Culture
Cultural identity of an area is often the product of the population’s Ethnicity, Ancestry, Language, and Religious Beliefs. This report will cover these areas for the Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA-NC Market.
Ethnicity
Racial groups in the US often include White, Black, Asian, and Other. In a similar context whether or not a person is of Hispanic origin is also typically a defining characteristic of ethnic identity. The following reports look at 5 ethnic categories, Hispanic, and non-Hispanic: White, Black, Asian, and Other.
Largest Ethnicity - White
The White Ethnicity makes up the largest share of the Population in the Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA-NC Market at 53.5%. This is yields a location quotient of 0.91 time the national average. Subsequently the Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA-NC Market ranks 128th in the proportion of White Population across STI Markets.
Figure 11: Ethnicity Proportion in Market
Notable Ethnicity - Black
The proportion of Black Population in the Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA-NC Market is notable. This ethnicity comprises 29.6% of the market’s population, yielding a location quotient of 2.47 time the national average. Subsequently the Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA-NC Market ranks 13th in the proportion of Black Population across STI Markets.
Ancestry
Ancestral origin across the US is quite varied with small communities existing from most parts of the world. Many of the smaller Ancestry groups are combined to “other” categories from the predominate larger ancestral region. Unclassified amount is also high among those that don’t know or give their ancestry or give a response that is uncommon. These categories will be excluded from the following reports and include the Other Hispanic, Other Asian, Other European, Other, and Unclassified Ancestries.
Largest Ancestries - American, British, and Scotch Irish
Large ancestries in the Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA-NC Market include American, British, and Scotch Irish . These ancestries make up 7.9%, 7.4%, and 7% of the total population, respectively. When comparing to national proportions, the American ancestry is the most notable with a location quotient of 1.61 the proportion of this ancestry ranks 49th across STI Markets.
Sub-Market Ancestry Dispersion
Looking at those 3 Ancestries, which are most prevalent across the market.
Figure 13: Ancestry Thematic
Other Notable Ancestries - South East Asian
The Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA-NC Market is also home to a larger than average share of people with South East Asian Ancestry. This ancestry accounts for 2% of the population. With a location quotient of 1.11 the South East Asian Ancestry ranks 22nd across STI Markets.
Language
English is the predominate language across the US. There are however a number of other languages spoken depending on the market. Languages considered in this report include the Spanish, French, German, Slavic, Other Indo Euro, Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, Other Asian, Tagalog, Arabic, and Other languages. The following is a look at the degree and dispersion of Non-English languages and language groups spoken in the Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA-NC market.
Non-English Languages - Other, German, and Spanish
The most widely spoken Non-English Languages in the Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA-NC Market include Other, German, and Spanish . These languages make up 5.8%, 5.7%, and 4.1% of the over 5 population, respectively. When comparing to national proportions, the Other language is the most notable with a location quotient of 1.14 the proportion of this language ranks 37th across STI Markets.
Religion
53% of the population in the Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA-NC Market is of unknown religious affiliation. This category is generally made up of those that are not religiously affiliated, though a small fraction may represent dharmic religions. This level of unknown religious affiliation ranks 47th across STI Markets. The following looks at the remaining 47% of the population that are affiliated.
It should also be noted that nationally approximately half of the religiously affiliated population would be considered Christian Protestant. This classification however encompasses many denominations with various beliefs and practices. We have subsequently grouped these church congregations by denomination and by a classification of Mainline and Evangelical disposition. You will see these groups described with ML and E respectively where a breakout by denomination is given and in other cases they are listed in total as simply Mainline or Evangelical.
Laregest Religions - Mainline, Evangelical, and Catholic
The 3 largest main religions in the Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA-NC Market are Mainline, Evangelical, and Catholic . These religions make up 40.9%, 32.5%, and 15.3% of the affiliated population, respectively. When comparing to national proportions, the Mainline religion is the most notable with a location quotient of 1.66 the proportion of this religion ranks 41st across STI Markets.
Figure 15: Religous Proportion in the Market
Sub-Market Religious Dispersion
In the following map we look at those 3 largest religions and then group the remaining into a “Other” category.
Figure 16: Religous Thematic
Other Notable Religions - Muslim and Black Protestant
The Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA-NC Market is also home to a larger than average share of Muslim and Black Protestant religiously affiliated Population. These religious groups account for 4.1% and 2.3% of the religiously affiliated Population, respectively. With location quotient of 2.05 and 1.44 the Muslim and Black Protestant religions rank 10th and 32nd across STI Markets, respectively.