| People QuickFacts | Newport News | Virginia |
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Population, 2011 estimate | 179,611 | 8,104,384 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 180,719 | 8,001,031 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 | -0.6% | 1.3% |
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Population, 2010 | 180,719 | 8,001,024 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 7.4% | 6.4% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 24.3% | 23.2% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 | 10.6% | 12.2% |
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Female persons, percent, 2010 | 51.7% | 50.9% |
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White persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 49.0% | 68.6% |
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Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 40.7% | 19.4% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.5% | 0.4% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 2.7% | 5.5% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.2% | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 | 4.3% | 2.9% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) | 7.5% | 7.9% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 | 46.0% | 64.8% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 | 75.9% | 84.3% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 | 7.0% | 11.0% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 | 9.8% | 14.4% |
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High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 89.2% | 86.6% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 23.5% | 34.4% |
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Veterans, 2007-2011 | 23,127 | 743,070 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 | 21.7 | 27.3 |
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Housing units, 2010 | 76,198 | 3,364,939 |
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Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 | 51.8% | 68.4% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 | 36.0% | 21.4% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 | $204,100 | $254,600 |
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Households, 2007-2011 | 69,977 | 2,991,025 |
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Persons per household, 2007-2011 | 2.48 | 2.57 |
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Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 | $25,196 | $33,040 |
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Median household income, 2007-2011 | $50,942 | $63,302 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 | 14.4% | 10.7% |
| Business QuickFacts | Newport News | Virginia |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 10,746 | 638,643 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 20.8% | 9.9% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 0.4% | 0.5% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 5.7% | 7.0% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.1% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 3.3% | 4.5% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 30.1% | 30.1% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 4,702,700 | 92,417,797 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 901,976 | 60,513,396 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 2,431,256 | 105,663,299 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $12,593 | $13,687 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 329,053 | 15,340,483 |