Newport County, Rhode Island

4 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 85,095
Median household income: $100,859
Median home value: $559,700

Home to 85,095 residents, Newport County is one of Rhode Island's counties. 4 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $100,859 is above the Rhode Island median ($86,372).

From 2019 to 2023, Newport County's population grew 2.8% from 82,801 to 85,095, while its median household income rose 26.9% from $79,454 to $100,859.

62.1% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1963.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 85,095
Median age: 46.4 yrs
Median household income: $100,859
Median home value: $559,700
Median gross rent: $1,652
Housing units: 43,554
Homeownership rate: 67.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 53.0%
Unemployment rate: 6.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

82,80185,095

Median household income

$79,454$100,859

Median home value

$387,900$559,700

Median gross rent

$1,285$1,652

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	82,801	$79,454	$387,900	$1,285
2020	82,731	$84,282	$399,500	$1,348
2021	85,525	$90,435	$425,100	$1,418
2022	85,442	$96,319	$503,700	$1,544
2023	85,095	$100,859	$559,700	$1,652

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

Age distribution

Under 54.0%

5 to 1712.3%

18 to 248.8%

25 to 3412.1%

35 to 4411.4%

45 to 5411.7%

55 to 6415.3%

65 to 7413.8%

75 and over10.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3,407	4.0%
5 to 17	10,492	12.3%
18 to 24	7,467	8.8%
25 to 34	10,294	12.1%
35 to 44	9,670	11.4%
45 to 54	9,941	11.7%
55 to 64	13,045	15.3%
65 to 74	11,733	13.8%
75 and over	9,046	10.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	70,856	83.3%
Black or African American	2,927	3.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	144	0.2%
Asian	1,464	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	22	0.0%
Some other race	529	0.6%
Two or more races	3,570	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5,583	6.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.7%

High school graduate19.7%

Some college or associate's22.6%

Bachelor's degree30.8%

Graduate or professional degree22.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,971	4.7%
High school graduate	12,524	19.7%
Some college or associate's	14,427	22.6%
Bachelor's degree	19,654	30.8%
Graduate or professional degree	14,153	22.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone72.3%

Carpooled5.5%

Public transit1.1%

Walked4.9%

Bicycle0.5%

Worked from home14.0%

Other means1.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	31,338	72.3%
Carpooled	2,391	5.5%
Public transit	473	1.1%
Walked	2,121	4.9%
Bicycle	234	0.5%
Worked from home	6,063	14.0%
Other means	709	1.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	14,110	37.9%
15 to 29 min	11,667	31.3%
30 to 44 min	6,540	17.5%
45 to 59 min	2,498	6.7%
60+ min	2,451	6.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.24
Poverty rate: 8.6% (7,027 of 81,547)

	Count	Share
Family households	22,134	61.2%
Nonfamily households	14,052	38.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1963

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	36,186	83.1%
Vacant	7,368	16.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	24,405	67.4%
Renter-occupied	11,781	32.6%

1-unit, detached62.1%

1-unit, attached5.9%

2 to 4 units17.7%

5 to 19 units5.7%

20 or more units6.6%

Mobile home & other1.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	27,062	62.1%
1-unit, attached	2,576	5.9%
2 to 4 units	7,729	17.7%
5 to 19 units	2,484	5.7%
20 or more units	2,862	6.6%
Mobile home & other	841	1.9%

Geography

County GEOID: 44005
State: Rhode Island
Land area: 102 sq mi
Water area: 211 sq mi
Center point: 41.5010, -71.2831