Newport

Population: 25,029
Median household income: $83,562
Median home value: $669,500

Newport, a community in Newport County, Rhode Island, has 25,029 residents. Its median household income of $83,562 runs below the Newport County figure of $100,859.

Between 2019 and 2023, Newport's population grew 1.5% from 24,663 to 25,029, while its median home value rose 49.2% from $448,800 to $669,500.

38.7% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1938.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 25,029
Median age: 37.2 yrs
Median household income: $83,562
Median home value: $669,500
Median gross rent: $1,612
Housing units: 13,527
Homeownership rate: 49.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 55.5%
Unemployment rate: 9.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

24,66325,029

Median household income

$67,102$83,562

Median home value

$448,800$669,500

Median gross rent

$1,236$1,612

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	24,663	$67,102	$448,800	$1,236
2020	24,697	$68,201	$495,000	$1,326
2021	25,322	$77,092	$529,900	$1,400
2022	25,087	$81,330	$622,800	$1,527
2023	25,029	$83,562	$669,500	$1,612

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

Age distribution

Under 53.6%

5 to 1711.0%

18 to 2415.4%

25 to 3416.8%

35 to 4410.7%

45 to 5410.7%

55 to 6411.1%

65 to 7411.7%

75 and over9.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	910	3.6%
5 to 17	2,756	11.0%
18 to 24	3,850	15.4%
25 to 34	4,206	16.8%
35 to 44	2,673	10.7%
45 to 54	2,682	10.7%
55 to 64	2,789	11.1%
65 to 74	2,917	11.7%
75 and over	2,246	9.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	18,417	73.6%
Black or African American	1,780	7.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	133	0.5%
Asian	742	3.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	175	0.7%
Two or more races	1,140	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,642	10.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.5%

High school graduate18.7%

Some college or associate's21.3%

Bachelor's degree32.0%

Graduate or professional degree23.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	787	4.5%
High school graduate	3,267	18.7%
Some college or associate's	3,739	21.3%
Bachelor's degree	5,605	32.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4,115	23.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone60.3%

Carpooled6.1%

Public transit2.5%

Walked10.6%

Bicycle1.4%

Worked from home16.4%

Other means2.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	7,606	60.3%
Carpooled	765	6.1%
Public transit	317	2.5%
Walked	1,332	10.6%
Bicycle	175	1.4%
Worked from home	2,071	16.4%
Other means	358	2.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	5,328	50.5%
15 to 29 min	2,925	27.7%
30 to 44 min	1,198	11.4%
45 to 59 min	616	5.8%
60+ min	486	4.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.06
Poverty rate: 15.1% (3,343 of 22,073)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,199	48.7%
Nonfamily households	5,476	51.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	10,675	78.9%
Vacant	2,852	21.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,291	49.6%
Renter-occupied	5,384	50.4%

1-unit, detached38.7%

1-unit, attached5.3%

2 to 4 units33.8%

5 to 19 units12.8%

20 or more units9.5%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,234	38.7%
1-unit, attached	713	5.3%
2 to 4 units	4,573	33.8%
5 to 19 units	1,725	12.8%
20 or more units	1,282	9.5%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4449960
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 7.66 sq mi
Water area: 3.72 sq mi
Center point: 41.4767, -71.3196