COUNTY · 2000 CENSUS

Newport News

Virginia · 180,150 residents · 69.0 sq mi

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Newport News is home to 180,150 people in Virginia. Owners hold 52% of the housing stock. The median age is 32.0, younger than the US median of 35.2. Households here earn about 22% less than in Virginia as a whole. 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median home value sits at $94,200.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $42,589

Younger

median age 32.0

US median: 35.2

Less educated

20% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

More affordable

home values down 15%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

180,150

+6%since 1990

from 170,045 in 1990

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.0

+8%since 1990

from 29.5 in 1990

US average: 35.2

Land area

69.0 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024184K

Age distribution, 2000

Under 57.9%(14,228)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 98%(14,404)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.5%(13,457)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 197.3%(13,136)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 248.3%(14,930)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 3415.8%(28,448)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4416.4%(29,485)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5411.5%(20,773)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 647.3%(13,136)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 745.4%(9,758)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 843.6%(6,515)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over1%(1,880)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$36,597

+1%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $27,469 in 1990

US average: $42,589

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$17,843

+40%since 1990

from $12,711 in 1990

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

13.8%

−0.3 ptssince 1990

from 14.0% in 1990

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$94,200

−15%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $84,400 in 1990

US average: $120,530

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$559

−3%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $439 in 1990

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

52.4%

+2.4 ptssince 1990

from 50.0% in 1990

47.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990

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

Black33.5%(56,982)

Hispanic / Latino2.7%(4,562)

Asian2.3%(3,981)

2000

White, non-Hispanic52%(93,624)

Black38.6%(69,538)

Hispanic / Latino4.2%(7,595)

Asian2.3%(4,112)

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

19.9%

+1.4 ptssince 1990

from 18.4% in 1990

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

84.5%

+5.2 ptssince 1990

from 79.3% in 1990

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

6.5%

+0.7 ptssince 1990

from 5.8% in 1990

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

14.8 min

−19%since 1990

from 18.2 min in 1990

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married32%(20,961)

Married56.5%(37,052)

Widowed2.3%(1,497)

Divorced9.2%(6,029)

Women 15+

Never married25.4%(18,426)

Married52.1%(37,726)

Widowed10.3%(7,494)

Divorced12.1%(8,765)

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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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