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Grand Junction, CO vs Newport News, VA

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Highlights
- Newport News is 0% more densely populated than Grand Junction.
- People are 2.6% less likely to be married in Newport News.
- The Median Age is 5.5 years younger in Newport News.
 Grand Junction, CONewport News, VAUnited States
 Population65,067185,069329,725,481
 Female Population50.3%51.5%50.5%
 Male Population49.7%48.5%49.5%
 Median Age39.433.938.4
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 Population - 201058,842180,905309,327,143
 Population - 200041,986180,150285,036,114
 Population - 199029,034170,045251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now51.1%-0.6%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now118.5%5.3%30.8%
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 Population Density1,652.82,677.593.4
 Land Area39.469.13,531,905.4
 Water Area0.550.6264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Grand Junction, CONewport News, VAUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.5%7.2%5.9%
 Age 5 to 95.5%6.7%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.2%6.0%6.6%
 Age 15 to 172.5%3.5%3.9%
 Age 18 to 205.6%5.6%4.0%
 Age 21 to 246.0%6.1%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3414.3%16.7%13.8%
 Age 35 to 4412.6%12.5%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.8%10.8%12.6%
 Age 55 to 595.6%6.2%6.7%
 Age 60 to 647.4%5.8%6.3%
 Age 65 to 7410.7%7.7%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.3%3.9%4.5%
 Age 85 and over3.2%1.4%1.9%
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 Race
 Grand Junction, CONewport News, VAUnited States
 White79.0%41.4%59.4%
 Black0.8%40.2%12.2%
 Asian1.5%3.4%5.6%
 Native American0.4%0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.2%0.1%0.2%
 Other0.4%0.8%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.0%4.4%3.2%
 Hispanic15.7%9.6%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Grand Junction, CONewport News, VAUnited States
 Married Population45.6%44.4%49.8%
     Currently Married43.8%40.9%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.8%3.4%1.8%
 Single Population54.4%55.6%50.2%
 Never Married32.8%39.0%33.8%
 Divorced14.8%11.4%10.8%
 Widowed6.8%5.2%5.6%
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 Household Size2.272.362.60
 Households27,55174,922124,010,992
 Family Households14,81744,07380,755,759
     Married couple, w/children29.8%24.0%30.5%
     Married couple, no children46.3%37.7%42.9%
 Non Family Households12,73430,84943,255,233
     Single householder, w/children14.5%25.8%15.8%
     Single householder, no children9.4%12.4%10.8%
Reviews for Grand Junction    54 Reviews

Grand Junction is another one of those fast growing places due to its cheaper than average cost of living. However with each passing year, that once $600 a month one  More

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I’ve lived in Grand Junction for 18 years, but have been coming here (girlfriend, wife, family) since 1992. I think the biggest change or challenge for long time locals,  More

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Over 3 years ago

I've lived in Grand Junction for 14 months and it is a nice area, but very expensive to live. There is an ongoing housing crisis due to poor city planning and it has  More

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Reviews for Newport News    36 Reviews

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So, let's start with the positives. Newport News Park is gigantic and has archery, disc golf, canoeing, camping, playgrounds, picnic areas, a beautiful reflecting  More

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Reading a lot of other reviews here I can agree and understand a lot of the negative sentiment. NPN has some crime. Just about as much as any other place from what I've  More

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Over 8 years ago

Its not that bad here. I moved here from the actual city of Chicago and not the suburbs. Believe me I have seen my share of violence. My senior and junior year I had  More

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