Newport News Population and Demographics

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Newport News City, Virginia Statistics and Demographics (US Census 2000) Number Percent Newport News Population: 180150 100.00%       Sex and Age     Male 87178 48.39% Female 92972 51.61%       Under 5 years 14228 7.9% 5 to 9 years 14404 8% 10 to 14 years 13457 7.47% 15 to 19 years 13136 7.29% 20 to 24 years 14930 8.29% 25 to 34 years 28448 15.79% 35 to 44 years 29485 16.37% 45 to 54 years 20773 11.53% 55 to 59 years 7375 4.09% 60 to 64 years 5761 3.2% 65 to 74 years 9758 5.42% 75 to 84 years 6515 3.62% 85 years and over 1880 1.04%       Median age (years) 32       18 years and over 130625 72.51% Male 61983 34.41% Female 68642 38.1% 21 years and over 121907 67.67% 62 years and over 21522 11.95% 65 years and over 18153 10.08% Male 6985 3.88% Female 11168 6.2%       Race     One race 175157 97.23% White 96383 53.5% Black or African American 70388 39.07% American Indian and Alaska Native 752 0.42% Asian 4195 2.33% Asian indian 223 0.12% Chinese 364 0.2% Filipino 1083 0.6% Japanese 319 0.18% Korean 1210 0.67% Vietnamese 501 0.28% Other Asian 495 0.27% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 214 0.12% Native Hawaiian 58 0.03% Guamanian or Chamorro 60 0.03% Samoan 36 0.02% Other Pacific Islander 60 0.03% Some other race 3225 1.79% Two or more races 4993 2.77%       Hispanic or Latino and race     Total Population 180150 100.00% Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 7595 4.22% Mexican 1956 1.09% Puerto Rican 3144 1.75% Cuban 204 0.11% Other Hispanic or Latino 2291 1.27% Not Hispanic or Latino 172555 95.78% White alone 93624 51.97%       Relationship     Total Population 180150 100.00% In households 174317 96.76% Householder 69686 38.68% Spouse 31084 17.25% Child 54704 30.37% Own child under 18 years 43936 24.39% Other relatives 8834 4.9% Under 18 years 4272 2.37% Nonrelatives 10009 5.56% Unmarried partner 3672 2.04% In group quarters 5833 3.24% Institutionalized population 2064 1.15% Non-Institutionalized population 3769 2.09%       Households by Type     Total Households 69686 100.0 % Family households (families) 46358 66.52% With own children under 18 years 24861 35.68% Married-couple family 31084 44.61% With own children under 18 years 14917 21.41% Female householder, no husband present 12473 17.9% With own children under 18 years 8414 12.07% Non Family households 23328 33.48% Householder living alone 18808 26.99% Householder 65 years and over 5632 8.08%       Households with individuals under 18 years 27420 39.35% Households with individuals 65 years and over 13222 18.97%       Average Household size 2.5 Average family size 3.04       Housing Occupancy     Total housing units 74117 100.00% Occupied housing units 69686 94.02% Vacant housing units 4431 5.98% For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 226 0.3% Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.9 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 6.2       Housing Tenure     Occupied housing units 69686 100.00% Owner-occupied housing units. 36513 52.4% Renter-occupied housing units. 33173 47.6%       Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.61 Average household size of renter-occupied units 2.39

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Based on 2000 US Census data. For more information on population visit U.S. Census Bureau, providing access to a full range of U.S. Census information and data products.