Newport

Population: 4,413
Median household income: $48,194
Median home value: $179,000

Located in Orleans County, Vermont, Newport is a community with a population of 4,413. At $48,194, its median household income sits below Orleans County's $66,426.

Between 2019 and 2023, Newport's population grew 2.5% from 4,305 to 4,413, while its median home value rose 52.1% from $117,700 to $179,000.

68.2% of workers drive to work alone. 58.6% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,413
Median age: 46.3 yrs
Median household income: $48,194
Median home value: $179,000
Median gross rent: $849
Housing units: 2,368
Homeownership rate: 57.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.2%
Unemployment rate: 10.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,3054,413

Median household income

$37,500$48,194

Median home value

$117,700$179,000

Median gross rent

$812$849

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,305	$37,500	$117,700	$812
2020	4,244	$49,028	$118,800	$818
2021	4,446	$52,283	$151,600	$792
2022	4,431	$53,026	$167,900	$863
2023	4,413	$48,194	$179,000	$849

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

Age distribution

Under 51.6%

5 to 1711.6%

18 to 2410.7%

25 to 3413.0%

35 to 4412.5%

45 to 5410.8%

55 to 6415.6%

65 to 7412.9%

75 and over11.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	71	1.6%
5 to 17	510	11.6%
18 to 24	474	10.7%
25 to 34	573	13.0%
35 to 44	550	12.5%
45 to 54	475	10.8%
55 to 64	688	15.6%
65 to 74	569	12.9%
75 and over	503	11.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,025	91.2%
Black or African American	70	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	24	0.5%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	2	0.0%
Some other race	18	0.4%
Two or more races	223	5.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	51	1.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.8%

High school graduate44.3%

Some college or associate's22.6%

Bachelor's degree13.5%

Graduate or professional degree7.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	397	11.8%
High school graduate	1,489	44.3%
Some college or associate's	759	22.6%
Bachelor's degree	454	13.5%
Graduate or professional degree	259	7.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 10 min

Drove alone68.2%

Carpooled9.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked4.4%

Bicycle3.7%

Worked from home13.6%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,182	68.2%
Carpooled	156	9.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	77	4.4%
Bicycle	64	3.7%
Worked from home	235	13.6%
Other means	18	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,026	68.5%
15 to 29 min	406	27.1%
30 to 44 min	42	2.8%
45 to 59 min	13	0.9%
60+ min	10	0.7%

Households

Average household size: 1.97
Poverty rate: 21.6% (855 of 3,951)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,114	56.0%
Nonfamily households	876	44.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1960

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,990	84.0%
Vacant	378	16.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,152	57.9%
Renter-occupied	838	42.1%

1-unit, detached58.6%

1-unit, attached0.5%

2 to 4 units27.0%

5 to 19 units8.0%

20 or more units3.3%

Mobile home & other2.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,388	58.6%
1-unit, attached	13	0.5%
2 to 4 units	640	27.0%
5 to 19 units	189	8.0%
20 or more units	79	3.3%
Mobile home & other	59	2.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5048850
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 5.86 sq mi
Water area: 1.77 sq mi
Center point: 44.9367, -72.2096