Portsmouth city County vs. Newport News city County
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Portsmouth city County (VA) Newport News city County (VA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 94,632 178,626
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) -0.9% -1.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 95,527 180,994
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 95,535 180,719
Persons under 5 years, percent 7.5% 7.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent 23.5% 23.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 14.2% 12.4%
Female persons, percent 51.8% 51.6%
White alone, percent 40.2% 48.3%
Black or African American alone, percent 52.7% 40.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 0.5% 0.2%
Asian alone, percent 1.3% 3.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.1% 0.2%
Two or More Races, percent 3.8% 5.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 4.3% 8.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 38.0% 43.4%
Veterans, 2014-2018 11,200 20,049
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 3.2% 6.9%
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 54.3% 49.1%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $171,800 $193,100
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,448 $1,493
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $546 $525
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $1,027 $1,008
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 30.3% 35.6%
Households, 2014-2018 36,471 69,324
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.52 2.47
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 82.4% 81.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 5.1% 10.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 86.6% 89.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 76.0% 74.9%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 87.5% 90.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 21.3% 25.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 10.3% 12.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 12.7% 13.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 60.7% 61.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 58.2% 60.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 107,057 323,798
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 815,739 1,546,771
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 447,142 5,578,898
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 249,487 851,273
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 699,478 2,480,813
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $7,251 $13,727
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 23.3 23.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $50,224 $51,884
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $25,179 $26,993
Persons in poverty, percent 17.2% 15.5%
All firms, 2012 6,112 10,889
Men-owned firms, 2012 2,879 5,145
Women-owned firms, 2012 2,662 4,521
Minority-owned firms, 2012 3,053 4,523
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 2,825 5,719
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 744 1,513
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 5,043 8,576
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 31.4% 20.8%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.4%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 4.8% 5.7%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.8% 3.3%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 37.7% 30.1%
Population per square mile, 2010 2,838.8 2,630.0
Land area in square miles, 2010 33.65 68.71
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Portsmouth city county (VA) and Newport News city county (VA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.