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Newport News, VA Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 181,362
| Newport News, VA | % | Virginia | U.S. | |
| English | 59,916 | 86.85%, see rank | 84.46% | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 4,356 | 6.31%, see rank | 6.31% | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 2,348 | 3.40%, see rank | 4.18% | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 1,706 | 2.47%, see rank | 3.67% | 3.36% |
| Other | 661 | 0.96%, see rank | 1.38% | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 180,831
| Newport News, VA | % | Virginia | U.S. | |
| English | 61,425 | 88.42%, see rank | 84.74% | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 4,161 | 5.99%, see rank | 6.25% | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 1,955 | 2.81%, see rank | 4.11% | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 1,515 | 2.18%, see rank | 3.63% | 3.24% |
| Other | 411 | 0.59%, see rank | 1.28% | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 181,822
| Newport News, VA | % | Virginia | U.S. | |
| English | 62,751 | 88.82%, see rank | 85.17% | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 3,960 | 5.60%, see rank | 6.18% | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 1,953 | 2.76%, see rank | 3.98% | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 1,580 | 2.24%, see rank | 3.55% | 3.14% |
| Other | 409 | 0.58%, see rank | 1.12% | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 192,635
| Newport News, VA | % | Virginia | U.S. | |
| English | 66,625 | 89.76%, see rank | 85.86% | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 3,565 | 4.80%, see rank | 5.86% | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 2,102 | 2.83%, see rank | 3.90% | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 1,493 | 2.01%, see rank | 3.33% | 2.95% |
| Other | 444 | 0.60%, see rank | 1.05% | 0.87% |
US Census 2000 data
Total population: 180,150
| Newport News, VA | % | Virginia | U.S. | |
| English | 61,616 | 88.34%, see rank | 87.25% | 81.14% |
| Spanish | 3,477 | 4.98%, see rank | 5.24% | 10.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 2,654 | 3.81%, see rank | 4.03% | 5.22% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 1,760 | 2.52%, see rank | 2.64% | 2.61% |
| Other | 243 | 0.35%, see rank | 0.85% | 0.82% |
* ACS stands for U.S. Census American Community Survey. According to the U.S. Census, if the date is a range, you can interpret the data as an average of the period of time.