Howland vs Newport

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

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

Newport has the higher population (1,469 vs 1,208 in Howland). Howland has the higher median household income ($48,021 vs $42,740 in Newport). Newport has the higher median home value ($162,800 vs $101,900 in Howland).

Population, income & housing

	Howland	Newport
Population	1,208	1,469
Median age	45.7 yrs	50.3 yrs
Median household income	$48,021	$42,740
Median home value	$101,900	$162,800
Median gross rent	$941	$896
Housing units	498	936
Homeownership rate	81.1%	60.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.0%	22.0%
Unemployment rate	13.6%	2.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Howland	Newport
Population	1,066 → 1,208 (+13.3%)	1,766 → 1,469 (-16.8%)
Median household income	$40,096 → $48,021 (+19.8%)	$30,257 → $42,740 (+41.3%)
Median home value	$83,300 → $101,900 (+22.3%)	$147,500 → $162,800 (+10.4%)
Median gross rent	$728 → $941 (+29.3%)	$723 → $896 (+23.9%)

Howland

Population

1,0661,208

Median household income

$40,096$48,021

Median home value

$83,300$101,900

Median gross rent

$728$941

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)

	Howland	Newport
Under 5	5.3%	3.2%
5 to 17	15.5%	8.4%
18 to 24	4.1%	4.0%
25 to 34	9.8%	14.0%
35 to 44	15.1%	14.7%
45 to 54	9.4%	11.1%
55 to 64	19.9%	22.7%
65 to 74	8.2%	14.9%
75 and over	12.7%	6.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Howland	Newport
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	95.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	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	0.0%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Howland	Newport
No high school diploma	9.8%	14.0%
High school graduate	45.5%	35.9%
Some college or associate's	32.6%	28.1%
Bachelor's degree	9.7%	17.2%
Graduate or professional degree	2.3%	4.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Howland	Newport
Drove alone	89.6%	64.1%
Carpooled	9.5%	14.2%
Public transit	0.9%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	21.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Howland	Newport
1-unit, detached	78.1%	52.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	11.2%	21.8%
5 to 19 units	0.6%	9.7%
20 or more units	0.6%	1.2%
Mobile home & other	9.4%	14.3%

Poverty & households

	Howland	Newport
Poverty rate	27.1%	18.7%
Average household size	2.49	1.90
Mean commute (minutes)	40	24
Median year structure built	1963	1967