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Total population: 179,614 (Urban population: 179,565, Rural population: 49 (all nonfarm))

Newport News, Virginia Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 74,117 (69,686 occupied: 36,528 owner occupied, 33,158 renter occupied)
% of renters here:  48%
State:  32%

Housing density: 1085 houses/condos per square mile


Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $347,958.


Median contract rent in 2007: $684 (lower quartile is $514, upper quartile is $868)


Housing units in Newport News 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,VA index of house prices



Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $190,700 (it was $94,200 in 2000)
Newport News:  $190,700
Virginia:  $262,100
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $141,800 - $244,300

Mean price in 2007:
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

Median year house/condo built: 1972

Median year apartment built: 1975

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 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).

Foreign born population: 8,610 (4.8%)
(52.7% of them are naturalized citizens)

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

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Newport News, 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, 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



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


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



Owners and renters by unit type in %



Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders



Cars and other vehicles available in Newport News 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 in n 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


Newport News, VA house values


Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Newport News, VA:

  • Less than $10,000: 408
  • $10,000 to $14,999: 204
  • $15,000 to $19,999: 204
  • $20,000 to $24,999: 164
  • $25,000 to $29,999: 162
  • $30,000 to $34,999: 86
  • $35,000 to $39,999: 80
  • $40,000 to $49,999: 130
  • $50,000 to $59,999: 289
  • $60,000 to $69,999: 230
  • $70,000 to $79,999: 324
  • $80,000 to $89,999: 370
  • $90,000 to $99,999: 374
  • $100,000 to $124,999: 2510
  • $125,000 to $149,999: 3853
  • $150,000 to $174,999: 5753
  • $175,000 to $199,999: 6692
  • $200,000 to $249,999: 7377
  • $250,000 to $299,999: 4500
  • $300,000 to $399,999: 3302
  • $400,000 to $499,999: 794
  • $500,000 to $749,999: 574
  • $750,000 to $999,999: 130
  • $1,000,000 or more: 206
 


Newport News rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Newport News:

  • Less than $100: 1,212 people
  • $100 to $149: 623
  • $150 to $199: 792
  • $200 to $249: 665
  • $250 to $299: 596
  • $300 to $349: 611
  • $350 to $399: 692
  • $400 to $449: 876
  • $450 to $499: 1,291
  • $500 to $549: 1,808
  • $550 to $599: 2,325
  • $600 to $649: 3,039
  • $650 to $699: 3,397
  • $700 to $749: 2,974
  • $750 to $799: 2,402
  • $800 to $899: 3,749
  • $900 to $999: 2,955
  • $1,000 to $1,249: 2,501
  • $1,250 to $1,499: 575
  • $1,500 to $1,999: 267
  • $2,000 or more: 224
  • No cash rent: 1,576
 



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

Newport News, VA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 56.1%
Number of people working at home: 1,417 (1.6% of all workers)


Newport News travel time to work

Travel time to work

  • Less than 5 minutes: 2074
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 8594
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 14058
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 16122
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 14483
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 5229
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 11519
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 1788
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 2234
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 4936
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 2423
  • 90 or more minutes: 1405
 


Newport News 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%)
 


Newport News, VA household income

Household income:

  • Less than $10,000: 7268
  • $10,000 to $14,999: 5061
  • $15,000 to $19,999: 4744
  • $20,000 to $24,999: 5330
  • $25,000 to $29,999: 5060
  • $30,000 to $34,999: 5634
  • $35,000 to $39,999: 4807
  • $40,000 to $44,999: 4219
  • $45,000 to $49,999: 4087
  • $50,000 to $59,999: 6638
  • $60,000 to $74,999: 7073
  • $75,000 to $99,999: 5700
  • $100,000 to $124,999: 2135
  • $125,000 to $149,999: 894
  • $150,000 to $199,999: 542
  • $200,000 or more: 558
 


First ancestries reported:

