Emerald Isle vs Newport

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

Emerald Isle and Newport are places in North Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Newport has the higher population (4,428 vs 3,915 in Emerald Isle). Emerald Isle has the higher median household income ($89,432 vs $76,091 in Newport). Emerald Isle has the higher median home value ($563,600 vs $245,300 in Newport).

Population, income & housing

	Emerald Isle	Newport
Population	3,915	4,428
Median age	58.7 yrs	43.2 yrs
Median household income	$89,432	$76,091
Median home value	$563,600	$245,300
Median gross rent	$1,688	$784
Housing units	6,802	1,901
Homeownership rate	83.1%	61.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	52.0%	21.5%
Unemployment rate	1.4%	7.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Emerald Isle	Newport
Population	3,703 → 3,915 (+5.7%)	4,606 → 4,428 (-3.9%)
Median household income	$78,194 → $89,432 (+14.4%)	$58,438 → $76,091 (+30.2%)
Median home value	$378,500 → $563,600 (+48.9%)	$146,000 → $245,300 (+68.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,408 → $1,688 (+19.9%)	$916 → $784 (-14.4%)

Emerald Isle

Population

3,7033,915

Median household income

$78,194$89,432

Median home value

$378,500$563,600

Median gross rent

$1,408$1,688

Newport

Population

4,6064,428

Median household income

$58,438$76,091

Median home value

$146,000$245,300

Median gross rent

$916$784

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Emerald Isle	Newport
Under 5	2.7%	3.8%
5 to 17	12.1%	12.4%
18 to 24	3.8%	7.2%
25 to 34	4.7%	13.2%
35 to 44	6.9%	18.0%
45 to 54	12.8%	12.3%
55 to 64	24.1%	13.3%
65 to 74	23.3%	10.4%
75 and over	9.5%	9.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Emerald Isle	Newport
White (non-Hispanic)	93.2%	73.9%
Black or African American	0.3%	10.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	2.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.2%	8.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.2%	4.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Emerald Isle	Newport
No high school diploma	1.6%	7.5%
High school graduate	15.6%	22.4%
Some college or associate's	30.8%	48.5%
Bachelor's degree	29.0%	12.7%
Graduate or professional degree	22.9%	8.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Emerald Isle	Newport
Drove alone	70.8%	85.7%
Carpooled	2.9%	2.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	22.8%	11.5%
Other means	1.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Emerald Isle	Newport
1-unit, detached	60.1%	69.6%
1-unit, attached	13.1%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	3.3%	12.4%
5 to 19 units	4.1%	6.5%
20 or more units	6.2%	6.0%
Mobile home & other	13.1%	4.8%

Poverty & households

	Emerald Isle	Newport
Poverty rate	3.9%	9.9%
Average household size	2.15	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	27	21
Median year structure built	1989	1990