Newport, RI Demographic Data
Newport, RI Summary
Newport is located in Newport County in Rhode Island
- Population: 24,262
- Area: 11.39 sq. miles
- Land Area: 7.67 sq. miles
- Water Area: 3.72 sq. miles
- Population Density: 2,129.74 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 0.66 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Newport, RI Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
12,693
52%
50.8
Male
11,877
48%
49.2
Total Population
24,570
323,128,000
Newport, RI Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
1,140
4.6%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
885
3.6%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
1,006
4.1%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
1,932
7.9%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
2,716
11.1%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
4,066
16.5%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
3,048
12.4%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
2,876
11.7%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
1,614
6.6%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
1,544
6.3%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
1,970
8.0%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
1,162
4.7%
4.4
85 Years and Over
611
2.5%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
21,001
85.5%
77.2
Female
10,656
50.7%
51.3
Male
10,345
49.3%
48.7
21 Years and over
19,173
78.0%
73.1
62 Years and over
4,682
19.1%
18.8
65 Years and over
3,743
15.2%
15.2
Female
2,140
57.2%
55.8
Male
1,603
42.8%
44.2
Median Age (years)
36
0.0%
0.0
Newport, RI Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
23,135
94.2%
96.8
White
20,489
83.4%
72.6
Black or African American
1,331
5.4%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
116
0.5%
0.8
Asian
248
1.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
22
0.1%
1.2
Chinese
74
0.3%
1.3
Filipino
80
0.3%
0.9
Japanese
26
0.1%
0.2
Korean
22
0.1%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
24
0.1%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
951
3.9%
5.1
Two or More Races
1,435
5.8%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
2,634
10.7%
17.8
Mexican
196
0.8%
11.2
Puerto Rican
829
3.4%
1.7
Cuban
98
0.4%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
1,511
6.1%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
21,936
89.3%
82.2
Newport, RI Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
619
3.7%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
574
3.4%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
3,346
19.8%
27.2
Some college, no degree
2,909
17.2%
20.6
Associate's Degree
845
5.0%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
5,229
31.0%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
3,369
19.9%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
1,193
7.1%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
15,698
92.9%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
8,598
50.9%
31.2
Newport, RI Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
10,045
46.6%
33.7%
Now Married
7,496
34.8%
47.5
Divorced
2,676
12.4%
11.0%
Separated
288
1.3%
2.0
Widowed
1,034
4.8
5.8%
Newport, RI Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
20,438
87.2%
78.4%
Languages other than english
2,992
12.8%
21.6%
Spanish
1,935
8.3%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
795
3.4%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
166
0.7%
3.5%
Other Languages
96
0.4%
1.1%
Newport, RI Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
835
7.8%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
689
6.4%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
1,024
9.6%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
959
9.0%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
1,097
10.3%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
1,656
15.5%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
1,400
13.1%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
1,798
16.8%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
671
6.3%
5.8
$200,000 or more
559
5.2%
6.4
Median household income
59,794
57,617
Per capita income
40,563
31,128
Newport, RI Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
41
0.3%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
2,567
20.6%
9.8
Construction
626
5.0%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
3,180
25.5%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
701
5.6%
6.6
Information
189
1.5%
2.1
Manufacturing
744
6.0%
10.1
Other services except public administration
583
4.7%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
1,501
12.1%
11.4
Public administration
630
5.1%
4.6
Retail trade
1,102
8.8%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
294
2.4%
5.2
Wholesale trade
294
2.4%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
693
5.6%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
5,098
40.9%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
982
7.9%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
2,718
21.8%
23.3%
Service occupations
2,961
23.8%
18.1%
Newport, RI Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
13,807
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
8,421
61.0%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
1,237
9.0%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
346
2.5%
5.1
Walked
2,001
14.5%
2.7
Other means
568
4.1%
1.8
Worked at home
1,234
8.9%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
19.8
26.6
Newport, RI Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
1,789
16.7%
8.7
1 vehicles
4,468
41.8%
33.2
2 vehicles
3,392
31.7%
37.1
3 or more
1,039
9.7%
21.0
Newport, RI Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
10,688
81.6%
87.6
Owner Occupied
4,230
39.6%
63.1
Renter Occupied
6,458
60.4%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
2,414
18.4%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.1
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.0
0.0%
2.5
Newport, RI Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
13,102
1 room
239
1.8%
2.4
2 rooms
401
3.1%
2.7
3 rooms
2,010
15.3%
9.1
4 rooms
2,434
18.6%
16.5
5 rooms
2,502
19.1%
19.8
6 rooms
2,066
15.8%
17.8
7 rooms
1,317
10.1%
12.0
8 rooms
852
6.5%
8.6
9 rooms or more
1,281
9.8%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Newport, RI Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
13,102
1-unit, detached
5,049
38.5%
61.5
1-unit, attached
680
5.2%
5.9
2-units
1,775
13.5%
3.6
3 or 4 units
2,692
20.5%
4.4
5 to 9 units
1,380
10.5%
4.8
10 to 19 units
553
4.2%
4.4
20 or more units
950
7.3%
9.0
Mobile home
23
0.2%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Newport, RI Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
7,322
55.9%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
710
5.4%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
1,065
8.1%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
652
5.0%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
971
7.4%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
975
7.4%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
625
4.8%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
670
5.1%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
79
0.6%
2.8%
2014 or later
33
0.3%
1.4%
Newport, RI Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
5,926
55.4%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
193
1.8%
4.7
Electricity
1,267
11.9%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
3,204
30.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
65
0.6%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
33
0.3%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Newport, RI Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
2,653
47295100.0
Less than $500
42
1.6%
1.6%
$500 to $999
227
8.6%
20.4%
$2,500 to $2,999
266
10.0%
7.0%
$1,000 to $1,499
366
13.8%
28.8%
$3,000 or more
511
19.3%
10.3%
$1,500 to $1,999
520
19.6%
20.1%
$2,000 to $2,499
721
27.2%
11.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
882
33.3%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
398
15.0%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
298
11.3%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
244
9.2%
7.0%
35.0% or more
823
31.1%
21.3%
Not Computed
8
0.0%
0.0%
Newport, RI Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
6,253
41,631,300
$3,000 or more
114
1.8%
1.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
126
2.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
524
8.4%
4.4%
$1,500 to $1,999
899
14.4%
11.9%
Less than $500
1,278
20.4%
10.7%
$500 to $999
1,457
23.3%
41.0%
$1,000 to $1,499
1,855
29.7%
28.3%
No Cash Rent
205
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
1,096
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
844
13.7%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
1,014
16.5%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
788
12.8%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
749
12.2%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
468
7.6%
9.0%
35.0% or more
2,285
37.2%
40.7%
Not Computed
310
0.0%
0.0%
Newport, RI Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
4,230
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
124
2.9%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
29
0.7%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
148
3.5%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
222
5.2%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
679
16.1%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
1,644
38.9%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
897
21.2%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
487
11.5%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
382,200
205,000