 Other groups: 75010
 United States or American: 14113
 German: 12011
 English: 11408
 Irish: 8843
 Italian: 4555
 Scotch-Irish: 2298
 French (except Basque): 2205
 Scottish: 2024
 Subsaharan African:: 1882
 Polish: 1657
 African: 1653
 European: 1616
 Dutch: 1187
 West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 1071
 Norwegian: 896
 French Canadian: 632
 British: 596
 Jamaican: 545
 Welsh: 539
 Greek: 513
 Swedish: 504
 Russian: 406
 Portuguese: 329
 Arab:: 317
 Ukrainian: 297
 Danish: 274
 Hungarian: 258
 Canadian: 201
 Czech: 187
 Slovak: 156
 Yugoslavian: 154
 Belgian: 150
 Swiss: 145
 Czechoslovakian: 133
 Haitian: 126
 Austrian: 125
 Turkish: 118
 West Indian: 115
 Lebanese: 114
 Pennsylvania German: 106
 Scandinavian: 102
 Serbian: 92
 Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 89
 Romanian: 83
 Northern European: 79
 Sudanese: 77
 U.S. Virgin Islander: 72
 Lithuanian: 61
 Celtic: 61
 Eastern European: 58
 Other Subsaharan African: 55
 Arab/Arabic: 49
 Croatian: 49
 Syrian: 47
 Iranian: 42
 Barbadian: 36
 Moroccan: 34
 Armenian: 32
 Jordanian: 31
 German Russian: 29
 Icelander: 27
 Guyanese: 27
 Ethiopian: 27
 Israeli: 26
 British West Indian: 26
 Nigerian: 26
 Latvian: 25
 Cape Verdean: 25
 Bahamian: 24
 New Zealander: 21
 Slovene: 19
 Other Arab: 19
 Belizean: 17
 Egyptian: 16
 Slavic: 15
 Australian: 15
 Finnish: 14
 Senegalese: 13
 Other West Indian: 13
 Bermudan: 8
 Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac: 8
 Palestinian: 7
 Ghanian: 6
 Albanian: 6
 Macedonian: 6


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%)


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

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

47% of Newport News 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.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 348
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 158
  • 5th and 6th grade: 438
  • 7th and 8th grade: 1,051
  • 9th grade: 774
  • 10th grade: 1,526
  • 11th grade: 1,500
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 1,769
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 15,122
  • Less than 1 year of college: 4,244
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 9,588
  • Associate degree: 3,901
  • Bachelor's degree: 6,749
  • Master's degree: 2,658
  • Professional school degree: 822
  • Doctorate degree: 530


Educational Attainment for Males


Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 400
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 192
  • 5th and 6th grade: 535
  • 7th and 8th grade: 1,543
  • 9th grade: 1,091
  • 10th grade: 1,753
  • 11th grade: 1,960
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 2,015
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 18,003
  • Less than 1 year of college: 5,458
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 10,705
  • Associate degree: 4,119
  • Bachelor's degree: 7,986
  • Master's degree: 2,423
  • Professional school degree: 512
  • Doctorate degree: 210


Educational Attainment for Females




Class of Workers


Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 2.9%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.0%


Unemployment rate for Black males: 10.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 9.1%


Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 12.4%


Unemployment rate for Asian males: 3.6%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 7.5%


Unemployment rate for other race males: 3.9%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 3.8%


Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 8.2%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 8.9%


Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 4.9%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 4.7%


Median household income in 2007 for:

  • White non-Hispanic householders: $56,511
  • Black householders: $37,979
  • American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $51,528
  • Asian householders: $65,391
  • Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $58,124
  • Some other race householders: $35,774
  • Two or more races householders: $36,536
  • Hispanic or Latino race householders: $45,335

Newport News household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Newport News household income for Black householders

Newport News household income for Asian householders

Newport News household income for Two or more races householders

Newport News household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Newport News marital status for males

Newport News marital status for females


Median 2007 house value for:

  • White Non-Hispanic householders: $201,834
  • Black or African American householders: $170,050
  • American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $243,942
  • Asian householders: $198,392
  • Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $201,429
  • Some other race householders: $207,097
  • Two or more races householders: $187,258
  • Hispanic or Latino householders: $191,104

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 to 49: 2,791
  • 50 or more: 3,102
  • Mobile homes: 2,134
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 27

Median worth of mobile homes: $14,675


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%


Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Newport News:

 


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%



School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students



School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

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 (Noninst.)


 

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