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Newport News Population: 180150 100.00%

Sex and Age
Male 87178 48.39%
Female 92972 51.61%

Under 5 years 14228 7.9%
5 to 9 years 14404 8%
10 to 14 years 13457 7.47%
15 to 19 years 13136 7.29%
20 to 24 years 14930 8.29%
25 to 34 years 28448 15.79%
35 to 44 years 29485 16.37%
45 to 54 years 20773 11.53%
55 to 59 years 7375 4.09%
60 to 64 years 5761 3.2%
65 to 74 years 9758 5.42%
75 to 84 years 6515 3.62%
85 years and over 1880 1.04%

Median age (years) 32

18 years and over 130625 72.51%
Male 61983 34.41%
Female 68642 38.1%
21 years and over 121907 67.67%
62 years and over 21522 11.95%
65 years and over 18153 10.08%
Male 6985 3.88%
Female 11168 6.2%

Race
One race 175157 97.23%
White 96383 53.5%
Black or African American 70388 39.07%
American Indian and Alaska Native 752 0.42%
Asian 4195 2.33%
Asian indian 223 0.12%
Chinese 364 0.2%
Filipino 1083 0.6%
Japanese 319 0.18%
Korean 1210 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 3225 1.79%
Two or more races 4993 2.77%

Hispanic or Latino and race
Total Population 180150 100.00%
Hispanic or Latino(of any race) 7595 4.22%
Mexican 1956 1.09%
Puerto Rican 3144 1.75%
Cuban 204 0.11%
Other Hispanic or Latino 2291 1.27%
Not Hispanic or Latino 172555 95.78%
White alone 93624 51.97%

Relationship
Total Population 180150 100.00%
In households 174317 96.76%
Householder 69686 38.68%
Spouse 31084 17.25%
Child 54704 30.37%
Own child under 18 years 43936 24.39%
Other relatives 8834 4.9%
Under 18 years 4272 2.37%
Nonrelatives 10009 5.56%
Unmarried partner 3672 2.04%
In group quarters 5833 3.24%
Institutionalized population 2064 1.15%
Non-Institutionalized population 3769 2.09%

Households by Type
Total Households 69686 100.0 %
Family households (families) 46358 66.52%
With own children under 18 years 24861 35.68%
Married-couple family 31084 44.61%
With own children under 18 years 14917 21.41%
Female householder, no husband present 12473 17.9%
With own children under 18 years 8414 12.07%
Non Family households 23328 33.48%
Householder living alone 18808 26.99%
Householder 65 years and over 5632 8.08%

Households with individuals under 18 years 27420 39.35%
Households with individuals 65 years and over 13222 18.97%

Average Household size 2.5
Average family size 3.04

Housing Occupancy
Total housing units 74117 100.00%
Occupied housing units 69686 94.02%
Vacant housing units 4431 5.98%
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 226 0.3%
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 1.9
Rental vacancy rate (percent) 6.2

Housing Tenure
Occupied housing units 69686 100.00%
Owner-occupied housing units. 36513 52.4%
Renter-occupied housing units. 33173 47.6%

Average household size of owner-occupied units 2.61
Average household size of renter-occupied units 2.39

Based on 2000 US Census data. For more information on population visit U.S. Census Bureau, providing access to a full range of U.S. Census information and data products.

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