Newport County, Rhode Island (RI)

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• • 71,16383.5%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 5,2986.2%Hispanic or Latino
  • 4,9365.8%Two or more races
  • 2,2292.6%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 1,1851.4%Some other race alone
  • 4320.5%Asian alone
  • 210.02%American Indian and Alaska Native alone

Mean price in 2021:

Detached houses: $683,789

Here:	$683,789
State:	$434,292

Townhouses or other attached units: $455,258

Here:	$455,258
State:	$335,375

In 2-unit structures: $560,122

Here:	$560,122
State:	$301,140

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $655,055

Here:	$655,055
State:	$341,096

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $1,689,126

Here:	$1,689,126
State:	$337,053

Mobile homes: $87,044

Here:	$87,044
State:	$102,806

Health of residents in Newport County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2013 to 2021:

Health of residents in Newport County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2003 to 2012:

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2021: $5,456 (1.0%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2021: $4,502 (1.0%)

Area name: Providence-Fall River, RI-MA HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Newport County is $827 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $965 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1155 a month.

Cities in this county include: Newport, Middletown, Portsmouth, Newport East, Tiverton, Jamestown, Little Compton, Melville.

Neighboring counties: Carbon County, Wyoming , Daggett County, Utah , Goshen County, Wyoming , Miami County, Indiana , Tompkins County, New York , Lincoln County, Nebraska , Williams County, Ohio .

Current college students: 6,086
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 94.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 53.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 5,586 (74.8% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 1,3942010 or later
• 7792000 to 2009
• 1,2341990 to 1999
• 7721980 to 1989
• 6531970 to 1979
• 1,571Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 21.7 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 68.8%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 26,835
• One, attached: 2,209
• Two: 2,727
• 3 or 4: 5,736
• 5 to 9: 1,744
• 10 to 19: 897
• 20 to 49: 1,438
• 50 or more: 1,182
• Mobile homes: 795

Housing units in Newport County with a mortgage: 14,868 (1,770 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 1,481 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 838

Religion statistics for Newport County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Newport County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Rhode Island Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm, Incident Period: January 26, 2015 to January 29, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4212: April 03, 2015, FEMA Id: 4212, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm
• Rhode Island Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm, Incident Period: February 08, 2013 to February 10, 2013, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4107: March 22, 2013, FEMA Id: 4107, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm
• Rhode Island Hurricane Sandy, Incident Period: October 26, 2012 to November 08, 2012, Emergency Declared EM-3355: October 29, 2012, FEMA Id: 3355, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Rhode Island Hurricane Sandy, Incident Period: October 26, 2012 to October 31, 2012, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4089: November 03, 2012, FEMA Id: 4089, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Rhode Island Tropical Storm Irene, Incident Period: August 27, 2011 to August 29, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4027: September 03, 2011, FEMA Id: 4027, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
• Rhode Island Hurricane Irene, Incident Period: August 26, 2011 to August 29, 2011, Emergency Declared EM-3334: August 27, 2011, FEMA Id: 3334, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Rhode Island Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: March 12, 2010 to April 12, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1894: March 29, 2010, FEMA Id: 1894, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Rhode Island Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: March 12, 2010 to April 12, 2010, Emergency Declared EM-3311: March 30, 2010, FEMA Id: 3311, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Rhode Island Severe Storms and Inland and Coastal Flooding, Incident Period: April 15, 2007 to April 16, 2007, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1704: May 25, 2007, FEMA Id: 1704, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Rhode Island Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3255: September 19, 2005, FEMA Id: 3255, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• 6 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

8.14% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($131,002 average adjusted gross income)

0.15% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,480 average AGI)

Newport County:	0.15%
Rhode Island average:	0.03%

1.78% relocated from other counties in Rhode Island ($30,128 average AGI)
6.22% relocated from other states ($99,394 average AGI)

Newport County:	6.22%
Rhode Island average:	3.82%

from Providence County, RI	0.79% ($79,397 average AGI)
from Bristol County, MA	0.70% ($107,410)
from Bristol County, RI	0.35% ($102,603)
from Washington County, RI	0.35% ($66,789)
from New York County, NY	0.28% ($335,663)
from Middlesex County, MA	0.28% ($252,802)
from Kent County, RI	0.28% ($159,020)

8.40% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($96,134 average adjusted gross income)

0.10% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,383 average AGI)

Newport County:	0.10%
Rhode Island average:	0.02%

2.21% relocated to other counties in Rhode Island ($19,150 average AGI)
6.09% relocated to other states ($75,601 average AGI)

