Newport News, VA

General Demographic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:5156000, place: Newport News city, Virginia)

Total Population: 180,150
Male: 87,178 (48.39%)
Female: 92,972 (51.61%)

Population data by age, 2000 data
Under 5 years: 14,228 (7.9%)
5 to 9 years: 14,404 (8%)
10 to 14 years: 13,457 (7.47%)
15 to 19 years: 13,136 (7.29%)
20 to 24 years: 14,930 (8.29%)
25 to 34 years: 28,448 (15.79%)
35 to 44 years: 29,485 (16.37%)
45 to 54 years: 20,773 (11.53%)
55 to 59 years: 7,375 (4.09%)
60 to 64 years: 5,761 (3.2%)
65 to 74 years: 9,758 (5.42%)
75 to 84 years: 6,515 (3.62%)
85 years and over: 1,880 (1.04%)

Median age: 32 years

Population data by age, legal ages, 2000 data
18 years and over: 130,625 (72.51%)
21 years and over: 121,907 (67.67%)
62 years and over: 21,522 (11.95%)
65 years and over: 18,153 (10.08%)

18 years and older by gender, 2000 data
18 years and over: 130,625 (72.51%)
--Male: 61,983 (34.41%)
--Female: 68,642 (38.1%)

65 years and older by gender, 2000 data
65 years and over: 18,153 (10.08%)
--Male: 6,985 (3.88%)
--Female: 11,168 (6.2%)

Races, 2000 data
One Race: 175,157 (97.23%)
--White: 93,624 (51.97%)
--Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 7,595 (4.22%)
--Black or African American: 70,388 (39.07%)
--American Indian and Alaska Native: 752 (0.42%)
--Asian: 4,195 (2.33%)
----Asian Indian: 223 (0.12%)
----Chinese: 364 (0.2%)
----Filipino: 1,083 (0.6%)
----Japanese: 319 (0.18%)
----Korean: 1,210 (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: 3,225 (1.79%)
Two or more Races: 4,993 (2.77%)

Hispanic or Latino Races, 2000 data
Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 7,595 (4.22%)
--Mexican: 1,956 (1.09%)
--Puerto Rican: 3,144 (1.75%)
--Cuban: 204 (0.11%)
--Other Hispanic or Latino: 2,291 (1.27%)
Not Hispanic or Latino: 172,555 (95.78%)
--White Alone: 93,624 (51.97%)

Housedold Data, 2000 data
Household population: 174,317 (96.76%)
--Householder: 69,686 (38.68%)
--Spouse: 31,084 (17.25%)
--Child: 54,704 (30.37%)
----Child with own child under 18 years: 43,936 (24.39%)
--Other relatives: 8,834 (4.9%)
----Other relatives under 18 years: 4,272 (2.37%)
--Nonrelatives: 10,009 (5.56%)
----Unmarried partner: 3,672 (2.04%)
Living in group quarters: 5,833 (3.24%)
--Institutionalized Population: 2,064 (1.15%)
--Non Institutionalized Population: 3,769 (2.09%)
Total households: 69,686
Family households (families): 46,358 (66.52%)
----With own children under 18 years: 24,861 (35.68%)
--Married-couple families: 31,084 (44.61%)
----With own children under 18 years: 14,917 (21.41%)
--Female householder, no husband present: 12,473 (17.9%)
----With own children under 18 years: 8,414 (12.07%)
Nonfamily households: 23,328 (33.48%)
--Householder living alone: 18,808 (26.99%)
----Householder 65 years and over: 5,632 (8.08%)
Households with one or more people under 18 years: 27,420 (39.35%)
Households with one or more people 65 years and over: 13,222 (18.97%)
Average household size: 2.5 people
Average family size: 3.04 people

Housing Units, 2000 data
Total housing units: 74,117
Occupied housing units: 69,686 (94.02%)
Vacant housing units: 4,431 (5.98%)
--For seasonal, occasional, or recreational use: 226 (0.3%)
Home owner vacancy rate (percent): 1.9%
Rental vacancy rate (percent): 6.2%
Occupied housing units: 69,686 (94.02%)
Owner occupied housing units: 36,513 (49.26%)
Renter occupied housing units: 33,173 (44.76%)
Average household size of owner occupied units: 2.61 people
Average household size of renter occupied units: 2.39 people

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