COMPARING TWO PLACES
Brunswick vs Norfolk
PLACE A
Brunswick, Georgia
VS
PLACE B
Norfolk, Virginia
Brunswick is 93% smaller than Norfolk. Norfolk earns more, with a median household income $25,821 higher.
BRUNSWICKNORFOLKDIFFERENCE
Total population15,730231,013−93% vs Norfolk
Population density9244,336−3,412
Population growth-1.1%-2.0%+0.9 pts
Median age38.032.7+5.3
Male42.8%50.7%−7.8 pts
Female57.2%49.3%+7.8 pts
Foreign-born5.8%7.9%−2.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic29.5%41.2%−11.7 pts
Black57.7%38.9%+18.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino9.3%10.1%−0.9 pts
Asian0.1%3.6%−3.5 pts
Other3.4%6.1%−2.7 pts
Median household income$40,288$66,109−$25,821
Per capita income$25,465$39,457−$13,992
Poverty rate30.9%16.5%+14.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5430.474+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher19.4%33.5%−14.0 pts
Graduate degree7.6%14.1%−6.5 pts
Unemployment rate7.6%5.7%+1.9 pts
Labor force participation50.8%69.8%−19.0 pts
Median home value$155,900$289,900−$134,000
Median gross rent$951$1,321−$370
Owner-occupied43.4%46.3%−2.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.7%8.3%+5.5 pts
Rent-burdened households46.9%52.8%−6.0 pts
Average commute17.523.0−5.5
Worked from home5.2%10.2%−5.0 pts
Public transit to work0.1%2.6%−2.5 pts
Uninsured23.6%9.1%+14.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025