Newport County:	6.09%
Rhode Island average:	3.82%

to Providence County, RI	0.78% ($58,369 average AGI)
to Bristol County, MA	0.72% ($63,520)
to Kent County, RI	0.52% ($81,903)
to Washington County, RI	0.51% ($72,580)
to Bristol County, RI	0.40% ($88,392)
to San Diego County, CA	0.25% ($84,326)
to Suffolk County, MA	0.13% ($111,022)

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 9.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2019: 9.8

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Newport County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 5%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 16,881 (4,428 living alone), Female householders: 21,430 (7,892 living alone)

• 18,520 spouses (18,067 opposite-sex spouses), 3,010 unmarried partners, (2,949 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 16,614 children (15,663 natural, 601 adopted, 350 stepchildren), 1,793 grandchildren, 247 brothers or sisters, 503 parents, 0 foster children, 490 other relatives, 1,446 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 4,330

Size of family households: 10,967 2-persons, 5,676 3-persons, 3,133 4-persons, 1,255 5-persons, 703 6-persons, 256 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 12,320 1-person, 3,528 2-persons, 357 3-persons, 116 4-persons.

8,968 married couples with children.
2,593 single-parent households (382 men, 2,211 women).

91.9% of residents of Newport speak English at home.
3.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (64% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
4.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (77% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
0.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (75% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (35% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 41% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $1,240,254,000 ($14,591 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $751,092,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $276,458,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $98,973,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $3,736,000
Federal grants: $107,081,000
Federal procurement contracts: $364,894,000 ($334,227,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $389,112,000 ($364,488,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $296,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $19,238,000
Federal Government insurance: $359,560,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Here:	-37 per 1000 residents
State:	-5 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 8.50 millions of gallons per day (1% from ground, 99% from surface)

• Year house built in Newport County, Rhode Island
• 1702020 or later
• 1,4552010 to 2019
• 2,9602000 to 2009
• 2,5621990 to 1999
• 5,3861980 to 1989
• 5,5941970 to 1979
• 4,6391960 to 1969
• 4,1211950 to 1959
• 2,5251940 to 1949
• 14,1511939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Newport County, Rhode Island

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Newport County, Rhode Island
• 1141 room
• 02 rooms
• 9023 rooms
• 1,9894 rooms
• 3,7525 rooms
• 5,4366 rooms
• 3,3697 rooms
• 3,6938 rooms
• 5,0599+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Newport County, Rhode Island
• 2991 room
• 1,1282 rooms
• 2,8333 rooms
• 4,0924 rooms
• 2,3405 rooms
• 2,0036 rooms
• 2427 rooms
• 4758 rooms
• 5859+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Newport County, Rhode Island

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Newport County, Rhode Island
• 114no bedroom
• 9821 bedroom
• 5,3982 bedrooms
• 11,7243 bedrooms
• 4,7314 bedrooms
• 1,3655+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Newport County, Rhode Island
• 299no bedroom
• 4,3361 bedroom
• 5,5802 bedrooms
• 2,8293 bedrooms
• 6554 bedrooms
• 2985+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Newport County, Rhode Island in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Newport County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 379no vehicle
• 6,6711 vehicle
• 9,8512 vehicles
• 4,5023 vehicles
• 2,1064 vehicles
• 8055+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Newport County in renter-occupied apartments
• 2,298no vehicle
• 7,0711 vehicle
• 3,4142 vehicles
• 1,1313 vehicles
• 834 vehicles
• 05+ vehicles

85.7% of Newport County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 24% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 23% lived in Rhode Island.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 34,312
• Other state: 44,363
• Northeast: 30,345
• Midwest: 4,089
• South: 5,909
• West: 4,020

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 1,304
• Number of aged recipients: 135
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,169
• Number of recipients under 18: 168
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 869
• Number of recipients older than 64: 267
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 598
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 564

Newport County on our top lists:

• #16 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that visited a dentist within the past year"
• #20 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives"
• #21 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest ground withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"
• #33 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the best general health status score of residents (1-5), 3 years of data"
• #35 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents that keep firearms around their homes"
• #44 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating from foreign countries between 2010 and 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #63 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating from foreign countries between 2010 and 2011"
• #66 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating to foreign countries in 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #73 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for Obama (Democrat) in the 2012 Presidential Election (pop. 50,000+)"
• #80 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that exercised in the past month"
• #101 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents relocating to foreign countries in 2011"