Newport vs Scandia

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

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

Newport has the higher population (4,460 vs 3,966 in Scandia). Scandia has the higher median household income ($100,179 vs $63,365 in Newport). Scandia has the higher median home value ($471,900 vs $331,300 in Newport).

Population, income & housing

	Newport	Scandia
Population	4,460	3,966
Median age	37.6 yrs	46.6 yrs
Median household income	$63,365	$100,179
Median home value	$331,300	$471,900
Median gross rent	$1,080	$978
Housing units	2,001	1,595
Homeownership rate	67.6%	87.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.5%	41.3%
Unemployment rate	5.6%	1.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Newport	Scandia
Population	3,532 → 4,460 (+26.3%)	4,112 → 3,966 (-3.6%)
Median household income	$59,167 → $63,365 (+7.1%)	$97,167 → $100,179 (+3.1%)
Median home value	$216,300 → $331,300 (+53.2%)	$387,400 → $471,900 (+21.8%)
Median gross rent	$901 → $1,080 (+19.9%)	$1,064 → $978 (-8.1%)

Newport

Population

3,5324,460

Median household income

$59,167$63,365

Median home value

$216,300$331,300

Median gross rent

$901$1,080

Scandia

Population

4,1123,966

Median household income

$97,167$100,179

Median home value

$387,400$471,900

Median gross rent

$1,064$978

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Newport	Scandia
Under 5	4.6%	4.8%
5 to 17	14.3%	21.5%
18 to 24	16.0%	2.9%
25 to 34	11.5%	6.5%
35 to 44	14.9%	12.3%
45 to 54	8.7%	9.8%
55 to 64	11.7%	17.0%
65 to 74	9.7%	17.2%
75 and over	8.6%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Newport	Scandia
White (non-Hispanic)	68.6%	94.1%
Black or African American	5.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.0%
Asian	9.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.5%
Two or more races	4.3%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	12.4%	2.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Newport	Scandia
No high school diploma	7.7%	3.8%
High school graduate	28.4%	24.1%
Some college or associate's	38.4%	30.8%
Bachelor's degree	17.7%	29.0%
Graduate or professional degree	7.8%	12.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Newport	Scandia
Drove alone	66.9%	66.0%
Carpooled	14.2%	11.4%
Public transit	0.5%	1.4%
Walked	1.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.9%	20.6%
Other means	0.5%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Newport	Scandia
1-unit, detached	64.7%	91.8%
1-unit, attached	5.6%	6.1%
2 to 4 units	6.0%	0.9%
5 to 19 units	11.1%	0.4%
20 or more units	12.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.6%

Poverty & households

	Newport	Scandia
Poverty rate	10.6%	2.6%
Average household size	2.22	2.71
Mean commute (minutes)	23	35
Median year structure built	1975	1978