Newport, TN Demographic Data
Newport, TN Summary
Newport is located in Cocke County in Tennessee
- Population: 6,968
- Area: 5.53 sq. miles
- Land Area: 5.53 sq. miles
- Water Area: NA
- Population Density: 1,260.26 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,152.89 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Newport, TN Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
3,833
56%
50.8
Male
3,023
44%
49.2
Total Population
6,856
323,128,000
Newport, TN Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
602
8.8%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
389
5.7%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
464
6.8%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
182
2.7%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
336
4.9%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
681
9.9%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
872
12.7%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
879
12.8%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
646
9.4%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
397
5.8%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
915
13.3%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
437
6.4%
4.4
85 Years and Over
56
0.8%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
5,296
77.2%
77.2
Female
3,096
58.5%
51.3
Male
2,200
41.5%
48.7
21 Years and over
5,145
75.0%
73.1
62 Years and over
1,727
25.2%
18.8
65 Years and over
1,408
20.5%
15.2
Female
798
56.7%
55.8
Male
610
43.3%
44.2
Median Age (years)
44
0.0%
0.0
Newport, TN Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
6,792
99.1%
96.8
White
6,536
95.3%
72.6
Black or African American
217
3.2%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
39
0.6%
0.8
Asian
0
0.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
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
0
0.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
64
0.9%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
280
4.1%
17.8
Mexican
23
0.3%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
257
3.7%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
6,576
95.9%
82.2
Newport, TN Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
396
8.1%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
593
12.1%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
2,053
42.0%
27.2
Some college, no degree
1,087
22.3%
20.6
Associate's Degree
305
6.2%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
283
5.8%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
166
3.4%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
989
20.2%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
3,894
79.7%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
449
9.2%
31.2
Newport, TN Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
976
18.1%
33.7%
Now Married
2,368
43.8%
47.5
Divorced
1,074
19.9%
11.0%
Separated
269
5.0%
2.0
Widowed
714
13.2
5.8%
Newport, TN Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
6,217
99.4%
78.4%
Languages other than english
37
0.6%
21.6%
Spanish
34
0.5%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
3
0.0%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Newport, TN Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
561
18.3%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
661
21.6%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
541
17.6%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
346
11.3%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
243
7.9%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
401
13.1%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
216
7.0%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
63
2.1%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
12
0.4%
5.8
$200,000 or more
22
0.7%
6.4
Median household income
22,417
57,617
Per capita income
16,881
31,128
Newport, TN Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
0
0.0%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
342
15.3%
9.8
Construction
16
0.7%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
683
30.5%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
138
6.2%
6.6
Information
15
0.7%
2.1
Manufacturing
273
12.2%
10.1
Other services except public administration
144
6.4%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
86
3.8%
11.4
Public administration
93
4.2%
4.6
Retail trade
363
16.2%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
67
3.0%
5.2
Wholesale trade
17
0.8%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
99
4.4%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
568
25.4%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
448
20.0%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
412
18.4%
23.3%
Service occupations
710
31.7%
18.1%
Newport, TN Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
2,194
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
1,990
90.7%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
115
5.2%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
47
2.1%
2.7
Other means
0
0.0%
1.8
Worked at home
42
1.9%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
15.1
26.6
Newport, TN Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
325
10.6%
8.7
1 vehicles
1,300
42.4%
33.2
2 vehicles
971
31.7%
37.1
3 or more
470
15.3%
21.0
Newport, TN Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
3,066
88.7%
87.6
Owner Occupied
1,410
46.0%
63.1
Renter Occupied
1,656
54.0%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
390
11.3%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
7
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.1
0.0%
2.5
Newport, TN Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
3,456
1 room
36
1.0%
2.4
2 rooms
98
2.8%
2.7
3 rooms
216
6.3%
9.1
4 rooms
860
24.9%
16.5
5 rooms
993
28.7%
19.8
6 rooms
607
17.6%
17.8
7 rooms
335
9.7%
12.0
8 rooms
149
4.3%
8.6
9 rooms or more
162
4.7%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Newport, TN Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
3,456
1-unit, detached
1,994
57.7%
61.5
1-unit, attached
38
1.1%
5.9
2-units
519
15.0%
3.6
3 or 4 units
307
8.9%
4.4
5 to 9 units
132
3.8%
4.8
10 to 19 units
134
3.9%
4.4
20 or more units
30
0.9%
9.0
Mobile home
302
8.7%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Newport, TN Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
369
10.7%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
310
9.0%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
389
11.3%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
535
15.5%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
618
17.9%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
732
21.2%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
360
10.4%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
143
4.1%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
0
0.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Newport, TN Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
729
23.8%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
32
1.0%
4.7
Electricity
2,185
71.3%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
44
1.4%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
52
1.7%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
24
0.8%
1.1
Newport, TN Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
553
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
Less than $500
12
2.2%
1.6%
$2,000 to $2,499
12
2.2%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
24
4.3%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
164
29.7%
28.8%
$500 to $999
341
61.7%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
150
28.5%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
134
25.4%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
51
9.7%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
71
13.5%
7.0%
35.0% or more
121
23.0%
21.3%
Not Computed
26
0.0%
0.0%
Newport, TN Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
1,580
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
27
1.7%
28.3%
$500 to $999
603
38.2%
41.0%
Less than $500
950
60.1%
10.7%
No Cash Rent
76
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
381
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
411
26.8%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
82
5.4%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
117
7.6%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
330
21.5%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
193
12.6%
9.0%
35.0% or more
399
26.0%
40.7%
Not Computed
124
0.0%
0.0%
Newport, TN Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
1,410
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
330
23.4%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
461
32.7%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
386
27.4%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
105
7.4%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
100
7.1%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
28
2.0%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
92,400
205,000