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| Newport News |
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| Population 2002: | 180,272 |
| Population 2000: | 180,150 |
| Area codes: | 757 |
| Population growth: | +122 (+0.07%) |
| Land area: | 68.3 square miles |
| Elevation: | 15 feet |
| Foreign born: | 4.8% (2.0% Asia, 1.4% Europe, 1.0% Latin America) |
| Industries: | Educational,health and social services (19.3%), Manufacturing (15.3%), Retail trade (12.8%). |
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| Races |
| White Non-Hispanic: | 52.0% |
| Black: | 39.1% |
| Hispanic: | 4.2% |
| Two or more races: | 2.8% |
| Other race: | 1.8% |
| American Indian: | 1.1% |
| Korean: | 0.7% |
| Filipino: | 0.6% |
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| Marital Status |
| Now married: | 49.5% |
| Never married: | 28.6% |
| Divorced: | 10.7% |
| Widowed: | 6.5% |
| Separated: | 4.7% |
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| Median |
| House value: | $96,400 |
| Household income: | $36,597 |
| Resident age: | 32.0 years |
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| Newport News Compared to Virginia State Average |
| Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher: | below |
| Foreign-born population percentage: | below |
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| Education |
| High school or higher: | 84.5% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher: | 19.9% |
| Graduate or professional degree: | 6.5% |
| Unemployed: | 5.6% |
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| Crime Statistics |
| 2002 assaults: | 805 (433.7 per 100,000) |
| 2002 crime index: | 439.2 - nationwide average is 329, higher means more crime |
| 2002 robberies: | 420 (226.3 per 100,000) |
| 2002 rapes: | 106 (57.1 per 100,000) |
| 2002 murders: | 20 (10.8 per 100,000) |
| 2002 larceny counts: | 5,715 (3078.8 per 100,000) |
| 2002 burglaries: | 1,636 (881.4 per 100,000) |
| 2002 auto thefts: | 1,234 (664.8 per 100,000) |
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| Ancestries |
| German: | 9.6% |
| English: | 8.3% |
| United States: | 7.8% |
| Irish: | 7.4% |
| Italian: | 3.2% |
| French: | 2.0% |