Language Spoken At Home in Newport News City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 167,330 | 100% |
English only | 150,588 | 90.0% |
Language other than English | 16,742 | 10.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 6,770 | 4.0% |
Spanish | 9,644 | 5.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 4,168 | 2.5% |
Other Indo-European languages | 3,187 | 1.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,021 | 0.6% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 3,071 | 1.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,289 | 0.8% |
Other languages | 840 | 0.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 292 | 0.2% |
Ancestry in Newport News City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 180,831 | 100% |
American | 10,054 | 5.6% |
Arab | 526 | 0.3% |
Czech | 300 | 0.2% |
Danish | 189 | 0.1% |
Dutch | 1,561 | 0.9% |
English | 15,880 | 8.8% |
French (except Basque) | 2,867 | 1.6% |
French Canadian | 783 | 0.4% |
German | 17,555 | 9.7% |
Greek | 770 | 0.4% |
Hungarian | 448 | 0.2% |
Irish | 14,788 | 8.2% |
Italian | 6,608 | 3.7% |
Lithuanian | 240 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 1,023 | 0.6% |
Polish | 2,851 | 1.6% |
Portuguese | 531 | 0.3% |
Russian | 1,246 | 0.7% |
Scotch-Irish | 1,726 | 1.0% |
Scottish | 3,386 | 1.9% |
Slovak | 222 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 2,597 | 1.4% |
Swedish | 1,120 | 0.6% |
Swiss | 316 | 0.2% |
Ukrainian | 152 | 0.1% |
Welsh | 1,114 | 0.6% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 1,653 | 0.9% |
Households By Type in Newport News City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 69,467 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 43,850 | 63.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 20,775 | 29.9% |
Married-couple family | 28,296 | 40.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 11,555 | 16.6% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 3,291 | 4.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,817 | 2.6% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 12,263 | 17.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 7,403 | 10.7% |
Nonfamily households | 25,617 | 36.9% |
Householder living alone | 20,881 | 30.1% |
65 years and over | 6,033 | 8.7% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 23,287 | 33.5% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 14,327 | 20.6% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Newport News City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 173,053 | 100% |
Householder | 69,467 | 40.1% |
Spouse | 28,194 | 16.3% |
Child | 53,608 | 31.0% |
Other relatives | 10,186 | 5.9% |
Nonrelatives | 11,598 | 6.7% |
Unmarried partner | 4,220 | 2.4% |
Marital Status in Newport News City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 68,487 | 100% |
Never married | 26,752 | 39.1% |
Now married, except separated | 31,650 | 46.2% |
Separated | 1,903 | 2.8% |
Widowed | 1,499 | 2.2% |
Divorced | 6,683 | 9.8% |
Females 15 years and over | 75,529 | 100% |
Never married | 25,146 | 33.3% |
Now married, except separated | 30,075 | 39.8% |
Separated | 2,924 | 3.9% |
Widowed | 6,853 | 9.1% |
Divorced | 10,531 | 13.9% |
Fertility in Newport News City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 2,982 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 1,343 | 45.0% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 47 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 61 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 54 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 96 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 21 | 0% |
Grandparents in Newport News City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 3,825 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 2,038 | 53.3% |
Less than 1 year | 619 | 16.2% |
1 or 2 years | 238 | 6.2% |
3 or 4 years | 287 | 7.5% |
5 or more years | 894 | 23.4% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 2,038 | 100% |
Who are female | 1,259 | 61.8% |
Who are married | 1,405 | 68.9% |
School Enrollment in Newport News City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 52,630 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 3,236 | 6.1% |
Kindergarten | 2,532 | 4.8% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 18,630 | 35.4% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 9,357 | 17.8% |
College or graduate school | 18,875 | 35.9% |
Educational Attainment in Newport News City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 112,562 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 3,721 | 3.3% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 7,706 | 6.8% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 33,063 | 29.4% |
Some college, no degree | 30,993 | 27.5% |
Associate's degree | 10,121 | 9.0% |
Bachelor's degree | 17,563 | 15.6% |
Graduate or professional degree | 9,395 | 8.3% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 89.8% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 23.9% |
Veteran Status in Newport News City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 128,275 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 22,193 | 17.3% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Newport News City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 170,494 | 100% |
With a disability | 18,368 | 10.8% |
Under 18 years | 43,716 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,659 | 3.8% |
18 to 64 years | 108,090 | 100% |
With a disability | 9,706 | 9.0% |
65 years and over | 18,688 | 100% |
With a disability | 7,003 | 37.5% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Newport News City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 178,090 | 100% |
Same house | 135,472 | 76.1% |
Different house in the U.S. | 40,594 | 22.8% |
Same county | 19,010 | 10.7% |
Different county | 21,584 | 12.1% |
Same state | 11,425 | 6.4% |
Different state | 10,159 | 5.7% |
Abroad | 2,024 | 1.1% |
Place Of Birth in Newport News City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 180,831 | 100% |
Native | 168,420 | 93.1% |
Born in United States | 162,492 | 89.9% |
State of residence | 84,467 | 46.7% |
Different state | 78,025 | 43.1% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 5,928 | 3.3% |
Foreign born | 12,411 | 6.9% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Newport News City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 12,411 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 5,622 | 45.3% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 6,789 | 54.7% |
Year of Entry in Newport News City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 18,339 | 100% |
Native | 5,928 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 104 | 1.8% |
Entered before 2010 | 5,824 | 98.2% |
Foreign born | 12,411 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 584 | 4.7% |
Entered before 2010 | 11,827 | 95.3% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Newport News City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 12,411 | 100% |
Europe | 2,014 | 16.2% |
Asia | 3,735 | 30.1% |
Africa | 1,007 | 8.1% |
Oceania | 7 | 0.1% |
Latin America | 5,370 | 43.3% |
Northern America | 278 | 2.2% |