wise 50.4 percent are whites.

Black Population

Black population in Suffolk, Virginia are 38,737, percentage wise 42.1 percent are blacks. African American refers to black population in Suffolk, They are Black racial groups of Africa, includes Sub-Saharan African people, Kenyan, Nigerian, Caribbean such as Haitian and Jamaican.

Asian Population

Asian population in Suffolk are 1,705, percentage wise 1.9 percent are asians.

Hispanic Population

Hispanic population in Suffolk, Virginia are 4,300. Percentage wise 4.7 percent are hispanics, out of these 494 are Mexican people, 2,135 are Puerto Ricans and 1,671 are other Hispanic or Latinos.

Population by Race92,108Percent
White46,45350.4%
Black or African American38,73742.1%
Asian Population1,7051.9%
Hispanic or Latino4,3004.7%
Mexican4940.5%
Puerto Rican2,1352.3%
Other Hispanic or Latino1,671
Source: US Census population estimates(2019)


Nativity by Place of Birth

According to 2019 estimates, Suffolk native population is 88,187, out of these 56,022 born in the Virginia state and 31,103 born in other state in the United States. Foreign born or Population born outside the US are 3,921, out of these 1,654 are Naturalized US citizen, 161 are in Europe, 739 in Asia, 705 in Latin America and 49 in Northern America. Non-US Citizens, Total Foreigners living in Suffolk are 2,267, out of these 388 are from Europe, 536 are from Asia, 52 from Africa, 1,269 are from Latin America and 22 are from Northern America.

Nativity by Place of BirthPopulation
Native88,187
Born in state of residence56,022
Born in other state in the United States31,103
Northeast10,547
Midwest4,119
South13,762
West2,675
Born outside the United States1,062
Puerto Rico257
U.S. Island Areas69
Born abroad of American parent(s)736
Foreign born
Born outside of United States3,921
Naturalized U.S. citizen1,654
Europe161
Asia739
Africa0
Oceania0
Latin America705
Northern America49
Foreigner
Not a U.S. citizen2,267
Europe388
Asia536
Africa52
Oceania0
Latin America1,269
Northern America22
Source: US Census 2019 estimates

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