Newport News city, Virginia (VA)

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% of renters here:	48%
State:	32%

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Races in Newport News city, Virginia:

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

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

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Newport News city:	2.5 people
Virginia:	2.5 people

This county:	$45,359
Virginia:	$59,562

This county:	$684
State:	$753

Newport News city:	$190,700
Virginia:	$262,100

Detached houses: $224,505

Here:	$224,505
State:	$357,398

Townhouses or other attached units: $171,807

Here:	$171,807
State:	$371,438

In 2-unit structures: $27,500

Here:	$27,500
State:	$295,743

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $112,500

Here:	$112,500
State:	$305,320

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $148,971

Here:	$148,971
State:	$316,638

Mobile homes: $18,573

Here:	$18,573
State:	$37,843

Newport News city:	15.5%
Virginia:	9.9%

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.

Cities in this county include: Newport News.

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

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Here:	7.8%
Virginia:	7.0%

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%

Mean travel time to work: 23.0 minutes

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

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

Here:	77.1% with mortgage
State:	75.1% with mortgage

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.

Newport News city-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Virginia state average. It is 97% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 12/9/2003 at 20:59:14, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB, 4.5 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 85.8 miles away from Newport News city center
On 5/5/2003 at 16:32:32, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 99.2 miles away from the county center
On 3/15/1991 at 06:54:08, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, Depth: 10.9 mi) earthquake occurred 91.5 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

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%)

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%

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%

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

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

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

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

• 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Here:	6.4
State:	6.6

Here:	4.2
State:	4.3

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

Here:	8.6%
Virginia:	9.5%

Here:	5.0%
Virginia:	8.2%

Here:	16.6%
Virginia:	20.6%

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