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Census. For planning purposes, the target area is located in Planning District I which is
one of four (4) such planning areas in Newport News.
The following table compares selected demographic characteristics of the target
area and the overall city.
TABLE I
2000 Census Data
Selected Demographic Characteristic NRSA Planning City-wide
District I
Population 16,465 31,589 180,150
Population Change (1990-2000) * -16% 6%
Per capita income $10,145 $13,211 $17,843
Low-moderate income population 78.7% 69.4% 49.2%
Population below poverty level 43% 31.9% 13.8%
Number of families 3,810 5,089 46,358
Median Family Income $18,892 $25,856 $42,520
Families below poverty level 39.6% 28.2% 11.3%
Number of households 6,189 13,874 69,686
Female headed households 38.0% 30.2% 17.9%
Population (high school graduate or 61.5% 67.9% 84.5%
higher)
Population (bachelor’s degree or higher) 5.5% 7.3% 20%
Homeownership rate 32% 40% 52.4%
Median home value $61,200 $65,750 $96,400
Median rent $369 $425 $559
Senior citizen population 12.6% 12.4% 10.1%
NRSA information was obtained from census tracts 301, 304, 305, 306, 308
• Unable to determine due to change in census tract boundaries.
According to the 2000 census, the target area has among the lowest median family
incomes in Newport News and almost 79% of the residents are low to moderate income.
Whereas 14% of the city’s population is below the poverty level, almost 43% of the target
area’s population lives below the poverty level. The unemployment rate in the NRSA as
reported in the 2000 census is more than twice the city average. These disparities in
income and employment reveal significant differences between the Southeast Community
and the overall City. Based on the examined demographic characteristics, the Southeast
Community faces a number of socio-economic challenges illustrated by the sizable low-
income population.
Given the community’s demographic characteristics and the physical deterioration
exhibited by certain portions of the proposed Southeast Community NRSA, the cultivation
of new investment and business activity in the Southeast Community represents a
considerable challenge. The demographic indicators support the need toJump to an indexed page (228 of 228)