Derby Line vs Newport

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

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

Newport has the higher population (4,413 vs 860 in Derby Line). Derby Line has the higher median household income ($69,000 vs $48,194 in Newport). Derby Line has the higher median home value ($180,600 vs $179,000 in Newport).

Population, income & housing

	Derby Line	Newport
Population	860	4,413
Median age	44.0 yrs	46.3 yrs
Median household income	$69,000	$48,194
Median home value	$180,600	$179,000
Median gross rent	$959	$849
Housing units	423	2,368
Homeownership rate	83.2%	57.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	39.6%	21.2%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	10.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Derby Line	Newport
Population	777 → 860 (+10.7%)	4,305 → 4,413 (+2.5%)
Median household income	$55,625 → $69,000 (+24.0%)	$37,500 → $48,194 (+28.5%)
Median home value	$143,900 → $180,600 (+25.5%)	$117,700 → $179,000 (+52.1%)
Median gross rent	$771 → $959 (+24.4%)	$812 → $849 (+4.6%)

Derby Line

Population

777860

Median household income

$55,625$69,000

Median home value

$143,900$180,600

Median gross rent

$771$959

Newport

Population

4,3054,413

Median household income

$37,500$48,194

Median home value

$117,700$179,000

Median gross rent

$812$849

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Derby Line	Newport
Under 5	9.2%	1.6%
5 to 17	17.7%	11.6%
18 to 24	2.1%	10.7%
25 to 34	14.2%	13.0%
35 to 44	10.7%	12.5%
45 to 54	10.0%	10.8%
55 to 64	14.3%	15.6%
65 to 74	7.3%	12.9%
75 and over	14.5%	11.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Derby Line	Newport
White (non-Hispanic)	95.8%	91.2%
Black or African American	1.3%	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.5%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	2.0%	5.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.9%	1.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Derby Line	Newport
No high school diploma	8.0%	11.8%
High school graduate	32.9%	44.3%
Some college or associate's	19.5%	22.6%
Bachelor's degree	25.2%	13.5%
Graduate or professional degree	14.4%	7.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Derby Line	Newport
Drove alone	79.5%	68.2%
Carpooled	6.0%	9.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.6%	4.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	3.7%
Worked from home	11.8%	13.6%
Other means	0.0%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Derby Line	Newport
1-unit, detached	86.3%	58.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	8.7%	27.0%
5 to 19 units	2.8%	8.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.3%
Mobile home & other	2.1%	2.5%

Poverty & households

	Derby Line	Newport
Poverty rate	5.7%	21.6%
Average household size	2.25	1.97
Mean commute (minutes)	21	10
Median year structure built	1951	1960