Newport County, Rhode Island Demographics

Newport County is 1st in Rhode Island out of 5 other counties in Home median value

Newport County is 1st in Rhode Island out of 5 other counties in Income per capita

Newport County is 1st in Rhode Island out of 5 other counties in Residents 65 or older

Newport County is 1st in Rhode Island out of 5 other counties in Residents with college degree (older than 25)

Newport County is 2nd in Rhode Island out of 5 other counties in Race - Black or African American

Newport County is 2nd in Rhode Island out of 5 other counties in Race - Hispanic or Latino

Newport County is 2nd in Rhode Island out of 5 other counties in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Newport County is 2nd in Rhode Island out of 5 other counties in Race - Two or More

Newport County is 2nd in Rhode Island out of 5 other counties in Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)

Newport County is 2nd in Rhode Island out of 5 other counties in Units inside multi-unit buildings

Size Demographics
	Newport County	Rank	Rhode Island	US
Current population (2012)	82,036	4th	1,050,292	313,914,040
Size in square miles	102.4	4th	1,033.8	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	809.6	4th	1,018.1	87.4

Age Demographics
	Newport County	Rank	Rhode Island	US
Residents younger than 5	4.5%	3rd	5.2%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	18.8%	5th	20.6%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	18.3%	1st	15.1%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Newport County	Rank	Rhode Island	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	91.8%	2nd	84.3%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	44.1%	1st	30.6%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Newport County	Rank	Rhode Island	US
Race - White	91.1%	4th	85.9%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	3.9%	2nd	7.3%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.4%	3rd	0.9%	1.2%
Race - Asian	1.7%	4th	3.2%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.1%	2nd	0.2%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	2.7%	2nd	2.5%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	4.6%	2nd	13.2%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	87.7%	4th	75.9%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Newport County	Rank	Rhode Island	US
Female residents	51.3%	5th	51.6%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	6.3%	3rd	12.9%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Newport County	Rank	Rhode Island	US
Housing units	41,956	4th	464,728	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	29.2%	2nd	40.6%	25.9%
Households	34,600	4th	410,475	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	63.3%	4th	62.1%	66.1%
Home median value	$380,700	1st	$270,600	$186,200
People per household	2.3	5th	2.5	2.6
Building permits (last year)	110	3rd	731	829,658

Income Demographics
	Newport County	Rank	Rhode Island	US
Income per capita	$37,915	1st	$29,685	$27,915
Income per household	$69,369	3rd	$55,975	$52,762
Income below poverty line	7.7%	3rd	12.8%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Newport County	Rank	Rhode Island	US
Non-farm private establishments	2,713	4th	28,181	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	28,967	4th	406,222	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	9,794	4th	96,822	27,092,908
Retail sales	$1,096,241	4th	$12,286,485	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$13,483	3rd	$11,646	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$343,003	3rd	$2,148,674	$613,795,732