Newport News city, Virginia

1 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 184,774
Median household income: $66,718
Median home value: $243,300

Newport News city, Virginia counts 184,774 residents. 1 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $66,718 runs below the Virginia figure of $90,974.

From 2019 to 2023, Newport News city's population grew 2.8% from 179,673 to 184,774, while its median household income rose 25.4% from $53,215 to $66,718.

The largest age group is 25 to 34, 16.5% of residents. Black or African American residents are the largest group, 40.4% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 184,774
Median age: 34.2 yrs
Median household income: $66,718
Median home value: $243,300
Median gross rent: $1,285
Housing units: 81,850
Homeownership rate: 48.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.1%
Unemployment rate: 5.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

179,673184,774

Median household income

$53,215$66,718

Median home value

$194,000$243,300

Median gross rent

$1,057$1,285

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	179,673	$53,215	$194,000	$1,057
2020	179,582	$54,511	$194,700	$1,075
2021	185,069	$57,463	$204,900	$1,118
2022	185,118	$63,355	$233,400	$1,209
2023	184,774	$66,718	$243,300	$1,285

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 57.0%

5 to 1716.3%

18 to 2411.6%

25 to 3416.5%

35 to 4412.9%

45 to 5410.2%

55 to 6411.8%

65 to 748.2%

75 and over5.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	12,901	7.0%
5 to 17	30,153	16.3%
18 to 24	21,356	11.6%
25 to 34	30,569	16.5%
35 to 44	23,879	12.9%
45 to 54	18,886	10.2%
55 to 64	21,803	11.8%
65 to 74	15,062	8.2%
75 and over	10,165	5.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	73,541	39.8%
Black or African American	74,644	40.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	370	0.2%
Asian	6,069	3.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	153	0.1%
Some other race	1,538	0.8%
Two or more races	8,985	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	19,474	10.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.2%

High school graduate29.8%

Some college or associate's32.9%

Bachelor's degree17.7%

Graduate or professional degree11.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	9,822	8.2%
High school graduate	35,882	29.8%
Some college or associate's	39,639	32.9%
Bachelor's degree	21,332	17.7%
Graduate or professional degree	13,689	11.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone74.3%

Carpooled8.7%

Public transit1.9%

Walked3.6%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home9.3%

Other means1.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	67,924	74.3%
Carpooled	7,916	8.7%
Public transit	1,755	1.9%
Walked	3,332	3.6%
Bicycle	227	0.2%
Worked from home	8,509	9.3%
Other means	1,715	1.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	23,051	27.8%
15 to 29 min	35,315	42.6%
30 to 44 min	15,079	18.2%
45 to 59 min	4,457	5.4%
60+ min	4,967	6.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.35
Poverty rate: 15.1% (26,927 of 177,844)

	Count	Share
Family households	43,633	57.6%
Nonfamily households	32,165	42.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	75,798	92.6%
Vacant	6,052	7.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	36,452	48.1%
Renter-occupied	39,346	51.9%

1-unit, detached49.6%

1-unit, attached9.5%

2 to 4 units8.1%

5 to 19 units20.7%

20 or more units9.4%

Mobile home & other2.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	40,586	49.6%
1-unit, attached	7,806	9.5%
2 to 4 units	6,622	8.1%
5 to 19 units	16,944	20.7%
20 or more units	7,702	9.4%
Mobile home & other	2,190	2.7%

Geography

County GEOID: 51700
State: Virginia
Land area: 69 sq mi
Water area: 51 sq mi
Center point: 37.0761, -76.5220