Highland Heights vs Newport

A side-by-side comparison of Highland Heights and Newport: population, income, housing, and more.

Highland Heights and Newport are places in Kentucky. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Newport has the higher population (14,039 vs 6,531 in Highland Heights). Newport has the higher median household income ($58,422 vs $52,437 in Highland Heights). Newport has the higher median home value ($221,100 vs $148,600 in Highland Heights).

Population, income & housing

	Highland Heights	Newport
Population	6,531	14,039
Median age	29.7 yrs	40.4 yrs
Median household income	$52,437	$58,422
Median home value	$148,600	$221,100
Median gross rent	$1,101	$994
Housing units	2,933	7,883
Homeownership rate	63.7%	48.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	40.2%	35.8%
Unemployment rate	2.6%	6.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Highland Heights	Newport
Population	7,149 → 6,531 (-8.6%)	15,123 → 14,039 (-7.2%)
Median household income	$46,979 → $52,437 (+11.6%)	$37,435 → $58,422 (+56.1%)
Median home value	$108,900 → $148,600 (+36.5%)	$144,000 → $221,100 (+53.5%)
Median gross rent	$921 → $1,101 (+19.5%)	$737 → $994 (+34.9%)

Highland Heights

Population

7,1496,531

Median household income

$46,979$52,437

Median home value

$108,900$148,600

Median gross rent

$921$1,101

Newport

Population

15,12314,039

Median household income

$37,435$58,422

Median home value

$144,000$221,100

Median gross rent

$737$994

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Highland Heights	Newport
Under 5	2.1%	4.7%
5 to 17	10.9%	7.9%
18 to 24	30.7%	7.2%
25 to 34	13.7%	20.4%
35 to 44	9.4%	15.9%
45 to 54	8.2%	11.7%
55 to 64	9.9%	15.3%
65 to 74	7.7%	11.6%
75 and over	7.5%	5.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Highland Heights	Newport
White (non-Hispanic)	88.2%	83.6%
Black or African American	4.0%	5.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	3.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.1%
Two or more races	3.5%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.9%	6.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Highland Heights	Newport
No high school diploma	6.6%	12.8%
High school graduate	29.1%	24.5%
Some college or associate's	24.2%	26.9%
Bachelor's degree	27.4%	22.2%
Graduate or professional degree	12.7%	13.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Highland Heights	Newport
Drove alone	69.2%	64.0%
Carpooled	9.7%	8.3%
Public transit	0.0%	1.6%
Walked	7.1%	6.0%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.6%
Worked from home	12.3%	18.4%
Other means	1.4%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Highland Heights	Newport
1-unit, detached	45.4%	51.1%
1-unit, attached	1.1%	1.9%
2 to 4 units	2.1%	18.1%
5 to 19 units	39.6%	12.7%
20 or more units	11.8%	14.6%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.6%

Poverty & households

	Highland Heights	Newport
Poverty rate	18.5%	17.7%
Average household size	2.08	1.89
Mean commute (minutes)	17	21
Median year structure built	1985	1947