Chesapeake is leading Hampton Roads in growth and, in a startling turnabout, Portsmouth is rebounding from a decade of shrinking population, data obtained since the 2010 census shows.

After two decades of calling it home, Kaye Long had grown comfortable in public housing, so much so that she was scared to move out, she said.

The ranks of America's poorest poor have climbed to a record high - 1 in 15 people - spread widely across metropolitan areas as the housing bust has pushed many inner-city poor into suburbs and other outlying places, and shriveled jobs and income. New census data paint a stark portrait of the nation's haves and have-nots at a time when unemployment remains persistently high.

NORFOLK A toddler who fell from a second-floor hotel balcony Sunday night was in critical but stable condition on Monday evening, a hospital spokeswoman said.

Elijah Clayton, 2, is at Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters, spokeswoman Nancy Chapman said.

At 6 p.m. today, the public can comment on competing plans for redrawing lines based on new census figures. Click through this graphic to see the alternatives and their racial breakdowns.

Data map: Percentage of married, unmarried-partners and single households in South Hampton Roads tracts
 

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Married couples still make up the majority of households in Virginia, but just barely.
According to 2010 census data released this week, the share of married households in the state stands at 50.2 percent, its lowest level in decades.

In Hampton Roads, the share of married households is on the decline. Increasingly, people are living alone, in domestic partnerships, or in other non-traditional households. (Related story.)
The darker the color on the map, the higher the concentration of each household group. Click on the groups along the top rail to get a breakdown of who lives where.

NORFOLK It's been 87 years since Harry N. Gustin II arrived, wide-eyed and chubby-cheeked, at the Norfolk Day Nursery. He was just 3 years old, but he remembers it well. "I got a scar up here," he said, chuckling and pointing to the top of his head. "In the sandbox, one of the kids hit me in the head with a sand bucket."

Renting has been making a comeback in Hampton Roads. The number of people who live in rental housing in the region grew at a faster rate than the number of people who live in owner-occupied homes, according to recently released data from the U.S. Census Bureau.

By Zinie Chen Sampson Virginia's Asian population has grown nearly 70 percent over the last decade and accounts for 5.5 percent of the state's population.