Norfolk

Population & Demographics

Norfolk, NE

Norfolk is home to 26,054 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 13,857 resident workers commute each day.

NebraskaCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
26,054
people
Population

26,054 residents

Median age 37.3 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Norfolk population & demographics

Who lives in Norfolk — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
26,054
Median age
37.3yrs
Median household income
$58,884
Median home value
$211,700
Median gross rent
$875/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
24.0%
Poverty rate
14.3%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Norfolk

How Norfolk breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White77.9%
Hispanic or Latino15.5%
Two or more races3.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native1.1%
Asian1.0%
Black1.0%
Some other race0.1%

Race across Norfolk

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Norfolk.

Norfolk at a glance
Employed Residents
13,857
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
29.1mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
47.4%
Share working within the area
Work from home
5.3%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Omaha
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Norfolk proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Norfolk commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

94 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Norfolk

13,857 commutes, one dot at a time

Norfolk

Where 13,857 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Norfolk, by worker count.

1Norfolk0.0 mi6,568
2Omaha89.1 mi918
3Lincoln93.1 mi372
4Columbus41.4 mi270
5Wayne25.0 mi224
6Fremont63.1 mi149
7Madison14.2 mi113
8Grand Island90.6 mi103

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Norfolk.

1Norfolk0.0 mi6,568
2Woodland Park3.9 mi358
3Stanton11.6 mi341
4Omaha89.1 mi304
5Lincoln93.1 mi288
6Columbus41.4 mi275
7Pierce12.9 mi262
8Grand Island90.6 mi213

Top industries

The sectors that employ Norfolk’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance25.4%
RTRetail Trade16.4%
EDEducational Services11.1%
AFAccommodation and Food Services9.2%
COConstruction4.9%
FIFinance and Insurance4.7%
OSOther Services (except Public Administration)3.9%
WSWholesale Trade3.9%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services3.8%
Connectivity

Internet options for Norfolk

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

15 providers · 2 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps60%
5 Gbps1%
8 Gbps1%
See all internet providers in Norfolk

FindBetterInternet is a CensusFlow partner site — we link out so you can compare local plans, and CensusFlow’s Census data stays independent. Provider data is from the FCC National Broadband Map (satellite + fixed wireless excluded).