Community Information

Community & Agency Demographics


Category Statistic Source
Population (2022 estimate)
 96,194 UVA Weldon Cooper
Employment 39,913 No Source
Median Age
 37.9 No Source
Households 35,249 No Source
Residential Median Sales Price
 240,200 U.S. Census Bureau
Median Household Income (2022)
 81,883 U.S. Census Bureau

Civilian Labor Force

Category Statistic Source
Suffolk (March 2016)
 41,830 UVA Weldon Cooper
Hampton Roads Region / MSA (March 2016)
 834,100 Bureau of Labor Statistics

Unemployment Rate

Category Statistic Source
Suffolk (April 2015)
 5.3 Bureau of Labor Statistics
Hampton Roads Region / MSA (March 2016)
 4.8 Bureau of Labor Statistics

Police Sworn Experience

Position Number of Employees
 Average Years of Experience
Chief of Police
 1
 24
Deputy Chief - Majors
 3
 21
Captains
 4
 23
Lieutenants
 10
 18
Sergeants
 24
 15
Master Police Officers
 18
 17
Senior Police Officers
 21
 10
Police Officer I
 17
 3

Police Department

Category Statistics
Police Department Budget (Police, Animal Control and Communications)
 $27,609,541 (Fiscal Year 2021)
Area Covered
 430 Square Miles
Sworn Officers (Allocated)
 200 Officers
Civilians (Allocated)
 61 Civilians
Total Call for Service (2021)
 130,589