Editing Newport News, Virginia (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1890= 1234
|1900= 19635
|1910= 20205
|1920= 35596
|1930= 34417
|1940= 37067
|1950= 42358
|1960= 113788
|1970= 138177
|1980= 144903
|1990= 170045
|2000= 180150
|2010= 180719
|2020= 186247
|estref=
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing from 1790|publisher=[[US Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 24, 2022}}</ref><br />1790–1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=January 2, 2014}}</ref> 1900–1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/va190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=January 2, 2014}}</ref><br />1990–2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100327165705/http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=2010-03-27 |url-status=live|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=January 2, 2014}}</ref><br />2018 Estimate<ref name="2018 Pop Estimate">{{cite web|title=Population Estimates|url=https://census.gov/data/tables/2018/demo/popest/total-cities-and-towns.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=June 8, 2018}}</ref> 2020<ref name="QF2020"/>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Newport News city, Virginia – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Newport News city, Virginia|url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=1600000US5156000&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Newport News city, Virginia|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US5156000&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Newport News city, Virginia|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US5156000&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|93,624
|83,153
|style='background: #ffffe6; |71,250
|51.97%
|46.01%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |38.26%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|69,538
|71,727
|style='background: #ffffe6; |76,870
|38.60%
|39.69%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |41.27%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|685
|682
|style='background: #ffffe6; |571
|0.38%
|0.38%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.31%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|4,112
|4,858
|style='background: #ffffe6; |6,230
|2.28%
|2.69%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.35%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|199
|284
|style='background: #ffffe6; |404
|0.11%
|0.16%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.22%
|-
|Some Other Race alone (NH)
|356
|308
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,124
|0.20%
|0.17%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.60%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed Race or Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|4,041
|6,117
|style='background: #ffffe6; |10,510
|2.24%
|3.38%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5.64%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|7,595
|13,590
|style='background: #ffffe6; |19,288
|4.22%
|7.52%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |10.36%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''180,150'''
|'''180,719'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''186,247'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

===2010 census===
[[File:Race and ethnicity 2010- Newport News (5559847663).png|thumb|Map of racial distribution in Newport News, 2010 U.S. census. Each dot represents 25 people: <span style="color:#ff0000">'''White'''</span>, <span style="color:#0000ff">'''Black'''</span>, <span style="color:#00ff80">'''Asian'''</span>, <span style="color:#ff8000">'''Hispanic'''</span> or '''Other''' (yellow).]]

As of the census<ref name="GR8">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=May 14, 2011|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2010, there were 180,719 people, 69,686 households, and 46,341 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|2,637.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 74,117 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,085.3|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup of the city was 49.0% [[White (U.S. census)|White]], 40.7% [[African American (U.S. census)|African American]], 0.5% [[Native American (U.S. census)|Native American]], 2.7% [[Asian (U.S. census)|Asian]], 0.2% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. census)|Pacific Islander]], 2.7% from [[Race (United States census)|other races]], and 4.3% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. census)|Latino]] of any race were 7.5% of the population (2.5% Puerto Rican, 2.5% Mexican, 0.4% Cuban, 0.3% Panamanian, 0.2% Dominican, 0.2% Guatemalan, 0.2% Honduran).

There were 69,686 households, out of which 35.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.6% were married couples living together, 17.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.5% were non-families. 27.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.04.

The age distribution is: 27.5% under the age of 18, 11.5% from 18 to 24, 32.2% from 25 to 44, 18.8% from 45 to 64, and 10.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.3 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $36,597, and the median income for a family was $42,520. Males had a median income of $31,275 versus $22,310 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,843. About 11.3% of families and 13.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.6% of those under age 18 and 9.8% of those age 65 or over.