Newport

Population: 6,881
Median household income: $40,096
Median home value: $124,300

Newport, a community in Cocke County, Tennessee, has 6,881 residents. The median household income of $40,096 is below the Cocke County median ($48,416).

From 2019 to 2023, Newport's population held roughly steady from 6,848 to 6,881, while its median home value rose 38.0% from $90,100 to $124,300.

78.8% of workers drive to work alone. 61.0% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,881
Median age: 42.6 yrs
Median household income: $40,096
Median home value: $124,300
Median gross rent: $780
Housing units: 3,606
Homeownership rate: 48.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.1%
Unemployment rate: 0.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6,8486,881

Median household income

$24,124$40,096

Median home value

$90,100$124,300

Median gross rent

$484$780

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	6,848	$24,124	$90,100	$484
2020	6,865	$32,892	$93,400	$661
2021	6,845	$33,736	$99,200	$641
2022	6,850	$35,784	$123,900	$750
2023	6,881	$40,096	$124,300	$780

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

Age distribution

Under 59.6%

5 to 179.1%

18 to 2411.4%

25 to 3414.2%

35 to 447.7%

45 to 5413.6%

55 to 6416.8%

65 to 749.6%

75 and over7.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	662	9.6%
5 to 17	627	9.1%
18 to 24	786	11.4%
25 to 34	976	14.2%
35 to 44	532	7.7%
45 to 54	935	13.6%
55 to 64	1,157	16.8%
65 to 74	660	9.6%
75 and over	546	7.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,735	83.3%
Black or African American	86	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	25	0.4%
Asian	134	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	22	0.3%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	424	6.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	455	6.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.1%

High school graduate43.7%

Some college or associate's27.1%

Bachelor's degree10.4%

Graduate or professional degree2.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	775	16.1%
High school graduate	2,098	43.7%
Some college or associate's	1,304	27.1%
Bachelor's degree	502	10.4%
Graduate or professional degree	127	2.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone78.8%

Carpooled11.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.0%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,246	78.8%
Carpooled	321	11.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	17	0.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	229	8.0%
Other means	38	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	918	35.0%
15 to 29 min	630	24.0%
30 to 44 min	519	19.8%
45 to 59 min	357	13.6%
60+ min	198	7.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.10
Poverty rate: 27.9% (1,860 of 6,668)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,770	55.9%
Nonfamily households	1,394	44.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1973

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,164	87.7%
Vacant	442	12.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,537	48.6%
Renter-occupied	1,627	51.4%

1-unit, detached61.0%

1-unit, attached0.8%

2 to 4 units25.0%

5 to 19 units5.4%

20 or more units0.7%

Mobile home & other7.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,200	61.0%
1-unit, attached	30	0.8%
2 to 4 units	902	25.0%
5 to 19 units	196	5.4%
20 or more units	25	0.7%
Mobile home & other	253	7.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4753000
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 5.53 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 35.9616, -83.1976