ZIP Code 23605

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Newport News city, Virginia.

Population: 13,334
Median household income: $52,899
Median home value: $178,400

ZIP Code 23605 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Newport News city, Virginia, home to about 13,334 residents. At $52,899, its median household income sits below Newport News city's $66,718.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 23605's population declined 3.4% from 13,801 to 13,334, while its median gross rent rose 20.1% from $988 to $1,187.

The largest age group is 25 to 34, 15.6% of residents. Black or African American residents are the largest group, 59.4% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 13,334
Median age: 36.4 yrs
Median household income: $52,899
Median home value: $178,400
Median gross rent: $1,187
Housing units: 6,944
Homeownership rate: 40.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.5%
Unemployment rate: 6.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

13,80113,334

Median household income

$42,330$52,899

Median home value

$140,300$178,400

Median gross rent

$988$1,187

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	13,801	$42,330	$140,300	$988
2020	13,544	$40,758	$143,700	$988
2021	13,920	$41,986	$144,100	$1,068
2022	13,359	$44,644	$171,400	$1,112
2023	13,334	$52,899	$178,400	$1,187

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

Age distribution

Under 56.7%

5 to 1714.0%

18 to 2411.8%

25 to 3415.6%

35 to 4413.2%

45 to 5411.1%

55 to 6413.2%

65 to 748.2%

75 and over6.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	897	6.7%
5 to 17	1,868	14.0%
18 to 24	1,580	11.8%
25 to 34	2,075	15.6%
35 to 44	1,756	13.2%
45 to 54	1,475	11.1%
55 to 64	1,756	13.2%
65 to 74	1,098	8.2%
75 and over	829	6.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,341	25.1%
Black or African American	7,927	59.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	69	0.5%
Asian	100	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	186	1.4%
Two or more races	658	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,053	7.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.1%

High school graduate44.1%

Some college or associate's29.2%

Bachelor's degree10.2%

Graduate or professional degree7.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	820	9.1%
High school graduate	3,967	44.1%
Some college or associate's	2,628	29.2%
Bachelor's degree	918	10.2%
Graduate or professional degree	656	7.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone77.3%

Carpooled7.1%

Public transit1.4%

Walked2.2%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home7.1%

Other means4.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,160	77.3%
Carpooled	473	7.1%
Public transit	96	1.4%
Walked	144	2.2%
Bicycle	20	0.3%
Worked from home	471	7.1%
Other means	311	4.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,091	33.7%
15 to 29 min	2,403	38.7%
30 to 44 min	1,263	20.4%
45 to 59 min	212	3.4%
60+ min	235	3.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.10
Poverty rate: 14.1% (1,856 of 13,184)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,905	45.9%
Nonfamily households	3,423	54.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1967

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,328	91.1%
Vacant	616	8.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,557	40.4%
Renter-occupied	3,771	59.6%

1-unit, detached49.2%

1-unit, attached5.6%

2 to 4 units7.3%

5 to 19 units26.1%

20 or more units7.5%

Mobile home & other4.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,416	49.2%
1-unit, attached	388	5.6%
2 to 4 units	505	7.3%
5 to 19 units	1,809	26.1%
20 or more units	521	7.5%
Mobile home & other	305	4.4%

ZIP Code 23605

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