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Unified School District · VA

Newport News City Public Schools

Newport News City Public Schools is a unified school district in Virginia with a community population of 184,216. The median household income is $69,634 and the median age is 34.4.

184,216

Population

2670

People / sq mi

$69,634

Median Income

34.4

Median Age

Newport News City Public Schools covers 69 sq mi of land at 2670.0 people per square mile.

Race & Ethnicity

White41.0%
Black or African American0.0%
Asian27.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)0.0%

Economy & Income

$69,634

Median Household Income

$38,773

Per Capita Income

10.8%

Poverty Rate

3.5%

Unemployment

Housing

$260,600

Median Home Value

$1,339

Median Rent

48.2%

Homeownership

Education Attainment

92.0%

High School+

30.6%

Bachelor's+

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Frequently Asked Questions

Newport News City Public Schools serves a community with a population of 184,216 according to the latest Census ACS 5-Year estimates. This unified school district is located in Virginia.

The median household income in Newport News City Public Schools is $69,634, with a per capita income of $38,773. The poverty rate is 10.8%.

Newport News City Public Schools is 41.0% White, 0.0% Black or African American, 27.5% Asian, and 0.0% Hispanic or Latino, per Census ACS data.

In Newport News City Public Schools, 92.0% of adults have a high school diploma or higher, and 30.6% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, per Census ACS estimates.

The median home value in Newport News City Public Schools is $260,600, with a median rent of $1,339. The homeownership rate is 48.2%.

Data for Newport News City Public Schools from the American Community Survey 5-Year estimates. Land area from Census Gazetteer files. This is a unified school district (GEOID: 5102640).

The this entity record above pulls directly from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS and decennial files. What follows is the per-entity context — how this entity sits in the broader U.S. population demographics distribution and which underlying factors drive the headline numbers.

The methodology behind every numeric value on this page is publicly documented on the the U.S. Census Bureau ACS and decennial files portal and described in detail on this site’s methodology page. Refresh cadence varies by underlying series; the page surfaces the as-of date for each number so readers can trace any figure back to the source release.

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS, 2026.