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Newport News, VA (Virginia) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $240,900 (it was $94,200 in 2000)
Newport News:

$240,900
Virginia:

$365,700
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $185,200 - $313,200

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $282,487
Here:

$282,487
State:

$472,865

Townhouses or other attached units: $199,670
Here:

$199,670
State:

$457,437

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $153,958
Here:

$153,958
State:

$252,346

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $123,537
Here:

$123,537
State:

$382,551

Mobile homes: $58,625
Here:

$58,625
State:

$100,736

Total population: 182,965 (Urban population: 180,101, Rural population: 49 (all nonfarm))

Houses: 81,862 (75,306 occupied: 37,573 owner occupied, 37,733 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

50%
State:

33%

Housing density: 1,199 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $100,147.

Median contract rent in 2022: $1,012 (lower quartile is $797, upper quartile is $1,340)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,226


Median gross rent in Newport News, VA in 2022: $1,193

Housing units in Newport News with a mortgage: 26,306 (1,647 second mortgage, 81 home equity loan, 985 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 813

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $91,176

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $73,918

Median monthly housing costs: $1,250

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Newport News, Virginia Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1977

Median year apartment built: 1984

Household type by relationship:

Households: 184,306
  • Male householders: 35,999 (12,411 living alone), Female householders: 39,307 (14,663 living alone)
  • 27,126 spouses (26,691 opposite-sex spouses), 6,358 unmarried partners, (6,217 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 50,016 children (46,557 natural, 1,334 adopted, 2,125 stepchildren), 5,466 grandchildren, 1,543 brothers or sisters, 2,168 parents, 0 foster children, 3,252 other relatives, 6,211 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 6,860

Size of family households: 17,758 2-persons, 11,731 3-persons, 8,187 4-persons, 2,208 5-persons, 1,729 6-persons, 798 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 27,074 1-person, 4,807 2-persons, 680 3-persons, 47 4-persons, 131 5-persons, 111 6-persons, 45 7-or-more-persons.

19,913 married couples with children.
15,485 single-parent households (2,833 men, 12,652 women).

88.8% of residents of Newport News speak English at home.
5.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (69% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
2.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (72% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
2.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (56% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other language at home (83% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 2% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 14,905 (8.1%)
(47.5% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.6
State:

7.0

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.3
State:

4.3

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Newport News, Virginia
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Newport News, Virginia
  • 0no bedroom
  • 1341 bedroom
  • 4,9512 bedrooms
  • 20,6783 bedrooms
  • 9,6784 bedrooms
  • 2,1325+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Newport News, Virginia
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Newport News, Virginia
  • 2,472no bedroom
  • 7,2491 bedroom
  • 15,2322 bedrooms
  • 10,1723 bedrooms
  • 2,4524 bedrooms
  • 1565+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Newport News in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Newport News in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 849no vehicle
  • 10,3551 vehicle
  • 14,0522 vehicles
  • 8,9703 vehicles
  • 2,6014 vehicles
  • 7465+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Newport News in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Newport News in renter-occupied apartments
  • 5,212no vehicle
  • 19,9801 vehicle
  • 10,6052 vehicles
  • 1,0473 vehicles
  • 7804 vehicles
  • 1095+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Newport News, Virginia
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Newport News, Virginia
  • 01 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 1803 rooms
  • 2,5154 rooms
  • 7,3745 rooms
  • 8,0806 rooms
  • 7,7827 rooms
  • 5,8998 rooms
  • 5,7439+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Newport News, Virginia
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Newport News, Virginia
  • 2,1701 room
  • 1,2832 rooms
  • 6,1213 rooms
  • 11,9274 rooms
  • 8,2855 rooms
  • 4,5266 rooms
  • 1,6817 rooms
  • 5408 rooms
  • 1,2009+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Newport News, VA
  • Newport News, VA household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Newport News, VA in 2022
  • 3,996Less than $10,000
  • 6,921$10,000 to $19,999
  • 5,895$20,000 to $29,999
  • 6,746$30,000 to $39,999
  • 5,749$40,000 to $49,999
  • 5,681$50,000 to $59,999
  • 9,194$60,000 to $74,999
  • 11,190$75,000 to $99,999
  • 6,011$100,000 to $124,999
  • 5,688$125,000 to $149,999
  • 4,053$150,000 to $199,999
  • 4,182$200,000 or more
  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Newport News, VA

