Population

183,230

US Census estimate, July 2025

Median home value

$260,600

Owner-occupied units

Newport News, VA

Virginia · 37.076° N, 76.522° W · 69 sq mi

Newport News is a city in Virginia, with a population of 183,230 and about 2,656 residents per square mile. The median household earns $69,634 a year, and the median home is worth $260,600.

Conditions

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Size & density

Land area

69 sq mi

Water excluded

Population density

2,656

People per square mile

Rank by population

#151

Of cities on this site

Rank by area

#146

Of cities on this site

Money & housing

Median household income

$69,634

US median ≈ $78,538

Median gross rent

$1,339

Per month

Homeownership

48.2%

US ≈ 65%

Average commute

23.1 min

One way

People

Median age

34.4

US median 39.1

Bachelor's degree +

30.6%

Age 25 and over

Foreign born

7.7%

Households

76,112

2.33 people each

What people here do for work

Education & health care 23^%

Manufacturing 14.2^%

Professional & business services 12.4^%

Retail trade 10.8^%

Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024

Wealthiest person in Virginia

Name

Jacqueline Mars

Forbes, Apr 2025

Net worth

$39B

As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live

Lives in

The Plains

Source of wealth

Candy, pet food

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

Largest employer in Virginia · private sector

Employer

Inova Health System

Sector

Healthcare

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.

Largest public company in Virginia

Company

RTX

Revenue

$80.7B

Fiscal year 2024

Headquarters

Arlington

Ticker

RTX

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

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State of Virginia

State bird

Northern Cardinal

State flower

Flowering Dogwood

State capital

Richmond

Nickname

The Old Dominion

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Hampton, VA13 mi · 137,315
Portsmouth, VA18 mi · 96,777
Norfolk, VA19 mi · 231,013
Suffolk, VA27 mi · 104,699
Chesapeake, VA30 mi · 255,332
Virginia Beach, VA34 mi · 453,737
Richmond, VA61 mi · 237,257
Rocky Mount, NC105 mi · 55,120

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