Newport News city, Virginia (VA)

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County population in 2005: 179,899 (100% urban, 0% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 36,528
Renter-occupied apartments: 33,158

% of renters here:	48%
State:	32%

Land area: 68 sq. mi.
Water area: 50.8 sq. mi.

Population density: 2634 people per square mile

(very high).

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2005: 13.8%

Newport News city:	13.8%
Virginia:	10.0%

(6.1% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 23.8% for Black residents)

Median age of residents in 2005: 33 years old
(Males: 32 years old, Females: 35 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 38 years old, Black residents: 29 years old, Asian residents: 31 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 23 years old, Other race residents: 29 years old)

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 75%
Government: 21%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 4%
Unpaid family work: 0%

Newport News city, Virginia business tout: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Newport News city, Virginia:

White Non-Hispanic (52.0%)
Black (39.1%)
Hispanic (4.2%)
Two or more races (2.8%)
Other race (1.8%)
American Indian (1.1%)
Korean (0.7%)
Filipino (0.6%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:	32.0 years
Virginia median age:	35.7 years

Males: 87,178	(48.4%)
Females: 92,972	(51.6%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $33,935
County population in 2003: 181,200
Jobs in 2003: 106,225

Total labor force in 2004: 86,350
Unemployment rate in 2004: 4.7%

Average household size:

Newport News city:	2.5 people
Virginia:	2.5 people

Median household income in 2005: $46,641
2005 median house value: $152,000
Median contract rent in 2005: $634
Median monthly housing costs in 2005: $860
Estimated median household income in 2005: $42,527 ($36,597 in 2000)

This county	$42,527
Virginia:	$54,240

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $172,270

Newport News city	$172,270
Virginia:	$212,300

Median montly rent in 2000: $559
Institutionalized population: 2,064
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Newport News city in 2000: $998

Newport News city races chart

Newport News city, VA map from a distance

Single-family new house construction building permits:

2000: 407 buildings, average cost: $61,500
2001: 481 buildings, average cost: $89,300
2002: 319 buildings, average cost: $76,400
2003: 257 buildings, average cost: $101,100
2004: 280 buildings, average cost: $119,100
2005: 198 buildings, average cost: $122,400
2006: 262 buildings, average cost: $129,600

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in 1000s)

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2005: $1,411 (0.9%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2005: $1,141 (1.0%)

Area name: Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Newport News city is $706 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $811 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1118 a month.

Neighboring counties: James City County , York County , Hampton city .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	3.4%
Virginia:	2.8%

Unemployment by year (%)

Current college students: 10,611
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 84.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 19.9%

Number of foreign born residents: 8,610 (53% naturalized citizens)

Newport News city:	4.8%
Whole state:	8.1%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 1,875
1990 to 1994: 1,181
1985 to 1989: 1,115
1980 to 1984: 1,113
1975 to 1979: 799
1970 to 1974: 755
1970 to 1974: 532
1965 to 1969: 1,240

Mean travel time to work: 23.0 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 56.1%

Newport News city marital status for males

Newport News city marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 37,603
One, attached: 5,852
Two: 1,172
3 or 4: 5,855
5 to 9: 9,522
10 to 19: 6,059
20 or more: 5,893
Mobile homes: 2,134
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 27

Housing units in Newport News city with a mortgage: 24,895 (3,455 second mortgage, 2,296 home equity loan, 110 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 7,414

Newport News city historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Virginia state average. It is 3.9 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 12 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 8/6/1993, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado injured 10 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Construction (13%)
Transportation equipment (13%)
Public administration (9%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
Educational services (5%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (14%)
Educational services (13%)
Accommodation and food services (9%)
Public administration (7%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
Social assistance (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Engineers (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
Cashiers (4%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Germany (12%)
Korea (11%)
Philippines (7%)
Vietnam (6%)
United Kingdom (5%)
Panama (5%)
Mexico (4%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Newport News city:

United States or American (10%)
German (8%)
English (8%)
Irish (6%)
Italian (3%)
Scotch-Irish (2%)
French (except Basque) (1%)

Newport News city mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 67,921 (79%)
Carpooled: 11,186 (13%)
Bus or trolley bus: 2,257 (3%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 15 (0%)
Taxi: 132 (0%)
Motorcycle: 143 (0%)
Bicycle: 305 (0%)
Walked: 2,287 (3%)
Other means: 619 (1%)
Worked at home: 1,417 (2%)

People in group quarters in Newport News city, Virginia

1355 people in military transient quarters for temporary residents
1168 people in military barracks, etc.
1122 people in nursing homes
757 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
676 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
225 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
178 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
88 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
87 people in other nonhousehold living situations
54 people in residential treatment centers for emotionally disturbed children
42 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the mentally retarded
30 people in homes for the mentally retarded
22 people in religious group quarters
17 people in other workers' dormitories
11 people in homes for the mentally ill

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $46,009.

