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Population (year 2000): 7,242. Estimated population in July 2006: 7,391 (+2.1% change)
 

Males: 3,324  (45.9%)
Females: 3,918  (54.1%)

Cocke County

Median resident age:  38.3 years
Tennessee median age:  35.9 years

Zip codes: 37821.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $20,000 (it was $20,539 in 2000)
Newport  $20,000
Tennessee:  $38,874

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $73,100 (it was $71,400 in 2000)
Newport  $73,100
Tennessee:  $114,000

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Races in Newport:

  • White Non-Hispanic (91.2%)
  • Black (5.4%)
  • Two or more races (1.3%)
  • Hispanic (1.3%)
  • American Indian (1.1%)

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Ancestries: United States (24.8%), English (10.4%), Irish (8.5%), German (7.2%), Scotch-Irish (2.2%), Dutch (1.9%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1799

Elevation: 1055 feet

Land area: 5.41 square miles.

Population density: 1352 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Newport

  • High school or higher: 60.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.2%
  • Unemployed: 14.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 21.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Newport city

  • Never married: 17.1%
  • Now married: 49.4%
  • Separated: 3.3%
  • Widowed: 11.3%
  • Divorced: 19.0%

73 residents are foreign born

This city:  1.0%
Tennessee:  2.8%



According to our research there were 19 registered sex offenders living in Newport, Tennessee in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Newport to the number of sex offenders is 385 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Newport:  0.8% ($595)
Tennessee:  0.8% ($715)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Knoxville, TN (51.2 miles , pop. 173,890).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Lexington-Fayette, KY (168.5 miles , pop. 260,512).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (510.0 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Baneberry, TN (7.9 miles ), Parrottsville, TN (7.9 miles ), Centerview, TN (8.3 miles ), Hartford, TN (11.0 miles ), Chestnut Hill, TN (11.9 miles ), White Pine, TN (12.0 miles ), Del Rio, TN (14.0 miles ), Dunn Creek, TN (16.2 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 14 buildings, average cost: $33,800
  • 1997: 14 buildings, average cost: $33,800
  • 1998: 14 buildings, average cost: $33,800
  • 1999: 15 buildings, average cost: $33,800
  • 2000: 6 buildings, average cost: $64,200
  • 2001: 0 buildings
  • 2002: 0 buildings
  • 2003: 4 buildings, average cost: $67,500
  • 2004: 4 buildings, average cost: $67,500
  • 2005: 4 buildings, average cost: $67,500
  • 2006: 4 buildings, average cost: $67,500

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Latitude: 35.96 N, Longitude: 83.20 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +2,917 (+40.3%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 1,163 (47.7%)


People in group quarters in Newport
  • 139 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 72 people in nursing homes
  • 9 people in homes for the mentally ill
  • 8 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Area code: 423

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Population change in the 1990s: -149 (-2.0%).


Historical population


Historical housing units



Most common industries for males:



  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Construction (8%)
  • Metal and metal products (7%)
  • Furniture and related products (5%)
  • Paper (5%)
  • Food (5%)
  • Educational services (3%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Accommodation and food services (24%)
  • Health care (9%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Food and beverage stores (6%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
  • Plastics and rubber products (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (11%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (3%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Cashiers (10%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (10%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (7%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (6%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (3%)


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Crime in Newport by Year

Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 000000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.00.00.0
Rapes 052216
    per 100,000 0.067.827.527.513.681.2
Robberies 67441814
    per 100,000 82.194.955.155.0245.1189.4
Assaults 693926405077
    per 100,000 944.3528.5358.1549.8680.81041.7
Burglaries 69941631377375
    per 100,000 944.31273.72244.91882.9994.01014.6
Thefts 413393399384459627
    per 100,000 5652.15325.25495.15277.66250.08482.1
Auto thefts 828361594952
    per 100,000 1122.21124.7840.1810.9667.2703.5
Arson 713602
    per 100,000 95.813.641.382.50.027.1
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 239.8) 595.5580.5554.3556.2593.5796.7

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 32 (29 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  3.96
US city average:  3.00

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Newport-area historical tornado activity is significantly below Tennessee state average. It is 56% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 2/18/1976, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 1.9 miles away from the Newport city center injured 10 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 3/11/1963, a category 2 tornado 5.8 miles away from the city center killed one person and injured one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


