Cities / Virginia / Suffolk

Suffolk, VA

98,796 people

Right Now

Weather

82.9°F

Partly Cloudy

Today: Sunny, high 88°F

Air Quality (PM2.5, Hampton Roads)

Moderate

Nearest reporting area, 14.7 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Nearest Major Airport

ORF

24 mi — Norfolk International Airport

Population & People

Population

98,796

Median age

38.7

Median household income

$92,666

Poverty rate

9.4%

Unemployment rate

4.6%

Bachelor's degree+

33.3%

Avg. commute

27 min

Hispanic or Latino

5.2%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$347,400

Median gross rent

$1,563/mo

Homeownership rate

70.74%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$1,713

HUD Fair Market Rent (Suffolk city, 0 mi from Suffolk), 2026. Efficiency $1492, 1BR $1512, 2BR $1713, 3BR $2376, 4BR $2797. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

Virginia commercial electricity

9.55¢/kWh

Virginia industrial electricity

9.45¢/kWh

Virginia residential electricity

15.28¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

798447.9

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

623948.9

All-Transactions House Price Index for Virginia

768.03

Unemployment Rate

3.7%

Source: FRED, Virginia-specific series.

Nearby Airports

ORF

Norfolk International Airport

24 mi away

RIC

Richmond International Airport

67 mi away

RDU

Raleigh-Durham International Airport

136 mi away

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (Virginia energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Virginia economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).