  • Distribution of house value in Newport News, VA in 2022
  • 503Less than $10,000
  • 174$10,000 to $14,999
  • 226$15,000 to $19,999
  • 308$20,000 to $24,999
  • 145$25,000 to $29,999
  • 229$30,000 to $34,999
  • 209$35,000 to $39,999
  • 252$40,000 to $49,999
  • 63$50,000 to $59,999
  • 608$60,000 to $69,999
  • 306$70,000 to $79,999
  • 454$80,000 to $89,999
  • 242$90,000 to $99,999
  • 960$100,000 to $124,999
  • 1,307$125,000 to $149,999
  • 1,765$150,000 to $174,999
  • 4,020$175,000 to $199,999
  • 8,586$200,000 to $249,999
  • 6,897$250,000 to $299,999
  • 7,025$300,000 to $399,999
  • 1,033$400,000 to $499,999
  • 1,466$500,000 to $749,999
  • 617$750,000 to $999,999
  • 38$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
  • 140$2,000,000 or more
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Newport News, VA

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Newport News, VA in 2022
  • 613Less than $100
  • 305$100 to $149
  • 439$150 to $199
  • 486$200 to $249
  • 267$250 to $299
  • 437$300 to $349
  • 662$350 to $399
  • 444$400 to $449
  • 138$450 to $499
  • 300$500 to $549
  • 569$550 to $599
  • 1,401$600 to $649
  • 613$650 to $699
  • 1,134$700 to $749
  • 1,577$750 to $799
  • 5,275$800 to $899
  • 3,501$900 to $999
  • 8,076$1,000 to $1,249
  • 4,471$1,250 to $1,499
  • 5,295$1,500 to $1,999
  • 778$2,000 to $2,499
  • 38$2,500 to $2,999
  • 92$3,000 to $3,499
  • 229$3,500 or more
  • 593No cash rent
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 62.3%
Number of people working at home: 7,154 (7.8% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 1,088
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 6,699
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 17,348
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 16,031
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 11,939
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 5,577
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 13,555
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 1,898
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 1,209
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 4,854
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 2,653
  • 90 or more minutes: 1,347
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Newport News

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 98,341 (82.1%)
  • Carpooled: 8,873 (7.4%)
  • Bus: 1,179 (1.0%)
  • Ferryboat: 35 (0.0%)
  • Taxi: 1,249 (1.0%)
  • Bicycle: 204 (0.2%)
  • Walked: 2,701 (2.3%)
  • Worked at home: 7,154 (6.0%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 3.5%Males
  • 4.7%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Black residents
  • 6.3%Males
  • 9.3%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Asian residents
  • 5.8%Males
  • 2.0%Females
  • Unemployment rate for other race residents
  • 6.3%Males
  • 5.6%Females
  • Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
  • 4.7%Males
  • 8.9%Females
  • Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
  • 5.7%Males
  • 11.6%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Newport News, Virginia
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Newport News, Virginia
  • 5,0412010 or later
  • 3,9632000 to 2009
  • 2,1571990 to 1999
  • 2,2281980 to 1989
  • 1,5541970 to 1979
  • 1,772Before 1970
Ancestries in Newport News, VA

First ancestries reported:

  • American: 7,251 (7.1%)
  • English: 6,797 (6.7%)
  • Irish: 3,985 (3.9%)
  • German: 3,872 (3.8%)
  • Italian: 1,485 (1.5%)
  • African: 1,462 (1.4%)
  • European: 1,193 (1.2%)
  • Scottish: 946 (0.9%)
  • Jamaican: 917 (0.9%)
  • Polish: 733 (0.7%)
  • French: 465 (0.5%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 402 (0.4%)
  • Norwegian: 323 (0.3%)
  • British: 311 (0.3%)
  • Dutch: 296 (0.3%)
  • Ukrainian: 285 (0.3%)
  • Nigerian: 251 (0.2%)
  • Romanian: 243 (0.2%)
  • Iraqi: 226 (0.2%)
  • Welsh: 215 (0.2%)
  • Belgian: 199 (0.2%)
  • Haitian: 195 (0.2%)
  • Greek: 192 (0.2%)
  • French Canadian: 183 (0.2%)
  • Ghanaian: 159 (0.2%)
  • Turkish: 155 (0.2%)
  • Swedish: 130 (0.1%)
  • Brazilian: 126 (0.1%)
  • Czech: 124 (0.1%)
  • Egyptian: 121 (0.1%)
  • Canadian: 116 (0.1%)
  • Russian: 116 (0.1%)
  • Cape Verdean: 113 (0.1%)
  • U.S. Virgin Islander: 106 (0.1%)
  • Scandinavian: 105 (0.1%)
  • Israeli: 102 (0.1%)
  • Hungarian: 91 (0.09%)
  • British West Indian: 87 (0.09%)
  • Sudanese: 81 (0.08%)
  • Croatian: 72 (0.07%)
  • Serbian: 70 (0.07%)
  • Austrian: 63 (0.06%)
  • Eastern European: 58 (0.06%)
  • Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 58 (0.06%)
  • Palestinian: 53 (0.05%)
  • Northern European: 52 (0.05%)
  • Lithuanian: 51 (0.05%)
  • Portuguese: 51 (0.05%)
  • Bulgarian: 49 (0.05%)
  • Slovene: 45 (0.04%)
  • Bahamian: 45 (0.04%)
  • Yugoslavian: 43 (0.04%)
  • Armenian: 42 (0.04%)
  • Ethiopian: 38 (0.04%)
  • Iranian: 37 (0.04%)
  • Finnish: 37 (0.04%)
  • Czechoslovakian: 36 (0.04%)
  • Danish: 34 (0.03%)
  • Guyanese: 33 (0.03%)
  • Kenyan: 33 (0.03%)
  • Basque: 30 (0.03%)
  • Alsatian: 30 (0.03%)
  • Afghan: 29 (0.03%)
  • West Indian: 29 (0.03%)
  • Assyrian: 22 (0.02%)
  • Cypriot: 13 (0.01%)
  • Pennsylvania German: 12 (0.01%)
  • Lebanese: 12 (0.01%)
  • Slovak: 11 (0.01%)
  • Liberian: 9 (0.01%)
  • Arab: 9 (0.01%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico
Newport News:

