Newport News city County vs. Portsmouth city County

Newport News city County (VA)Portsmouth city County (VA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)178,62694,632
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)-1.3%-0.9%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)180,99495,527
Population, Census, April 1, 2010180,71995,535
Persons under 5 years, percent7.3%7.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent23.2%23.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent12.4%14.2%
Female persons, percent51.6%51.8%
White alone, percent48.3%40.2%
Black or African American alone, percent40.9%52.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.2%0.5%
Asian alone, percent3.2%1.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.2%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent5.1%3.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent8.8%4.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent43.4%38.0%
Veterans, 2014-201820,04911,200
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20186.9%3.2%
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201849.1%54.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$193,100$171,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,493$1,448
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$525$546
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,008$1,027
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201335.6%30.3%
Households, 2014-201869,32436,471
Persons per household, 2014-20182.472.52
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201881.2%82.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201810.3%5.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201889.8%86.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201874.9%76.0%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201890.1%87.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201825.5%21.3%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201812.3%10.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent13.0%12.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201861.7%60.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201860.5%58.2%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)323,798107,057
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)1,546,771815,739
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)5,578,898447,142
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)851,273249,487
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)2,480,813699,478
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$13,727$7,251
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201823.323.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$51,884$50,224
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$26,993$25,179
Persons in poverty, percent15.5%17.2%
All firms, 201210,8896,112
Men-owned firms, 20125,1452,879
Women-owned firms, 20124,5212,662
Minority-owned firms, 20124,5233,053
Nonminority-owned firms, 20125,7192,825
Veteran-owned firms, 20121,513744
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20128,5765,043
Black-owned firms, percent, 200720.8%31.4%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.4%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20075.7%4.8%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20073.3%2.8%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200730.1%37.7%
Population per square mile, 20102,630.02,838.8
Land area in square miles, 201068.7133.65

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Newport News city county (VA) and Portsmouth city county (VA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.