Suffolk is a larger medium-sized coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 98,537 people and 36 associated neighborhoods, Suffolk is the 13th largest community in Virginia. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Suffolk, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Suffolk, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Suffolk’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Suffolk does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $87,758.00.

Suffolk is home to a number of people employed in the armed forces. When you visit or walk around Suffolk, some of the people you will bump into will be military people In and out of uniform, jogging, shopping and generally out and about town.

Also of interest is that Suffolk has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.94% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

One of the nice things about Suffolk is that it is nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities.

One downside of living in Suffolk, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 30.85 minutes every day commuting to work.

In terms of college education, Suffolk is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 32.08% of adults in Suffolk have a college degree.

The per capita income in Suffolk in 2018 was $44,004, which is upper middle income relative to Virginia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $176,016 for a family of four. However, Suffolk contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Suffolk is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Suffolk home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Suffolk residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Suffolk include African, English, German, Irish, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Suffolk is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.