Marietta vs Newport

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

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

Marietta has the higher population (13,282 vs 1,231 in Newport). Newport has the higher median household income ($89,883 vs $45,986 in Marietta). Newport has the higher median home value ($211,200 vs $145,700 in Marietta).

Population, income & housing

	Marietta	Newport
Population	13,282	1,231
Median age	39.3 yrs	42.0 yrs
Median household income	$45,986	$89,883
Median home value	$145,700	$211,200
Median gross rent	$828	—
Housing units	6,847	597
Homeownership rate	55.7%	95.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.6%	12.0%
Unemployment rate	5.2%	6.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Marietta	Newport
Population	13,588 → 13,282 (-2.3%)	949 → 1,231 (+29.7%)
Median household income	$38,729 → $45,986 (+18.7%)	$67,036 → $89,883 (+34.1%)
Median home value	$108,300 → $145,700 (+34.5%)	$163,900 → $211,200 (+28.9%)
Median gross rent	$673 → $828 (+23.0%)	$545 → $688 (+26.2%)

Marietta

Population

13,58813,282

Median household income

$38,729$45,986

Median home value

$108,300$145,700

Median gross rent

$673$828

Newport

Population

9491,231

Median household income

$67,036$89,883

Median home value

$163,900$211,200

Median gross rent

$545$688

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Marietta	Newport
Under 5	4.7%	2.4%
5 to 17	13.2%	15.1%
18 to 24	13.7%	11.6%
25 to 34	13.7%	16.2%
35 to 44	10.3%	8.6%
45 to 54	10.0%	15.1%
55 to 64	12.3%	18.8%
65 to 74	11.3%	6.4%
75 and over	10.9%	5.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Marietta	Newport
White (non-Hispanic)	92.9%	95.7%
Black or African American	1.6%	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	1.1%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.9%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.0%	3.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Marietta	Newport
No high school diploma	9.5%	1.9%
High school graduate	32.4%	41.4%
Some college or associate's	29.5%	44.7%
Bachelor's degree	16.8%	9.6%
Graduate or professional degree	11.8%	2.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Marietta	Newport
Drove alone	71.6%	100.0%
Carpooled	11.4%	0.0%
Public transit	0.1%	0.0%
Walked	6.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	1.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.4%	0.0%
Other means	0.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Marietta	Newport
1-unit, detached	68.6%	91.8%
1-unit, attached	1.2%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	12.6%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	7.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	7.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.2%	8.2%

Poverty & households

	Marietta	Newport
Poverty rate	19.0%	1.8%
Average household size	2.02	2.67
Mean commute (minutes)	16	29
Median year structure built	1954	1981