Newport News, VA Population

Overview

185,069

Total Population

33.9

Median age

51.53%

Female population %

94.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

25-29 years

Largest age group

48.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

17,765

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Newport News's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Newport News is 33.9, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Newport News's population under 18 was 23.40%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Newport News's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 12.94% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Newport News, 19.88% were under the age of 15, 23.84% aged 15 to 29, 43.33% aged 30 to 64, 11.56% aged 65 to 84, and 1.38% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 5,647 more females than males in Newport News:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.53% females and 48.47% males in Newport News, VA.
The Newport News, VA gender ratio is 94.1:100 i.e. 94.1 men to 100 women (0.941).
For male population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 8,086.
For the female population, the largest age group is 25-29 years with a population of 7,901.

Newport News's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Newport News population: 45.45% are White, 41% are Black or African American, 0.25% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 3.44% are Asian, 0.13% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 2.48% are some other race and 7.24% are multiracial.
Newport News's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is no majority of any race in the city.
By ethnicity, 17,765 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 167,304 (90.40% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Newport News is White with a population of 84,12 (45.45% of the total population).

Newport News's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 186,033 in the year 2020
From 2000 to 2010, Newport News's population increased by 670 (0.37%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Newport News's population increased by 5,128 (2.83%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Newport News's population was lowest in year 2009 at 178,698.