COMPARING TWO PLACES
Thurston vs Norfolk
PLACE A
Thurston, Ohio
VS
PLACE B
Norfolk, Virginia
Thurston is 100% smaller than Norfolk. Norfolk earns more, with a median household income $3,921 higher.
THURSTONNORFOLKDIFFERENCE
Total population616231,013−100% vs Norfolk
Population density1,5254,336−2,811
Population growth-0.2%-2.0%+1.8 pts
Median age33.532.7+0.8
Male47.6%50.7%−3.1 pts
Female52.4%49.3%+3.1 pts
Foreign-born0.0%7.9%−7.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic86.1%41.2%+44.9 pts
Black0.0%38.9%−38.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino5.5%10.1%−4.6 pts
Asian0.0%3.6%−3.6 pts
Other8.4%6.1%+2.2 pts
Median household income$62,188$66,109−$3,921
Per capita income$21,554$39,457−$17,903
Poverty rate11.6%16.5%−4.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3060.474−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher5.4%33.5%−28.0 pts
Graduate degree2.6%14.1%−11.5 pts
Unemployment rate1.7%5.7%−4.0 pts
Labor force participation49.7%69.8%−20.2 pts
Median home value$157,500$289,900−$132,400
Median gross rent$1,161$1,321−$160
Owner-occupied75.2%46.3%+28.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate12.0%8.3%+3.7 pts
Rent-burdened households31.4%52.8%−21.5 pts
Average commute31.123.0+8.1
Worked from home5.9%10.2%−4.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%2.6%−2.6 pts
Uninsured7.0%9.1%−2.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025