13.71% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,950 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	13.71%
Virginia average:	11.06%

1.10% of residents moved from foreign countries ($2,113 average AGI)
Newport News city: 1.10%
Virginia average: 0.41%

7.11% relocated from other counties in Virginia ($16,372 average AGI)
5.50% relocated from other states ($12,465 average AGI)
Newport News city: 5.50%
Virginia average: 4.24%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Hampton city, VA	2.91% ($28,463 average AGI)
from York County, VA	0.97% ($38,658)
from Virginia Beach city, VA	0.41% ($34,507)
from Norfolk city, VA	0.40% ($27,919)
from James City County, VA	0.32% ($36,521)
from Gloucester County, VA	0.26% ($32,328)
from Isle of Wight County, VA	0.19% ($31,656)

14.19% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,499 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	14.19%
Virginia average:	10.78%

0.61% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,308 average AGI)
Newport News city: 0.61%
Virginia average: 0.22%

7.61% relocated to other counties in Virginia ($19,940 average AGI)
5.96% relocated to other states ($14,251 average AGI)
Newport News city: 5.96%
Virginia average: 4.13%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Hampton city, VA	2.68% ($29,005 average AGI)
to York County, VA	0.99% ($50,167)
to James City County, VA	0.47% ($48,830)
to Norfolk city, VA	0.44% ($29,034)
to Virginia Beach city, VA	0.43% ($31,044)
to Gloucester County, VA	0.31% ($39,033)
to Isle of Wight County, VA	0.27% ($46,386)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 20.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 17.7

Births per 1000 population in Newport News city

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 7.9

Deaths per 1000 population in Newport News city

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 11.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 11.5

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Newport News city

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 21,502 (17,836 aged, 3,666 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%

Household type by relationship

Households: 174,302

In family households: 146,117 (31,320 male householders, 15,435 female householders)
31,862 spouses, 55,132 children (50,359 natural, 1,187 adopted, 3,586 stepchildren), 3,712 grandchildren, 1,420 brothers or sisters, 1,126 parents, 2,392 other relatives, 3,718 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 28,185 (10,824 male householders (8,366 living alone)), 12,171 female householders (10,435 living alone)), 5,190 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 5,848 (1,938 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 18,343 2-persons, 12,644 3-persons, 9,736 4-persons, 4,106 5-persons, 1,352 6-persons, 574 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 18,801 1-person, 3,552 2-persons, 470 3-persons, 93 4-persons, 56 5-persons, 23 6-persons.

26,959 married couples with children.
16,977 single-parent households (2,322 men, 14,655 women).

91.7% of residents of Newport News city speak English at home.
3.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (71% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
2.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (74% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
2.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (44% speak English very well, 35% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (73% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $2,381,543,000 ($13092 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,563,316,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $537,687,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $180,733,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $8,245,000
Federal grants: $166,018,000
Federal procurement contracts: $1,110,164,000 ($1,079,285,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $378,696,000 ($349,851,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $1,496,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $292,199,000
Federal Government insurance: $259,279,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 17,455

Here:	97 per 1000 residents
State:	70 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 7,531

Here:	42 per 1000 residents
State:	40 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +1,584

Here:	+9 per 1000 residents
State:	+18 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -12,080

Here:	-67 per 1000 residents
State:	+14 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Newport News city

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 28.52 millions of gallons per day (8% from ground, 92% from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.4
State:	6.6

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.2
State:	4.3

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 941
1995 to 1998: 4,311
1990 to 1994: 7,422
1980 to 1989: 14,219
1970 to 1979: 15,169
1960 to 1969: 14,017
1950 to 1959: 9,654
1940 to 1949: 4,494
1939 or earlier: 3,890

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Newport News city, Virginia:

1 room: 25
2 rooms: 308
3 rooms: 1,084
4 rooms: 2,026
5 rooms: 6,697
6 rooms: 9,388
7 rooms: 7,548
8 rooms: 5,825
9 or more rooms: 3,627

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Newport News city, Virginia:

1 room: 1,055
2 rooms: 3,124
3 rooms: 5,958
4 rooms: 9,444
5 rooms: 7,826
6 rooms: 3,739
7 rooms: 1,181
8 rooms: 567
9 or more rooms: 264

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Newport News city:

no bedroom: 63
1 bedroom: 790
2 bedrooms: 5,344
3 bedrooms: 20,463
4 bedrooms: 8,727
5 or more bedrooms: 1,141

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Newport News city:

no bedroom: 1,474
1 bedroom: 8,078
2 bedrooms: 15,047
3 bedrooms: 7,201
4 bedrooms: 1,208
5 or more bedrooms: 150

Cars and other vehicles available in Newport News city in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 1,467
1 vehicle: 9,668
2 vehicles: 16,904
3 vehicles: 6,468
4 vehicles: 1,622
5 or more vehicles: 399

Cars and other vehicles available in Newport News city in renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 6,446
1 vehicle: 16,356
2 vehicles: 8,640
3 vehicles: 1,298
4 vehicles: 269
5 or more vehicles: 149

47% of Newport News city residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 45% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 44% lived in Virginia.

Newport News city:	46.9%
State average:	53.8%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 86678
Northeast: 21453
Midwest: 12231
South: 38268
West: 7975

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $82,000

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Utility gas (58%)
Electricity (29%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (10%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
Wood (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Electricity (69%)
Utility gas (28%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1,936

Here:	8.6%
Virginia:	9.5%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 511

Here:	5.0%
Virginia:	8.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1,543

Here:	16.6%
Virginia:	20.6%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

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