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Newport News city, Virginia

Newport News city, Virginia · ZIP 23601, 23602, 23603

  • Census data · ACS 2019-2023
  • 183,056 (2024 estimate)Population
  • 75,798Households
  • $66,718Median household income
  • $243,300Median home value
  • 1Towns with a page
  • 8ZIP codes

Newport News city in numbersOfficial sources, refreshed yearly

Population, 2000 to 2020+3.4%
180k182.5k185k187.5k2000: 180,15020002010: 180,71920102020: 186,2472020180,150186,247
Population of Newport News city at each census
CensusPopulation
2000180,150
2010180,719
2020186,247

As counted at each census, within the boundaries the area had then; the current estimate is in the glance card.

Sources: Census 2000 Summary File 1: total population, county level, state 51, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2010 Summary File 1: total population, county level, state 51, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2020 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171): total population, county level, state 51, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Household income in Newport News city
Under $50k37.1%
$50k to $100k33.7%
$100k to $150k17%
$150k to $200k6.9%
$200k and over5.4%

Median household income $66,718 · Share of households by income, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table S1901.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year subject table S1901 (household income) 2019–2023, county level, state 51, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Housing tenure in Newport News city
Owner occupied
36,452 units
Renter occupied
39,346 units
Vacancy rate
7.4%

Occupied housing units by tenure and the share of all units vacant, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table DP04.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, county level, state 51, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Jobs by sector in Newport News city2023
Manufacturing28,490
Health care and social assistance15,795
Retail trade9,407
Accommodation and food services8,486
Management of companies and enterprises5,837
Professional, scientific, and technical services5,329
Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services4,683
Other services (except public administration)2,887

94,131 employees in 3,788 establishments with payroll in 2023, all sectors; employers themselves are not named in the source. County Business Patterns counts are published with noise.

Source: County Business Patterns 2023: employment by sector, county level, state 51, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Newport News city compared with its state
Newport News city compared with its state, American Community Survey 2019-2023
MeasureNewport News cityVirginia
Population184,7748,657,499
Median household income$66,718$90,974
Median age34.238.8
Median home value$243,300$360,700
Bachelor’s degree or higher29.1%41.5%
Foreign-born residents8.1%12.9%
Owner-occupied homes48.1%67.2%
Mean commute to work23.2 minutes27.6 minutes

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, county level, state 51, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Townships, towns and villages in Newport News city1 with a page · sort by any column

Type
Newport NewsCity183,05669.0 sq mi

Populations: Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 51 (2024). Land areas: Census Gazetteer 2025: counties. A dash means the figure is not in the cited file.

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Neighboring counties

Sources: Census county adjacency file 2024, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 51, retrieved November 14, 2026.