CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Newport News

Virginia · 170,045 residents · 69.0 sq mi

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With 170,045 people, Newport News is a city in Virginia. Owners hold 50% of the housing stock. The median age is 29.5, younger than the US median of 33.0. Households here earn about 18% less than in Virginia as a whole. Median home value sits at $84,400. Headcount has barely moved since 2000.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 29.5

US median: 33.0

Average education

18% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

170,045

−6%vs 2000

vs 180,150 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

29.5

−8%vs 2000

vs 32.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

69.0 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024184K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 59.2%(15,672)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98%(13,622)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.5%(10,977)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.7%(11,433)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 249.1%(15,493)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3421.7%(36,922)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.9%(23,566)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.6%(14,590)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647%(11,916)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745.9%(10,095)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.7%(4,606)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.7%(1,153)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$27,469

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $36,597 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,711

−29%vs 2000

vs $17,843 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

14.0%

+0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$84,400

+18%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $94,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$439

+3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $559 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

50.0%

−2.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 52.4% in 2000

50.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic52%(93,624)

Black38.6%(69,538)

Hispanic / Latino4.2%(7,595)

Asian2.3%(4,112)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic62.7%(106,558)

Black33.5%(56,982)

Hispanic / Latino2.7%(4,562)

Asian2.3%(3,981)

Other1.5%(2,524)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican4.2%(7,735)

Puerto Rican3.1%(5,741)

Central American1.5%(2,830)

South American0.6%(1,147)

Guatemalan0.5%(969)

Honduran0.4%(750)

Cuban0.4%(724)

Panamanian0.3%(589)

Spaniard0.3%(464)

Dominican0.2%(422)

Colombian0.2%(398)

Salvadoran0.2%(385)

+ 7 more hispanic origin groups with data

Peruvian0.2%(298)

Ecuadorian0.2%(282)

Nicaraguan0.1%(116)

Argentine0%(85)

Venezuelan0%(67)

Costa Rican0%(21)

Bolivian0%(17)

Asian origin

Filipino1.1%(2,034)

Korean0.4%(814)

Chinese0.3%(590)

Vietnamese0.3%(562)

Asian Indian0.3%(510)

Kazakh0.2%(347)

Thai0.2%(328)

Japanese0.2%(288)

Cambodian0.1%(169)

Nepalese0%(84)

Taiwanese0%(64)

Bangladeshi0%(61)

+ 3 more asian origin groups with data

Burmese0%(50)

Pakistani0%(43)

Sri Lankan0%(25)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0.4%(766)

Native Hawaiian0.3%(499)

Chamorro0.1%(110)

Guamanian0%(46)

Fijian0%(32)

Marshallese0%(12)

Ancestry

English7.7%(14,266)

German7.5%(13,753)

Irish5.9%(10,903)

American5.4%(9,961)

Italian2.6%(4,743)

Subsaharan African2%(3,775)

Polish1.6%(3,021)

Scottish1.5%(2,755)

French1.3%(2,424)

West Indian1.3%(2,321)

Jamaican0.8%(1,410)

Dutch0.6%(1,059)

+ 45 more ancestry groups with data

Scotch-Irish0.5%(958)

Welsh0.4%(820)

Norwegian0.4%(657)

Arab0.4%(656)

Greek0.3%(642)

Swedish0.3%(568)

Ukrainian0.3%(535)

British0.2%(455)

Nigerian0.2%(444)

Hungarian0.2%(401)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.2%(360)

Russian0.2%(355)

Portuguese0.2%(337)

Czech0.2%(334)

Ethiopian0.2%(284)

French Canadian0.1%(273)

Swiss0.1%(258)

Haitian0.1%(226)

Iraqi0.1%(218)

Serbian0.1%(204)

Danish0.1%(197)

Cape Verdean0.1%(194)

Slovak0.1%(172)

Lebanese0.1%(171)

Romanian0.1%(170)

Croatian0.1%(169)

Austrian0.1%(142)

Turkish0.1%(121)

Finnish0.1%(118)

Brazilian0.1%(112)

Canadian0.1%(104)

Lithuanian0.1%(100)

Belgian0.1%(98)

Guyanese0.1%(95)

Egyptian0.1%(93)

Iranian0%(85)

Latvian0%(62)

Moroccan0%(54)

Armenian0%(41)

Israeli0%(37)

Palestinian0%(32)

Slovene0%(23)

Barbadian0%(15)

Macedonian0%(12)

Syrian0%(6)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population · Largest Mexican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

18.4%

−1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 19.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

79.3%

−5.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 84.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.8%

−0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

18.2 min

+23%vs 2000

vs 14.8 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married43.5%(30,870)

Married43.9%(31,111)

Widowed3%(2,125)

Divorced9.6%(6,838)

Women 15+

Never married37.9%(29,218)

Married40.7%(31,429)

Widowed7.8%(6,031)

Divorced13.6%(10,466)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

8.3%

−6.2 ptssince 2013

from 14.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

49.9%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 50.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

8.3%

−1.1 ptssince 2020

from 9.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

16.6%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 15.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

25.1%

+6.0 ptssince 2020

from 19.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.4%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 4.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

65.0%

−3.2 ptssince 2020

from 68.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

41.0%

+6.4 ptssince 2020

from 34.6% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)41.3%(7,171)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)34.9%(6,069)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era21.8%(3,791)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War1.6%(283)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.6%(96)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 17,365 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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