East Millinocket vs Newport

A side-by-side comparison of East Millinocket and Newport: population, income, housing, and more.

East Millinocket and Newport are places in Maine. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

East Millinocket has the higher population (1,545 vs 1,469 in Newport). East Millinocket has the higher median household income ($44,306 vs $42,740 in Newport). Newport has the higher median home value ($162,800 vs $73,900 in East Millinocket).

Population, income & housing

	East Millinocket	Newport
Population	1,545	1,469
Median age	43.9 yrs	50.3 yrs
Median household income	$44,306	$42,740
Median home value	$73,900	$162,800
Median gross rent	$625	$896
Housing units	825	936
Homeownership rate	77.7%	60.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.5%	22.0%
Unemployment rate	5.4%	2.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Millinocket	Newport
Population	1,601 → 1,545 (-3.5%)	1,766 → 1,469 (-16.8%)
Median household income	$43,261 → $44,306 (+2.4%)	$30,257 → $42,740 (+41.3%)
Median home value	$56,800 → $73,900 (+30.1%)	$147,500 → $162,800 (+10.4%)
Median gross rent	$560 → $625 (+11.6%)	$723 → $896 (+23.9%)

East Millinocket

Population

1,6011,545

Median household income

$43,261$44,306

Median home value

$56,800$73,900

Median gross rent

$560$625

Newport

Population

1,7661,469

Median household income

$30,257$42,740

Median home value

$147,500$162,800

Median gross rent

$723$896

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Millinocket	Newport
Under 5	4.3%	3.2%
5 to 17	18.4%	8.4%
18 to 24	4.4%	4.0%
25 to 34	10.8%	14.0%
35 to 44	14.0%	14.7%
45 to 54	8.7%	11.1%
55 to 64	17.5%	22.7%
65 to 74	11.1%	14.9%
75 and over	10.7%	6.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Millinocket	Newport
White (non-Hispanic)	96.9%	95.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.2%
Two or more races	0.8%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	2.1%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Millinocket	Newport
No high school diploma	4.7%	14.0%
High school graduate	30.6%	35.9%
Some college or associate's	42.3%	28.1%
Bachelor's degree	17.1%	17.2%
Graduate or professional degree	5.4%	4.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Millinocket	Newport
Drove alone	74.2%	64.1%
Carpooled	6.7%	14.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.7%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.2%	21.7%
Other means	2.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Millinocket	Newport
1-unit, detached	80.0%	52.2%
1-unit, attached	1.7%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	11.5%	21.8%
5 to 19 units	2.7%	9.7%
20 or more units	1.2%	1.2%
Mobile home & other	2.9%	14.3%

Poverty & households

	East Millinocket	Newport
Poverty rate	18.5%	18.7%
Average household size	2.28	1.90
Mean commute (minutes)	18	24
Median year structure built	1961	1967