ZIP Code 23607

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Newport News city, Virginia.

Population: 23,028
Median household income: $42,904
Median home value: $146,400

Covering part of Newport News city, Virginia, ZIP Code 23607 has about 23,028 residents. The median household income of $42,904 is below the Newport News city median ($66,718).

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 23607's population held roughly steady from 23,067 to 23,028, while its median gross rent rose 25.3% from $881 to $1,104.

13.8% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 29.9% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 23,028
Median age: 33.9 yrs
Median household income: $42,904
Median home value: $146,400
Median gross rent: $1,104
Housing units: 10,764
Homeownership rate: 29.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.8%
Unemployment rate: 10.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

23,06723,028

Median household income

$33,099$42,904

Median home value

$116,800$146,400

Median gross rent

$881$1,104

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	23,067	$33,099	$116,800	$881
2020	24,065	$33,887	$112,300	$946
2021	24,317	$31,231	$114,200	$966
2022	23,892	$39,139	$136,900	$1,052
2023	23,028	$42,904	$146,400	$1,104

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

Age distribution

Under 57.3%

5 to 1717.9%

18 to 2411.5%

25 to 3415.1%

35 to 4412.9%

45 to 5410.2%

55 to 6411.5%

65 to 748.5%

75 and over5.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,675	7.3%
5 to 17	4,120	17.9%
18 to 24	2,647	11.5%
25 to 34	3,474	15.1%
35 to 44	2,976	12.9%
45 to 54	2,348	10.2%
55 to 64	2,656	11.5%
65 to 74	1,948	8.5%
75 and over	1,184	5.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,071	13.3%
Black or African American	17,343	75.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	23	0.1%
Asian	235	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	5	0.0%
Some other race	172	0.7%
Two or more races	821	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,358	5.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.8%

High school graduate36.0%

Some college or associate's35.3%

Bachelor's degree8.0%

Graduate or professional degree5.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,155	14.8%
High school graduate	5,256	36.0%
Some college or associate's	5,156	35.3%
Bachelor's degree	1,174	8.0%
Graduate or professional degree	845	5.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone57.9%

Carpooled10.6%

Public transit8.5%

Walked9.3%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home9.8%

Other means3.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,611	57.9%
Carpooled	1,029	10.6%
Public transit	827	8.5%
Walked	900	9.3%
Bicycle	35	0.4%
Worked from home	950	9.8%
Other means	342	3.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,301	26.3%
15 to 29 min	3,648	41.7%
30 to 44 min	1,886	21.6%
45 to 59 min	305	3.5%
60+ min	604	6.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.36
Poverty rate: 28.9% (6,324 of 21,914)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,972	53.7%
Nonfamily households	4,294	46.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1964

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	9,266	86.1%
Vacant	1,498	13.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,766	29.9%
Renter-occupied	6,500	70.1%

1-unit, detached46.5%

1-unit, attached7.0%

2 to 4 units10.1%

5 to 19 units19.4%

20 or more units15.8%

Mobile home & other1.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,007	46.5%
1-unit, attached	756	7.0%
2 to 4 units	1,089	10.1%
5 to 19 units	2,085	19.4%
20 or more units	1,701	15.8%
Mobile home & other	126	1.2%

ZIP Code 23607

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