Newport

  1. Newport Legal Resources
  2. Newport Statistics
  3. Newport Property/Housing/Real Estate Information
  4. Newport Employment Information
  5. Newport Family Information
  6. Newport Education Information
  7. Newport Public Benefits Information
  8. Newport Criminal Information
  9. Newport Immigration & Civil Rights Information
  10. Newport Zip Codes


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Newport Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 8,338
  • Land Area (2000): 165.487 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 1.252 square kilometers
Newport Population By Year

Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population
2001 3,406 2003 3,521 2005 3,859
2002 3,461 2004 Not Available 2006 3,917

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Houses (2000): 3,313
Newport Population - Urban/Rural
Urban/Rural Population Percent
Color 0 Box Urban 4,736 56.32%
Color 1 Box Rural, Farm 42 0.50%
Color 2 Box Rural, Non-farm 3,631 43.18%

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Newport Employment Information Back to top
Newport Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Construction 456 20.69%
2. Public Administration 440 19.96%
3. Repair and Maintenance 128 5.81%
4. Accommodation and Food Services 111 5.04%
5. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 84 3.81%
6. Food and Beverage Stores 72 3.27%
7. Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting 53 2.40%
8. Other Transportation 46 2.09%
9. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 46 2.09%
10. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 44 2.00%
11. Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies 42 1.91%
12. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 41 1.86%
13. Personal and Laundry Services 40 1.81%
14. Health Care 39 1.77%
15. Truck Transportation 36 1.63%
16. Air Transportation 34 1.54%
17. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 33 1.50%
18. Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers 29 1.32%
19. Wood Manufacturing 28 1.27%
20. Furniture, Furnishings, and Appliances 26 1.18%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Accommodation and Food Services 270 15.91%
2. Educational Services 257 15.14%
3. Public Administration 190 11.20%
4. Health Care 171 10.08%
5. Department and Other General Stores 85 5.01%
6. Social Assistance 59 3.48%
7. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 56 3.30%
8. Apparel Manufacturing 52 3.06%
9. Finance and Insurance 45 2.65%
10. Food and Beverage Stores 40 2.36%
11. Personal and Laundry Services 36 2.12%
12. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 36 2.12%
13. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 36 2.12%
14. Private Household Services 30 1.77%
15. Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores 30 1.77%
16. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 29 1.71%
17. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 25 1.47%
18. Construction 24 1.41%
19. Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes 19 1.12%
20. Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 18 1.06%

Newport Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Vehicle Mechanics 261 11.84%
2. Other Installation / Maintenance 158 7.17%
3. Carpenters 141 6.40%
4. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 111 5.04%
5. Other Sales and Related Occupations 89 4.04%
6. Other Construction Trades 80 3.63%
7. Construction Laborers 76 3.45%
8. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 71 3.22%
9. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 70 3.18%
10. Other Management Occupations 64 2.90%
11. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 62 2.81%
12. Business Operations Specialists 58 2.63%
13. Other Production Occupations 58 2.63%
14. Other Office and Admin Support 57 2.59%
15. Engineers 51 2.31%
16. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 47 2.13%
17. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 47 2.13%
18. Law Enforcement Workers 41 1.86%
19. Painters and Paperhangers 36 1.63%
20. Pipelayers / Plumbers / Etc. 31 1.41%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 133 7.84%
2. Waiters and Waitresses 97 5.72%
3. Other Sales and Related Occupations 84 4.95%
4. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 75 4.42%
5. Other Teachers / Instructors / Librarians 73 4.30%
6. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 71 4.18%
7. Cashiers 71 4.18%
8. Other Office and Admin Support 62 3.65%
9. Registered Nurses 61 3.59%
10. Other Food Preparation and Servers 56 3.30%
11. Other Personal Care, Not child care 56 3.30%
12. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 55 3.24%
13. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 50 2.95%
14. Textile / Apparel / Furnishings 49 2.89%
15. Secretaries and Admins 48 2.83%
16. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 42 2.47%
17. Other Production Occupations 42 2.47%
18. Other Management Occupations 39 2.30%
19. Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing 37 2.18%
20. Other Installation / Maintenance 34 2.00%

Newport Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 3,753 58.38%
15-35 hours 680 10.58%
1-14 hours 121 1.88%
No regular hours 1,875 29.16%

Newport Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 134 3.42%
5 AM-5:29 AM 114 2.91%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 166 4.24%
6 AM-6:29 AM 459 11.72%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 560 14.30%
7 AM-7:29 AM 590 15.07%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 520 13.28%
8 AM-8:29 AM 440 11.24%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 80 2.04%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 157 4.01%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 91 2.32%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 68 1.74%
Noon-3:59 PM 310 7.92%
4 PM-11:59 PM 227 5.80%

Newport Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 86 2.20%
5-9 369 9.42%
10-14 595 15.19%
15-19 811 20.71%
20-24 743 18.97%
25-29 351 8.96%
30-34 563 14.38%
35-39 56 1.43%
40-44 69 1.76%
45-59 134 3.42%
60-89 119 3.04%
At least 90 20 0.51%

Newport Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 4 0.10% 2,951 75.36%
30-44 0 0.00% 688 17.57%
45-59 0 0.00% 134 3.42%
At least 60 0 0.00% 139 3.55%

Newport Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 5 0.13%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 602 15.08%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 3,239 81.12%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 16 0.40%
Color 4 Box Other 28 0.70%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 4 0.10%
Color 6 Box Walked 22 0.55%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 77 1.93%

