Newport News is a relatively large coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Virginia. With a population of 183,118 people and 47 associated neighborhoods, Newport News is the sixth largest community in Virginia.

There are many members of the armed forces living in Newport News. You will notice when you visit or live here that some of the people you meet or see around town are employed by the armed services - even if they are not always in uniform.

Also of interest is that Newport News has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

A relatively large number of people in Newport News telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 9.31% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Another interesting thing about Newport News, despite not being a huge city, is that there is a relatively high proportion of people living here who are young, single, and upwardly-mobile professionals. This makes it a good choice for other relocating single professionals. Here, these young singles will find many others like themselves, with opportunities for friendships, socializing, romance, and fun.

Newport News is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.

In terms of college education, Newport News is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 29.10% of adults in Newport News have a college degree.

The per capita income in Newport News in 2022 was $37,475, which is middle income relative to Virginia, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $149,900 for a family of four. However, Newport News contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Newport News is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Newport News home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Newport News residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Newport News also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.54% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Newport News include German, English, Irish, Italian, and African.

The most common language spoken in Newport News is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.