Newport News city County vs. Suffolk city County

Newport News city County (VA)Suffolk city County (VA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)178,62691,185
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)-1.3%7.8%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)180,99484,572
Population, Census, April 1, 2010180,71984,585
Persons under 5 years, percent7.3%6.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent23.2%24.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent12.4%13.7%
Female persons, percent51.6%51.7%
White alone, percent48.3%51.7%
Black or African American alone, percent40.9%41.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.2%0.2%
Asian alone, percent3.2%1.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.2%0.0%
Two or More Races, percent5.1%3.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent8.8%4.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent43.4%49.5%
Veterans, 2014-201820,04910,826
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20186.9%3.5%
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201849.1%69.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$193,100$246,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,493$1,805
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$525$558
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,008$1,135
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201335.6%14.0%
Households, 2014-201869,32433,198
Persons per household, 2014-20182.472.67
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201881.2%85.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201810.3%5.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201889.8%90.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201874.9%78.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201890.1%88.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201825.5%28.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201812.3%8.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent13.0%8.4%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201861.7%64.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201860.5%60.9%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)323,798122,870
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)1,546,771494,936
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)5,578,8981,521,003
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)851,273665,962
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)2,480,813958,895
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$13,727$11,257
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201823.328.8
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$51,884$70,664
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$26,993$32,894
Persons in poverty, percent15.5%10.8%
All firms, 201210,8895,504
Men-owned firms, 20125,1452,563
Women-owned firms, 20124,5212,402
Minority-owned firms, 20124,5232,222
Nonminority-owned firms, 20125,7193,040
Veteran-owned firms, 20121,513608
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20128,5764,598
Black-owned firms, percent, 200720.8%24.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.4%0.5%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20075.7%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20073.3%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200730.1%29.6%
Population per square mile, 20102,630.0211.4
Land area in square miles, 201068.71400.17

Source: United States Census Bureau

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