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Newport Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 3,069 (7,972 people)
Families (2000): 2,273 (6,786 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 998
People at same address in 1995: 3,936
Newport Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 219 7.13%
$10,000-$14,999 223 7.26%
$15,000-$19,999 271 8.82%
$20,000-$24,999 200 6.51%
$25,000-$29,999 213 6.93%
$30,000-$34,999 281 9.15%
$35,000-$39,999 241 7.85%
$40,000-$44,999 256 8.33%
$45,000-$49,999 151 4.92%
$50,000-$59,999 344 11.20%
$60,000-$74,999 314 10.22%
$75,000-$99,999 263 8.56%
$100,000-$124,999 58 1.89%
$125,000-$149,999 11 0.36%
$150,000-$199,999 19 0.62%
$200,000 or more 8 0.26%

Newport Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 641 20.98%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 919 30.08%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 124 4.06%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 647 21.18%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 15 0.49%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 450 14.73%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 5 0.16%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 173 5.66%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 3 0.10%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 55 1.80%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 2 0.07%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 21 0.69%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 0 0.00%

Newport Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 2,580 30.71%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 787 9.37%
Public Assistance 77 0.92%
Retirement 752 8.95%
Self Employment 440 5.24%
Social Security 728 8.66%
Supplemental Security 101 1.20%
Wage / Salary 2,449 29.15%
Other 488 5.81%

Newport Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 992 53.74%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 854 46.26%

Newport Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 312 9.43%
Color 1 Box Married 2,178 65.80%
Color 2 Box Never Married 772 23.32%
Color 3 Box Widowed 48 1.45%

Newport Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 359 11.14%
Color 1 Box Married 2,134 66.21%
Color 2 Box Never Married 443 13.74%
Color 3 Box Widowed 287 8.90%

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Newport Education Information Back to top
Newport Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 374 5.98%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 967 15.46%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 1,981 31.68%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 2,020 32.30%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 386 6.17%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 368 5.89%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 157 2.51%

Newport Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 49 0.59% 47 0.56% 96 1.15%
Kindergarten 109 1.31% 31 0.37% 140 1.68%
Grades 1-4 431 5.17% 104 1.25% 535 6.42%
Grades 5-8 482 5.78% 37 0.44% 519 6.22%
Grades 9-12 379 4.55% 42 0.50% 421 5.05%
Undergrad college 267 3.20% 44 0.53% 311 3.73%
Graduate or professional school 20 0.24% 0 0.00% 20 0.24%
Total 1,737 20.83% 305 3.66% 2,042 24.49%

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Newport Public Benefits Information Back to top
Newport Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 7,131 89.04%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 878 10.96%

Newport Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Newport Criminal Information Back to top
Correctional Institution Population (2000): 252
Newport Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year


Year Color 0 Box Aggravated Assault Color 1 Box Forcible Rape Color 2 Box Murder / Manslaughter Color 3 Box Robbery Total Violent Crimes Color 4 Box Arson Color 5 Box Burglary Color 6 Box Larceny / Theft Color 7 Box Motor Vehicle Theft Total Property Crimes
2001 2.936 0.294 0.000 0.000 3.230 0.000 4.698 9.395 0.881 14.974
2002 0.578 0.289 0.000 0.578 1.445 0.000 4.334 7.512 0.289 12.135
2003 0.284 0.284 0.000 0.284 0.852 0.000 3.976 13.064 0.568 17.609
2004 Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available
2005 2.073 0.000 0.000 0.259 2.332 0.000 6.219 9.588 0.777 16.585
2006 1.276 0.255 0.000 0.255 1.787 0.000 6.893 17.105 0.766 24.764
2007 0.737 0.000 0.000 1.229 1.966 0.246 6.143 15.233 0.491 21.867

Newport Law Enforcement Employeess
Year Color 0 Box Officers Color 1 Box Civilian
2004 0 7
2005 0 7
2006 0 9
2007 0 9

Newport Crime Index
Year Color 0 Box Index
2001 62
2002 47

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Newport Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Newport Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 1,145 13.73%
10-19 Years 1,229 14.74%
20-29 Years 1,047 12.56%
30-39 Years 1,409 16.90%
40-49 Years 1,452 17.41%
50-59 Years 911 10.93%
60-69 Years 573 6.87%
70-79 Years 399 4.79%
80-89 Years 140 1.68%
90+ Years 33 0.40%

Newport Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 4,275 51.27%
Color 1 Box Female 4,063 48.73%

Newport Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 7,203 86.39%
Color 1 Box African-American 592 7.10%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 287 3.44%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 137 1.64%
Color 2 Box Asian 74 0.89%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 39 0.47%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 3 0.04%
Color 6 Box Other Race 3 0.04%

Newport Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. United States Or American 1,627 25.44%
2. Irish 982 15.36%
3. German 944 14.76%
4. English 884 13.82%
5. Italian 363 5.68%
6. French Non-Basque 292 4.57%
7. Scotch Irish 240 3.75%
8. Polish 192 3.00%
9. Scottish 155 2.42%
10. Dutch 80 1.25%

Newport Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 7,552 96.46%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 150 1.92%
3. Korean 29 0.37%
4. Japanese 21 0.27%
5. Other West Germanic 18 0.23%
6. Tagalog 15 0.19%
7. French 12 0.15%
8. German 10 0.13%
9. Portuguese / Portuguese Creole 8 0.10%
10. Chinese 6 0.08%

Newport Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 8,178 97.25%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 125 1.49%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 106 1.26%

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Newport Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Newport Zip Codes Back to top
Alphabetical | By Population
28570