Newport News city, Virginia

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Newport News city, Virginia is among the highest in the country for population per square mile (55th of 3,222 counties), and among the lowest in the country for homeownership rate.

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Key figures

Statistic	Newport News city, Virginia	Virginia	United States	Rank
Total Population	184,216	8,705,170	334,922,499	370th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$69,634	$93,170	$80,734	1224th of 3,221
Median Age	34.4	39.0	38.9	3011th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	30.6%	42.2%	35.7%	728th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$260,600	$383,700	$332,700	836th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,339	$1,579	$1,413	376th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	14.5%	9.9%	12.5%	1376th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	5.8%	4.3%	5.2%	827th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	2,669.8	220.5	n/a	55th of 3,222
Foreign Born	7.7%	13.1%	14.1%	607th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	74.6	n/a	n/a	1939th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	48.2%	67.3%	65.2%	3182nd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	23.1	27.3	26.4	1896th of 3,221
Worked from Home	10.2%	18.3%	15.1%	1148th of 3,222
Uninsured	7.6%	n/a	n/a	2315th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	35.1%	48.7%	46.9%	3089th of 3,222
Broadband Access	85.2%	n/a	n/a	1210th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Newport News city, Virginia

Statistic	Newport News city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	39.2%	58.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	10.8%	11.0%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	40.6%	18.3%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	3.3%	6.9%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	5.0%	4.7%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.8%	0.6%	0.6%
Diversity Index	66.6	60.7	61.4

Age in Newport News city, Virginia

Statistic	Newport News city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Median Age	34.4	39.0	38.9
Under 18 %	23.2%	21.7%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	11.6%	9.3%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	16.3%	13.5%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	13.2%	13.6%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	21.7%	25.3%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	14.1%	16.7%	17.2%

Households and families in Newport News city, Virginia

Statistic	Newport News city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Households	76,112	3,365,732	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.3	2.5	2.5
Family Households	57.0%	64.8%	64.2%
Households with Children	28.8%	30.2%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	21.9%	16.1%	17.3%
People Living Alone	35.8%	28.5%	28.7%
Never Married	40.6%	33.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Newport News city, Virginia

Statistic	Newport News city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Per Capita Income	$38,773	$50,666	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	16.1%	12.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	18.1%	14.3%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	17.1%	18.1%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	5.9%	17.7%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	14.5%	9.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	32.4%	23.2%	28.2%
SNAP Households	15.5%	9.1%	n/a

Housing in Newport News city, Virginia

Statistic	Newport News city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Housing Units	82,052	3,684,756	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	50.2%	61.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	28.2%	18.6%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	7.2%	8.7%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,979.0	1,984.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	51.8%	32.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	30.6%	29.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,634	$2,790	n/a

Education in Newport News city, Virginia

Statistic	Newport News city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Less than High School	8.0%	8.4%	10.4%
High School Graduate	29.9%	23.9%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	31.5%	25.5%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	19.1%	23.7%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	11.5%	18.5%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Newport News city, Virginia

Statistic	Newport News city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Labour Force Participation	67.1%	65.4%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	74.0%	67.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	1.6%	2.3%	3.2%
Walked to Work	3.6%	2.1%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	28.2%	23.0%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	6.0%	8.9%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	9.8%	6.1%	n/a

Origins and language in Newport News city, Virginia

Statistic	Newport News city, Virginia	Virginia	United States
Born in State of Residence	51.0%	48.8%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	4.4%	7.4%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	3.3%	5.7%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	89.3%	82.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	6.0%	7.9%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	9.4%	14.3%	16.7%

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