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People MapStats |
Newport News city |
Virginia |
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Population, 2008 estimate |
179,614 | 7,769,089 |
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Population estimates base (April 1) 2000 |
180,697 | 7,079,025 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 |
-0.6% | 9.7% |
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Population, change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 |
-1,083 | 690,064 |
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Persons under 5 years old, 2007 |
15,136 | 518,410 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2007 |
8.4% | 6.7% |
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Persons under 18 years old, 2007 |
50,789 | 1,826,179 |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2007 |
28.3% | 23.7% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2007 |
10.7% | 11.8% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, 2007 |
19,186 | 909,522 |
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Female persons, percent, 2007 |
52.6% | 50.9% |
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White persons, 2007 (a) |
93,090 | 5,642,342 |
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Black persons, 2007 (a) |
75,764 | 1,537,603 |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, 2007 (a) |
799 | 27,339 |
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Asian persons, 2007 (a) |
4,824 | 371,405 |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, 2007 (a) |
216 | 6,263 |
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Persons reporting two or more races, 2007 |
4,460 | 127,139 |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, 2007 (b) |
8,650 | 508,217 |
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White persons not Hispanic, 2007 |
86,845 | 5,186,726 |
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White persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
52.0% | 73.2% |
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Black persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
42.3% | 19.9% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
0.4% | 0.4% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2007 (a) |
2.7% | 4.8% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2007 (a) |
0.1% | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2007 |
2.5% | 1.6% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2007 (b) |
4.8% | 6.6% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2007 |
48.5% | 67.3% |
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Births, 2005 |
3,223 | 104,555 |
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Deaths, 2005 |
1,419 | 57,855 |
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Infant deaths, 2005 |
43 | 608 |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
45.5% | 52.2% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
4.8% | 8.1% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
8.3% | 11.1% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
84.5% | 81.5% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
19.9% | 29.5% |
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Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
29,381 | 1,155,083 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
23.0 | 27.0 |
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Housing units, 2007 |
78,361 | 3,274,394 |
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Housing units, net change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2007 |
3,994 | 369,962 |
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Housing units percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2007 |
5.4% | 12.7% |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
52.4% | 68.1% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$96,400 | $125,400 |
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Households, 2000 |
69,686 | 2,699,173 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.50 | 2.54 |
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Median household income, 2007 |
$44,887 | $59,575 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 2007 |
14.7% | 9.9% |
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Business MapStats |
Newport News city |
Virginia |
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Personal income, 2006 ($million) |
5,226 | 302,098 |
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Personal income per capita, 2006 |
$28,990 | $39,540 |
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Civilian labor force, 2007 |
87,825 | 4,054,199 |
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Unemployment rate, 2007 |
3.6% | 3.0% |
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Full-time and part-time employment by place of work, 2006 |
118,234 | 4,859,015 |
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Full-time and part-time employment, net change 2000 to 2006 |
3,465 | 451,691 |
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Employment in government, 2006 |
23,782 | 858,321 |
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Earnings, 2006 ($1000) |
5,657,757 | 240,897,590 |
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Average earnings per job, 2006 |
$47,852 | $49,577 |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2006 |
4,061 | 197,2632 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2006 |
90,418 | 3,174,3632 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2006 |
6.5% | 9.3%2 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
9,200 | 529,520 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
16.7% | 7.8% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.5% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
4.1% | 5.8% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.1% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
26.8% | 29.7% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 3.6% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
3,827,696 | 83,952,547 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
214,404 | 10,929,429 |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
621,318 | 69,267,796 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
2,078,241 | 80,509,062 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$11,565 | $11,069 |
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Building permits, 2007 |
563 | 38,362 |
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Valuation of building permits, 2007 ($1000) |
35,119 | 6,357,473 |
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Farm land, 2002 (acres) |
FN1 | 8,624,829 |
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Federal spending, 2007 ($1000) |
4,072,495 | 110,104,8072 |
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Federal spending per capita, 2007 |
$22,732 | $14,2772 |
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