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People QuickFacts |
Newport News |
Virginia |
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Population, 2003 estimate |
181,647 | 7,386,330 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 |
0.8% | 4.3% |
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Population, 2000 |
180,150 | 7,078,515 |
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Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 |
5.1% | 14.4% |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 |
7.9% | 6.5% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 |
27.5% | 24.6% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 |
10.1% | 11.2% |
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Female persons, percent, 2000 |
51.6% | 51.0% |
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White persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
53.5% | 72.3% |
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Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
39.1% | 19.6% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
0.4% | 0.3% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
2.3% | 3.7% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) |
0.1% | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a) |
1.8% | 2.0% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 |
2.8% | 2.0% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 |
4.2% | 4.7% |
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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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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
23.0 | 27.0 |
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Housing units, 2000 |
74,117 | 2,904,192 |
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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, 1999 |
$36,597 | $46,677 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$17,843 | $23,975 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 |
13.8% | 9.6% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Newport News |
Virginia |
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Wholesale trade sales, 1997 ($1000) |
604,183 | 61,046,705 |
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Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) |
1,488,616 | 62,569,924 |
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Retail sales per capita, 1997 |
$8,516 | $9,293 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 1997 ($1000) |
170,072 | 8,281,218 |
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Total number of firms, 1997 |
9,131 | 480,122 |
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Minority-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 |
19.2% | 14.9% |
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Women-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 |
30.6% | 27.5% |
