Bassett vs Newport

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

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

Bassett has the higher population (622 vs 58 in Newport). Newport has the higher median household income ($136,250 vs $42,125 in Bassett). Bassett has the higher median home value ($83,800 vs $45,000 in Newport).

Population, income & housing

	Bassett	Newport
Population	622	58
Median age	42.3 yrs	50.1 yrs
Median household income	$42,125	$136,250
Median home value	$83,800	$45,000
Median gross rent	$624	—
Housing units	423	31
Homeownership rate	74.9%	95.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.1%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	2.5%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bassett	Newport
Population	728 → 622 (-14.6%)	64 → 58 (-9.4%)
Median household income	$68,333 → $42,125 (-38.4%)	$54,375 → $136,250 (+150.6%)
Median home value	$89,400 → $83,800 (-6.3%)	$66,300 → $45,000 (-32.1%)
Median gross rent	$492 → $624 (+26.8%)	—

Bassett

Population

728622

Median household income

$68,333$42,125

Median home value

$89,400$83,800

Median gross rent

$492$624

Newport

Population

6458

Median household income

$54,375$136,250

Median home value

$66,300$45,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bassett	Newport
Under 5	7.2%	0.0%
5 to 17	10.3%	17.2%
18 to 24	6.8%	20.7%
25 to 34	14.5%	1.7%
35 to 44	14.0%	1.7%
45 to 54	7.9%	25.9%
55 to 64	11.9%	20.7%
65 to 74	13.3%	8.6%
75 and over	14.1%	3.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bassett	Newport
White (non-Hispanic)	97.1%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.3%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bassett	Newport
No high school diploma	6.8%	2.8%
High school graduate	34.0%	58.3%
Some college or associate's	30.1%	38.9%
Bachelor's degree	20.0%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	9.1%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bassett	Newport
Drove alone	86.4%	100.0%
Carpooled	3.7%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.7%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.3%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bassett	Newport
1-unit, detached	88.9%	90.3%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.3%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	1.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.7%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.0%	9.7%

Poverty & households

	Bassett	Newport
Poverty rate	13.8%	17.2%
Average household size	1.93	2.64
Mean commute (minutes)	11	14
Median year structure built	1958	1953