Newport, Rhode Island Demographics

Newport is 1st in Rhode Island out of 16 other cities in Home median value

Newport is 2nd in Rhode Island out of 16 other cities in Income per capita

Newport is 2nd in Rhode Island out of 8 other cities in Retail sales per capita

Newport is 3rd in Rhode Island out of 16 other cities in Residents with college degree (older than 25)

Newport is 3rd in Rhode Island out of 8 other cities in Retail accommodation and food service sales

Newport is 4th in Rhode Island out of 16 other cities in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Newport is 4th in Rhode Island out of 16 other cities in Race - Black or African American

Newport is 4th in Rhode Island out of 16 other cities in Race - Two or More

Newport is 5th in Rhode Island out of 16 other cities in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Newport is 5th in Rhode Island out of 16 other cities in Units inside multi-unit buildings

Size Demographics
	Newport	Rank	Rhode Island	US
Current population (2012)	24,034	7th	1,050,292	313,914,040
Size in square miles	7.7	8th	1,033.8	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	3,215	8th	1,018.1	87.4

Age Demographics
	Newport	Rank	Rhode Island	US
Residents younger than 5	5.4%	8th	5.2%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	16.5%	15th	20.6%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	14.2%	11th	15.1%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Newport	Rank	Rhode Island	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	90.9%	6th	84.3%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	47.2%	3rd	30.6%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Newport	Rank	Rhode Island	US
Race - White	82.5%	11th	85.9%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	6.9%	4th	7.3%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.8%	4th	0.9%	1.2%
Race - Asian	1.4%	12th	3.2%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.1%	5th	0.2%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	5.2%	4th	2.5%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	8.4%	6th	13.2%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	78.5%	11th	75.9%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Newport	Rank	Rhode Island	US
Female residents	51.1%	14th	51.6%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	7.5%	10th	12.9%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Newport	Rank	Rhode Island	US
Housing units	13,069	7th	464,728	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	51.4%	5th	40.6%	25.9%
Households	10,873	7th	410,475	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	46.0%	13th	62.1%	66.1%
Home median value	$422,900	1st	$270,600	$186,200
People per household	2.0	16th	2.5	2.6

Income Demographics
	Newport	Rank	Rhode Island	US
Income per capita	$36,446	2nd	$29,685	$27,915
Income per household	$58,080	9th	$55,975	$52,762
Income below poverty line	10.6%	6th	12.8%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Newport	Rank	Rhode Island	US
Total businesses (including small businesses)	2,716	6th	96,822	27,092,908
Retail sales	$364,263	7th	$12,286,485	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$15,286	2nd	$11,646	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$226,615	3rd	$2,148,674	$613,795,732