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Hospital/medical center in Newport:
  • BAPTIST HOSPITAL OF COCKE COUNTY (435 SECOND STREET)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Newport:
  • LAKEWAY REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; MORRISTOWN, TN)
  • MORRISTOWN HAMBLEN HOSPITAL ASSOC (about 20 miles; MORRISTOWN, TN)
  • JEFFERSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; JEFFERSON CITY, TN)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Newport:
  • MC GHEE TYSON (about 56 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN; ID: TYS)
  • ASHEVILLE REGIONAL (about 59 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; ID: AVL)
  • TRI-CITIES RGNL TN/VA (about 66 miles; BRISTOL/JOHNSON/KINGSPORT, TN; ID: TRI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Newport:
  • MOORE-MURRELL (about 19 miles; MORRISTOWN, TN; ID: MOR)
  • GATLINBURG-PIGEON FORGE (about 24 miles; SEVIERVILLE, TN; ID: GKT)
  • GREENEVILLE-GREENE COUNTY MUNI (about 32 miles; GREENEVILLE, TN; ID: GCY)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Newport:
  • WALTERS STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 17 miles; MORRISTOWN, TN; Full-time enrollment: 3,893)
  • CARSON-NEWMAN COLLEGE (about 23 miles; JEFFERSON CITY, TN; FT enrollment: 2,073)
  • EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 46 miles; JOHNSON CITY, TN; FT enrollment: 9,498)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE (about 49 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 2,759)
  • WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY (about 49 miles; CULLOWHEE, NC; FT enrollment: 5,843)
  • ASHEVILLE BUNCOMBE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 51 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 2,728)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE (about 53 miles; KNOXVILLE, TN; FT enrollment: 23,333)
Public high schools in Newport:
  • COCKE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,166; Location: 216 HEDRICK DR; Grades: 09 - 12)
  • COCKE COUNTY ADULT HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 4; Location: 241 HEDRICK DR; Grades: 11 - 12)
Private high schools in Newport:
  • GRACE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 63; Location: 526 HIGHWAY 73; Grades: KG - 12)
  • CALVARY BAPTIST TABERNACLE SCH (Students: 18; Location: 445 BEECH STREET; Grades: 1 - 12)
Public elementary/middle schools in Newport:
  • NEWPORT GRAMMAR (Students: 703; Location: 301 COLLEGE ST; Grades: KG - 08)
  • EDGEMONT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 659; Location: 375 CARSON SPRINGS RD; Grades: KG - 08)
  • NORTHWEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 331; Location: 344 WOODSON RD; Grades: KG - 08)
  • CENTERVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 288; Location: 2400 HWY 160; Grades: KG - 08)
  • BRIDGEPORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 283; Location: 1935 EDWINA BRIDGEPORT R; Grades: KG - 08)
Library in Newport:
  • STOKELY MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating income: $82,125; Location: 383 EAST BROADWAY; 28,340 books; 866 audio materials; 554 video materials; 46 serial subscriptions)

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Notable locations in Newport: Newport Junction (A), Cocke County Courthouse (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Newport include: Center View Church (A), Lincoln Avenue Baptist Church (B), Rice Church (C), Northport Baptist Church (D), Newport First Baptist Church (E), Gregg Chapel (F), West End Church (G), West End Baptist Church (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Union Cemetery (1), Hearst Cemetery (2), Morris Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Morell Springs Branch (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Post office: Newport Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attractions: Southway Amusement CO (113 Hedrick Drive), Newport Games (624 North Street).

Hotels: Comfort Inn Newport (1149 Smokey Mountain Lane), Best Western Newport Inn (1015 Cosby Highway), Comfort Inn (1149 Smokey Mountain Ln), Bryant Town Motel (766 Cosby Highway), Family Inns of America (1025 Cosby Highway), Four Seasons Cottages (2488 Highway 32).

Courts: Cocke County - Civil & Criminal Court Jurors Info (111 Court Avenue), Cocke County - Juvenile Court (111 Court Avenue), Cocke County - Circuit Court Clerk Office (Courthouse).

 
Drinking water stations with addresses in Newport that have no violations reported:
  • NEWPORT UTILITIES BOARD (Population served: 23269, Primary Water Source Type: Surface_water)

Average household size:
This city:  2.2 people
Tennessee:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  60.6%
Whole state:  69.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  4.3%
Whole state:  4.2%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  29.1%
Whole state:  13.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  8.9%
Whole state:  5.8%

Newport compared to Tennessee state average:

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  • Median household income significantly below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in above state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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Banks with branches in Newport (2007 data):
  • National Bank of Tennessee: Wal-Mart Super Center Branch, West Broadway Branch, National Bank Of Tennessee, Bryant Town Branch. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $178.3 mil, Deposits: $161.7 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 5 total offices, Holding Company: Nbn Corporation
  • Newport Federal Bank: Cosby Highway Branch, 345 Cosby Highway Branch, at 170 West Broadway, 263 E. Broadway Branch. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $125.1 mil, Deposits: $104.7 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 4 total offices
  • Greene County Bank: Cocke County Bank at 602 Cosby Highway, branch established on 1998-12-14. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $1,771.1 mil, Deposits: $1,343.3 mil, headquarters in Greeneville, TN, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 52 total offices, Holding Company: Greene County Bancshares, Inc.
  • U.S. Bank National Association: Newport Branch at 301 East Main Street, branch established on 1889-01-01. Info updated 2006-10-10: Bank assets: $217,802.3 mil, Deposits: $135,903.1 mil, headquarters in Cincinnati, OH, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 2565 total offices, Holding Company: U.S. Bancorp



