Laurel Heights vs Newport

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

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

Newport has the higher population (551 vs 391 in Laurel Heights). Laurel Heights has the higher median household income ($81,713 vs $64,327 in Newport). Laurel Heights has the higher median home value ($201,400 vs $197,500 in Newport).

Population, income & housing

	Laurel Heights	Newport
Population	391	551
Median age	56.4 yrs	60.8 yrs
Median household income	$81,713	$64,327
Median home value	$201,400	$197,500
Median gross rent	—	$1,594
Housing units	161	312
Homeownership rate	76.4%	88.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.3%	12.4%
Unemployment rate	15.8%	8.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Laurel Heights	Newport
Population	540 → 391 (-27.6%)	425 → 551 (+29.6%)
Median household income	$44,484 → $81,713 (+83.7%)	$53,182 → $64,327 (+21.0%)
Median home value	$160,700 → $201,400 (+25.3%)	$159,300 → $197,500 (+24.0%)
Median gross rent	—	$1,313 → $1,594 (+21.4%)

Laurel Heights

Population

540391

Median household income

$44,484$81,713

Median home value

$160,700$201,400

Newport

Population

425551

Median household income

$53,182$64,327

Median home value

$159,300$197,500

Median gross rent

$1,313$1,594

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Laurel Heights	Newport
Under 5	3.6%	6.7%
5 to 17	23.0%	11.4%
18 to 24	0.0%	4.2%
25 to 34	17.6%	8.0%
35 to 44	4.9%	9.3%
45 to 54	0.0%	7.4%
55 to 64	24.6%	14.7%
65 to 74	13.0%	27.6%
75 and over	13.3%	10.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Laurel Heights	Newport
White (non-Hispanic)	92.8%	91.7%
Black or African American	0.8%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	6.4%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.5%
Two or more races	0.0%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	4.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Laurel Heights	Newport
No high school diploma	1.0%	20.1%
High school graduate	53.7%	57.2%
Some college or associate's	30.0%	10.3%
Bachelor's degree	9.1%	5.4%
Graduate or professional degree	6.3%	7.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Laurel Heights	Newport
Drove alone	100.0%	96.5%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	3.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Laurel Heights	Newport
1-unit, detached	100.0%	92.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	8.0%

Poverty & households

	Laurel Heights	Newport
Poverty rate	15.9%	20.1%
Average household size	2.41	2.06
Mean commute (minutes)	22	25
Median year structure built	1965	1938