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23608

Newport News, VA · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
43,641
Median household income
$71,126
People below poverty
14.5%
Median home value
$266,500

Income

The median income of households in 23608 was $71,126. An estimated 3.8% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 5.2% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 23608 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 3.8
$10,000 to $14,999 3.2
$15,000 to $24,999 7.4
$25,000 to $34,999 8.4
$35,000 to $49,999 11.9
$50,000 to $74,999 17.7
$75,000 to $99,999 15.5
$100,000 to $149,999 19.4
$150,000 to $199,999 7.6
$200,000 or more 5.2

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 23608 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 58996
Female 42988

An estimated 82% of households received earnings. An estimated 25.7% of households received Social Security and an estimated 24.3 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $21,716. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 23608 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 82
Social Security 25.7
Retirement income 24.3
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 3.8
Cash public assistance income 2.5

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 14.5 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 22.1% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 7.9% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 12.8% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 23608 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 14.5
Children under 18 years below poverty 22.1
People 65 years old and over below poverty 7.9
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 12.8

In 2020-2024, 14.4 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 71.3% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 34% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 59.2% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 23608 in 2020-2024, 91.3% had health insurance coverage and 8.7% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 64.8% and public coverage was 41.7%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 4.1%.


In 2020-2024, 23608 had a total population of 43,641 - 23,013 (52.7%) females and 20,628 (47.3%) males. The median age was 34.1 years. An estimated 25.7% of the population was under 18 years, 37.1% was 19 to 44 years, 21.6% was 45 to 64 years, and 13.2 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 23608 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 1807 1345
5 to 9 1457 1344
10 to 14 1641 1839
15 to 19 1498 1373
20 to 24 1170 1799
25 to 29 1544 1878
30 to 34 1694 2125
35 to 39 1695 1489
40 to 44 1326 1449
45 to 49 940 1472
50 to 54 1007 1026
55 to 59 905 1042
60 to 64 1404 1622
65 to 69 968 1121
70 to 74 636 868
75 to 79 609 552
80 to 84 226 349
85 and over 101 320

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 36% were White; 42.9% were Black or African American; 4.9% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 5.1% were Asian; 10.3% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 11.2% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 12.3% of the people in 23608 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 33.5% of the people in 23608 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 17,918 households in 23608. The average household size was 2.43 people.

Married-couple households made up 38.7% of the households in 23608 while cohabiting couple households made up 5.1% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 33.9% of all households, while 22.3% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 15.8% of households were male householders living alone, and 17% were female householders living alone, for a total of 32.8% of all households.

In 23608, 34.5% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 25% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 23608 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 38.7
Cohabiting Couples 5.1
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
22.3
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
33.9

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 47.5% of males and 40.2% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 36.3 40.1
Now married, except separated 47.5 40.2
Separated 2.8 3
Widowed 3.2 5.8
Divorced 10.2 10.9

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 23608, 1,212 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 45.8% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 90.5% of the people living in 23608 were U.S. natives. 47.8% of the 23608 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 9.5% of 23608 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 64.2% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 71.8 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 23608 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 23608.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 23608 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 31.2
Asia 40.1
Europe 15.2
Africa 12.3
Northern America 1
Oceania 0.2

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 23608 in 2020-2024, 11.8 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 6.4% of people at least five years old; 3.4% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 23608 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 6.4
Other Indo-European languages 2.2
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 2.6
Other languages 0.6

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 88 % of the people at least one year old living in 23608 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 23608 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 88
Different house, same county 6.1
Different county, same state 3.1
Different state 2
Abroad 0.8

Education

In 2020-2024, 91.5 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 29% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 8.4% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 23608 was 10,904 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 281 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 7,968. College or graduate school enrollment was 2,655.

Educational Attainment of People in 23608 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 8.4
High school diploma or equivalency 30.6
Some college, no degree 22.8
Associate's degree 9.1
Bachelor's degree 19
Graduate or professional degree 10

Disability

In 23608, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 15 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 7.9% of people under 18 years old, to 14% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 33.1% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 23608, 61.2 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 29.6% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 73.8% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 23.4% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 2.7 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 15,090 73.8
Federal, state, or local government workers 4,787 23.4
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 551 2.7

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 23608 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 23608 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.3
Construction 7.2
Manufacturing 11.4
Wholesale trade 1.4
Retail trade 14
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 5.3
Information 0.7
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 4.6
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 10.3
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 23.9
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 9.3
Other Services, except public administration 3.1
Public administration 8.6

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 23608 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 6,771 33.1
Service occupations 4,350 21.3
Sales and office occupations 4,721 23.1
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 1,641 8
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 2,959 14.5

Commuting to Work

An estimated 79.6% of 23608 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 8.8% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 27.9 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 23608 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 79.6
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 8.8
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 1.3
Walked 0.5
Other means 1.9
Worked from home 7.9

In 2020-2024, 23608 had a total of 18,891 housing units. Of these housing units, 61.4% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 35.1% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 3.5% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 23608 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 61.4
Apartments in multi-unit structures 35.1
Mobile homes 3.5
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

6.8% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 0.3% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 23608 was 5.6 rooms, and of these housing units 63% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 23608 had 17,918 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 973 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 49.6% while renters occupied 50.4%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.63 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.24.

4.4% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 6.6% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 7.6% and another 20.7% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 23608:

House Heating Fuel Used in 23608 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 30.4
Electricity 68.5
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0.5
All other fuels 0
No fuel used 0.5

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 23608 was $266,500.

Of the owner-occupied households, 72.8 % had a mortgage. 27.2% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,749 and for owners without a mortgage it was $600.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 23608 was $1,265. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.