Newport

Population: 1,469
Median household income: $42,740
Median home value: $162,800

Located in Penobscot County, Maine, Newport is a community with a population of 1,469. The median household income of $42,740 is below the Penobscot County median ($63,248).

From 2019 to 2023, Newport's population declined 16.8% from 1,766 to 1,469, while its median home value rose 10.4% from $147,500 to $162,800.

52.2% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1967.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,469
Median age: 50.3 yrs
Median household income: $42,740
Median home value: $162,800
Median gross rent: $896
Housing units: 936
Homeownership rate: 60.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.0%
Unemployment rate: 2.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,7661,469

Median household income

$30,257$42,740

Median home value

$147,500$162,800

Median gross rent

$723$896

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,766	$30,257	$147,500	$723
2020	1,911	$29,383	$136,500	$691
2021	1,549	$30,227	$153,000	$753
2022	1,485	$36,563	$158,800	$810
2023	1,469	$42,740	$162,800	$896

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 53.2%

5 to 178.4%

18 to 244.0%

25 to 3414.0%

35 to 4414.7%

45 to 5411.1%

55 to 6422.7%

65 to 7414.9%

75 and over6.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	47	3.2%
5 to 17	124	8.4%
18 to 24	59	4.0%
25 to 34	205	14.0%
35 to 44	216	14.7%
45 to 54	163	11.1%
55 to 64	334	22.7%
65 to 74	219	14.9%
75 and over	102	6.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,408	95.8%
Black or African American	4	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	18	1.2%
Two or more races	39	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.0%

High school graduate35.9%

Some college or associate's28.1%

Bachelor's degree17.2%

Graduate or professional degree4.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	174	14.0%
High school graduate	445	35.9%
Some college or associate's	348	28.1%
Bachelor's degree	213	17.2%
Graduate or professional degree	59	4.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone64.1%

Carpooled14.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home21.7%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	447	64.1%
Carpooled	99	14.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	151	21.7%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	194	35.5%
15 to 29 min	53	9.7%
30 to 44 min	237	43.4%
45 to 59 min	53	9.7%
60+ min	9	1.6%

Households

Average household size: 1.90
Poverty rate: 18.7% (274 of 1,469)

	Count	Share
Family households	357	46.2%
Nonfamily households	415	53.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1967

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	772	82.5%
Vacant	164	17.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	467	60.5%
Renter-occupied	305	39.5%

1-unit, detached52.2%

1-unit, attached0.7%

2 to 4 units21.8%

5 to 19 units9.7%

20 or more units1.2%

Mobile home & other14.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	489	52.2%
1-unit, attached	7	0.7%
2 to 4 units	204	21.8%
5 to 19 units	91	9.7%
20 or more units	11	1.2%
Mobile home & other	134	14.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2349100
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 3.52 sq mi
Water area: 1.35 sq mi
Center point: 44.8364, -69.2548