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2024 Demographics

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Summary Data for County: Newport News City, VA

Population See More Population Data

Population

County: Newport News City, VA

184,083

Persons

State: Virginia 8,759,920 Persons

Percent Population Change: 2020 to 2024

County: Newport News City, VA

-1.16%

State: Virginia 1.49%

Race See More Race Data

Population by Race	County: Newport News City, VA		State: Virginia
Population by Race	Persons	% of Population	Persons	% of Population
White	69,594	37.81%	5,152,386	58.82%
Black/African American	80,189	43.56%	1,634,068	18.65%
American Indian/Alaskan Native	986	0.54%	42,830	0.49%
Asian	6,381	3.47%	650,384	7.42%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	444	0.24%	7,407	0.08%
Some Other Race	9,359	5.08%	490,464	5.60%
2+ Races	17,130	9.31%	782,381	8.93%

Ethnicity See More Ethnicity Data

Population by Ethnicity	County: Newport News City, VA		State: Virginia
Population by Ethnicity	Persons	% of Population	Persons	% of Population
Hispanic/Latino	20,517	11.15%	1,011,932	11.55%
Non-Hispanic/Latino	163,566	88.85%	7,747,988	88.45%

Age See More Age Data

Population by Age Group	County: Newport News City, VA		State: Virginia
Population by Age Group	Persons	% of Population	Persons	% of Population
0-4	11,502	6.25%	474,362	5.42%
5-9	11,566	6.28%	493,619	5.63%
10-14	11,312	6.15%	533,348	6.09%
15-17	6,648	3.61%	329,120	3.76%
18-20	10,337	5.62%	407,458	4.65%
21-24	10,512	5.71%	487,338	5.56%
25-34	28,585	15.53%	1,125,284	12.85%
35-44	24,768	13.45%	1,139,099	13.00%
45-54	18,966	10.30%	1,061,940	12.12%
55-64	21,295	11.57%	1,129,125	12.89%
65-74	17,168	9.33%	926,989	10.58%
75-84	8,328	4.52%	492,180	5.62%
85+	3,096	1.68%	160,058	1.83%

Sex See More Sex Data

Population by Sex
Population by Sex	County: Newport News City, VA		State: Virginia
Population by Sex	Persons	% of Population	Persons	% of Population
Male	89,662	48.71%	4,280,998	48.87%
Female	94,421	51.29%	4,478,922	51.13%

Households/Income See More Households/Income Data

Households

County: Newport News City, VA

75,507

Households

State: Virginia 3,376,255 Households

Families

County: Newport News City, VA

47,546

Families

State: Virginia 2,262,125 Families

Average Household Size

County: Newport News City, VA

2.33

Persons

State: Virginia 2.52 Persons

Households With Own Children

County: Newport News City, VA

19,836

Households
(26.27% of Households)

State: Virginia 926,177 Households (27.43% of Households)

Median Household Income by Race/Ethnicity	County: Newport News City, VA	State: Virginia
Median Household Income by Race/Ethnicity	Value	Value
All	$64,531	$89,172
White	$79,000	$95,764
Black/African American	$48,823	$62,779
American Indian/Alaskan Native	$101,923	$79,858
Asian	$68,474	$127,365
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	$85,976	$88,788
Some Other Race	$62,713	$72,882
2+ Races	$78,877	$92,801
Hispanic/Latino	$67,976	$81,190
Non-Hispanic/Latino	$64,148	$89,975

Families Below Poverty

County: Newport News City, VA

5,583

Families
(11.74% of Families)

State: Virginia 154,663 Families (6.84% of Families)

Families Below Poverty with Children

County: Newport News City, VA

4,770

Families
(10.03% of Families)

State: Virginia 112,702 Families (4.98% of Families)

Housing See More Housing Data

Housing Units

County: Newport News City, VA

82,370

Housing units

State: Virginia 3,694,805 Housing units

Owner-Occupied Housing Units Average Value

County: Newport News City, VA

$300,561

State: Virginia $486,113

Education See More Education Data

Population 25+ by Educational Attainment	County: Newport News City, VA		State: Virginia
Population 25+ by Educational Attainment	Persons	% of Population Age 25+	Persons	% of Population Age 25+
Less than 9th Grade	3,017	2.47%	219,006	3.63%
Some High School, No Diploma	7,563	6.19%	328,316	5.44%
High School Grad	35,672	29.19%	1,439,956	23.86%
Some College, No Degree	28,605	23.41%	1,102,335	18.27%
Associate Degree	13,473	11.02%	468,165	7.76%
Bachelor's Degree	19,760	16.17%	1,394,009	23.10%
Master's Degree	10,619	8.69%	798,298	13.23%
Professional Degree	1,684	1.38%	166,784	2.76%
Doctorate Degree	1,813	1.48%	117,806	1.95%

Employment See More Employment Data

Population 16+: Unemployed

County: Newport News City, VA

6.26%

State: Virginia 4.55%

Demographics information provided by Claritas, updated April 2024, under these terms of use.