Newport News

City in Virginia

City

The population development of Newport News.

Name	Status	Population Census 1990-04-01	Population Census 2000-04-01	Population Census 2010-04-01	Population Census 2020-04-01	Population Estimate 2024-07-01
Newport News	City	170,045	180,150	180,719	186,239	183,056	→
Virginia	State	6,187,358	7,078,515	8,001,024	8,631,388	8,811,195

Contents: Incorporated Places

The population development of the incorporated places in Newport News.

The Details icon links to further information about a selected place including its population structure (gender, age groups, age distribution, urbanization, »race«, ethnicity).

Name	Status	County / City	Population Census 1990-04-01	Population Census 2000-04-01	Population Census 2010-04-01	Population Census 2020-04-01	Population Estimate 2024-07-01
Newport News	City	Newport News	171,477	180,272	180,956	186,239	183,056	→

Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

Explanation: Latest available rebased population figures are used. In case of significant changes, they were recalculated by using census block data.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (C 2020)
Males	90,559
Females	95,688

Age Groups (C 2020)
0-17 years	41,528
18-64 years	118,918
65+ years	25,801

Age Distribution (C 2020)
80+ years	6,069
70-79 years	11,035
60-69 years	19,993
50-59 years	22,207
40-49 years	19,876
30-39 years	26,938
20-29 years	31,412
10-19 years	25,020
0-9 years	23,697

Urbanization (C 2020)
Rural	696
Urban	185,551

»Race« (C 2020)
White	74,676
Black/African American	78,687
Indigenous	940
Asian	6,356
Pacific Islander	441
Some other	8,892
2 or more	16,255

Ethnicity (C 2020)
Hispanic or Latino	19,288
Other	166,959