COMPARING TWO PLACES
Wakefield vs Norfolk
PLACE A
Wakefield, Kansas
VS
PLACE B
Norfolk, Virginia
Wakefield is 100% smaller than Norfolk. Wakefield earns more, with a median household income $2,485 higher. Norfolk has grown faster since 2000 (-2% vs -12%).
WAKEFIELDNORFOLKDIFFERENCE
Total population835231,013−100% vs Norfolk
Population density1,6804,336−2,656
Population growth-12.4%-2.0%−10.5 pts
Median age44.632.7+11.9
Male50.6%50.7%−0.0 pts
Female49.4%49.3%+0.0 pts
Foreign-born1.4%7.9%−6.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic71.3%41.2%+30.1 pts
Black1.8%38.9%−37.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino11.9%10.1%+1.8 pts
Asian1.1%3.6%−2.6 pts
Other13.9%6.1%+7.7 pts
Median household income$68,594$66,109+$2,485
Per capita income$37,706$39,457−$1,751
Poverty rate12.1%16.5%−4.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4050.474−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher21.0%33.5%−12.5 pts
Graduate degree5.5%14.1%−8.6 pts
Unemployment rate3.0%5.7%−2.7 pts
Labor force participation65.4%69.8%−4.4 pts
Median home value$172,700$289,900−$117,200
Median gross rent$819$1,321−$502
Owner-occupied79.1%46.3%+32.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate4.8%8.3%−3.4 pts
Rent-burdened households12.1%52.8%−40.7 pts
Average commute31.523.0+8.5
Worked from home10.3%10.2%+0.2 pts
Public transit to work0.4%2.6%−2.2 pts
Uninsured5.0%9.1%−4.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025