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    Newport News, VA
    Demographic Data



    Newport News Population Statistics

    Source & Methodology

    Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

    Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

    Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2024 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2026.

    Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

    Newport News Population & Age Distribution

    Total Population

    183,056

    Age

    Under 5 Years:
    6.9%
    5 - 17:
    16.4%
    18 - 24:
    11.6%
    25 - 34:
    16.3%
    35 - 54:
    23.3%
    55 - 64:
    11.6%
    Over 65 Years:
    14.1%

    Educational Attainment of Adults

    Attending College
    High School Graduates
    College Graduated
    5.9%
    5.9%
    92.0%
    92.0%
    30.6%
    30.6%
    0% 100.0%
    % of Residents

    Income

    Per capita Income

    Newport News
    USA
    $38,773
    $38,773
    $44,673
    $44,673

    Median household income

    Newport News
    USA
    $69,634
    $69,634
    $80,734
    $80,734
    Individuals Below Poverty Level

    14.5%

    Employment Industries

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    Manufacturing
    Healthcare
    Retail
    Education
    Accommodation
    Professional, scientific, and technical services
    Public Service
    Construction
    Administration
    Transportation
    Other
    Finance
    Real estate
    Arts
    14.2%
    14.2%
    13.7%
    13.7%
    10.8%
    10.8%
    9.3%
    9.3%
    7.7%
    7.7%
    7.3%
    7.3%
    6.6%
    6.6%
    5.6%
    5.6%
    5.1%
    5.1%
    4.9%
    4.9%
    3.8%
    3.8%
    2.8%
    2.8%
    2.3%
    2.3%
    2.0%
    2.0%
    0% 100%
    % of Residents

    Race & Ethnic Diversity

    Black or African American
    White
    Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
    Other Race / Two or More Races
    Asian
    American Indian and Alaska Native
    Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
    40.6%
    40.6%
    39.2%
    39.2%
    10.8%
    10.8%
    5.8%
    5.8%
    3.3%
    3.3%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0% 100.0%
    % of Residents

    Ancestry

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    English
    German
    Irish
    Italian
    Polish
    Scottish
    African
    French
    European
    Jamaican
    Dutch
    Scots-Irish
    Welsh
    Norwegian
    Greek
    Swedish
    Ukrainian
    British
    Nigerian
    Scandinavian
    7.7%
    7.7%
    7.5%
    7.5%
    5.9%
    5.9%
    2.6%
    2.6%
    1.6%
    1.6%
    1.5%
    1.5%
    1.3%
    1.3%
    1.3%
    1.3%
    1.1%
    1.1%
    0.8%
    0.8%
    0.6%
    0.6%
    0.5%
    0.5%
    0.4%
    0.4%
    0.4%
    0.4%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0% 100%
    % of Residents

    Languages Spoken

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    English
    Spanish
    Tagalog
    German/Yiddish
    French
    Korean
    Vietnamese
    African languages
    Arabic
    Other Indo-European
    Russian
    Slavic languages
    Chinese
    Pacific Island languages
    Langs. of India
    Other Asian languages
    Native American languages
    Thai
    Mon-Khmer (Cambodian)
    Japanese
    89.3%
    89.3%
    6.0%
    6.0%
    0.6%
    0.6%
    0.6%
    0.6%
    0.5%
    0.5%
    0.5%
    0.5%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
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    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0.1%
    0% 100%
    % of Residents
    Foreign Born Newport News Residents

    7.7%

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