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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Elementary and Secondary - Other Total 24$24,927$12,4645$1,795
Elementary and Secondary - Instruction 78$192,335$29,59014$2,109



5.76% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,623 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.76%
Tennessee average:  7.52%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Sevier County, TN  0.84% ($21,525 average AGI)
from Jefferson County, TN  0.74% ($22,764)
from Hamblen County, TN  0.47% ($23,035)


4.89% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,410 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.89%
Tennessee average:  6.67%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Jefferson County, TN  0.89% ($28,085 average AGI)
to Sevier County, TN  0.81% ($25,042)
to Hamblen County, TN  0.40% ($30,583)


Strongest AM radio stations in Newport:
  • WLIK (1270 AM; 5 kW; NEWPORT, TN; Owner: WLIK, INC)
  • WNPC (1060 AM; daytime; 1 kW; NEWPORT, TN; Owner: HARRIS BROADCASTING INCORPORATED)
  • WKVL (850 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: HORNE RADIO, LLC)
  • WFGW (1010 AM; 50 kW; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WMTN (1300 AM; 5 kW; MORRISTOWN, TN)
  • WCRK (1150 AM; 5 kW; MORRISTOWN, TN; Owner: RADIO ACQUISITION CORP.)
  • WLFJ (660 AM; daytime; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, SC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WSEV (930 AM; 5 kW; SEVIERVILLE, TN; Owner: EAST TENNESSEE RADIO GROUP, L.P.)
  • WKJV (1380 AM; 25 kW; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: INTERNATIONAL BAPTIST OUTREACH MISSIONS)
  • WCSZ (1070 AM; 50 kW; SANS SOUCI, SC; Owner: WHYZ RADIO, L.P.)
  • WVLZ (1180 AM; daytime; 10 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: KIRKLAND WIRELESS BROADCASTERS, INC.)
  • WNOX (990 AM; 10 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN)
  • WRJZ (620 AM; 5 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: TENNESSEE MEDIA ASSOCIATES, INC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Newport:
  • WNPC-FM (92.9 FM; NEWPORT, TN; Owner: HARRIS BROADCASTING INC DBA WNPC INC)
  • W237AR (95.3 FM; HAZELWOOD, ETC., NC; Owner: WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC RADIO)
  • WIVK-FM (107.7 FM; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WWST (102.1 FM; SEVIERVILLE, TN; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WKSF (99.9 FM; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WMXK (94.1 FM; MORRISTOWN, TN; Owner: HORNE RADIO, LLC)
  • WQNS (104.9 FM; WAYNESVILLE, NC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WBGQ (100.7 FM; BULLS GAP, TN; Owner: CHEROKEE BROADCASTING)
  • WJDT (106.5 FM; ROGERSVILLE, TN; Owner: C & S BROADCASTING)
  • WIMZ-FM (103.5 FM; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL COMM., CORP.)
  • WMIT (106.9 FM; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WNCW (88.7 FM; SPINDALE, NC; Owner: ISOTHERMAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
  • W220CD (91.9 FM; ENKA, NC; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • WSEV-FM (105.5 FM; GATLINBURG, TN; Owner: EAST TENNESSEE RADIO GROUP, L.P.)
  • WTFM (98.5 FM; KINGSPORT, TN; Owner: HOLSTON VALLEY BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WOKI-FM (100.3 FM; OAK RIDGE, TN; Owner: OAK RIDGE FM, INC.)
  • WFQS (91.3 FM; FRANKLIN, NC; Owner: WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC RADIO)
  • WAEZ (94.9 FM; GREENEVILLE, TN; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WUOT (91.9 FM; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE)
  • WWCU (90.5 FM; CULLOWHEE, NC; Owner: WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY)

TV broadcast stations around Newport:
  • W50AB (Channel 50; HIAWASSEE, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
  • WASV-TV (Channel 62; ASHEVILLE, NC; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SOUTH CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • WKOP-TV (Channel 15; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: EAST TENNESSEE PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • WVLT-TV (Channel 8; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: WVLT LICENSEE CORP.)
  • WBIR-TV (Channel 10; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: GANNETT PACIFIC CORPORATION)
  • WATE-TV (Channel 6; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: WATE, G.P.)
  • WTNZ (Channel 43; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: RAYCOM AMERICA, INC.)
  • WJZC-LP (Channel 22; SEVIERVILLE, TN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)

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