12.3% (1,814)
Virginia:

5.3% (57,498)

Philippines
Newport News:

6.4% (950)
Virginia:

4.8% (52,629)

Korea
Newport News:

6.2% (919)
Virginia:

4.9% (52,857)

Cuba
Newport News:

5.5% (813)
Virginia:

0.5% (5,899)

Germany
Newport News:

4.1% (606)
Virginia:

1.7% (18,227)

Honduras
Newport News:

3.6% (535)
Virginia:

3.0% (32,892)

Panama
Newport News:

3.5% (510)
Virginia:

0.4% (4,196)

Vietnam
Newport News:

3.4% (505)
Virginia:

4.2% (45,750)

Canada
Newport News:

2.4% (357)
Virginia:

1.2% (12,984)

India
Newport News:

2.3% (343)
Virginia:

9.0% (97,830)

El Salvador
Newport News:

2.2% (327)
Virginia:

9.9% (107,534)

Afghanistan
Newport News:

2.1% (303)
Virginia:

1.8% (19,426)

Jamaica
Newport News:

2.0% (300)
Virginia:

1.0% (10,734)

Kenya
Newport News:

2.0% (289)
Virginia:

0.3% (3,799)

Japan
Newport News:

1.9% (287)
Virginia:

0.8% (8,805)

Dominican Republic
Newport News:

1.8% (265)
Virginia:

0.6% (6,698)

Peru
Newport News:

1.6% (230)
Virginia:

2.4% (26,366)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 96,732
  • Other state: 66,448
  • Northeast: 17,334
  • Midwest: 11,193
  • South: 29,543
  • West: 8,378

84.1% of Newport News residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 26.4% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 73.3% lived in Virginia.


Newport News:

84.1%
State average:

86.6%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 1,092
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 189
  • 7th and 8th grade: 577
  • 9th grade: 362
  • 10th grade: 381
  • 11th grade: 1,484
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 635
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 19,052
  • Less than 1 year of college: 4,259
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 6,143
  • Associate degree: 4,883
  • Bachelor's degree: 9,807
  • Master's degree: 5,381
  • Professional school degree: 843
  • Doctorate degree: 1,195
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 1,282
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 1,103
  • 7th and 8th grade: 400
  • 9th grade: 633
  • 10th grade: 933
  • 11th grade: 903
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 715
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 18,994
  • Less than 1 year of college: 4,087
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 10,929
  • Associate degree: 6,912
  • Bachelor's degree: 9,820
  • Master's degree: 5,998
  • Professional school degree: 382
  • Doctorate degree: 637
Educational Attainment for Females
Newport News marital status for males
Newport News marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 38,969
  • One, attached: 8,641
  • Two: 552
  • 3 or 4: 5,891
  • 5 to 9: 12,004
  • 10 to 19: 5,794
  • 20 to 49: 2,621
  • 50 or more: 4,715
  • Mobile homes: 2,406
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 269

Median worth of mobile homes: $36,400

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 2.4%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 1.9%

House/condo owner moved in on average 13 years ago

Renter moved in on average 2 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Newport News
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Newport News, VA
  • 56.3%Utility gas
  • 40.3%Electricity
  • 2.1%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 0.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 0.3%No fuel used
  • 0.2%Wood
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Newport News, VA
  • 77.8%Electricity
  • 19.6%Utility gas
  • 1.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.0%No fuel used
  • 0.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1,583
Here:

9.1%
Virginia:

13.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 1,273
Here:

13.3%
Virginia:

10.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1,563
Here:

16.5%
Virginia:

18.7%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability