Newport, TN (Tennessee) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 7,515 (Urban population: 7,245 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 270 (all nonfarm))

Newport, Tennessee Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 3,472 (3,244 occupied: 1,751 owner occupied, 1,493 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	46%
State:	30%

Housing density: 641 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $157,129.

Median contract rent in 2007: $228 (lower quartile is $153, upper quartile is $331)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $255

Median gross rent in Newport, TN in 2007: $326

Housing units in Newport with a mortgage: 635 (62 second mortgage, 69 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 835

Newport,TN index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $102,113 (it was $70,000 in 2000)

Newport:	$102,113
Tennessee:	$130,800

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $61,984 - $127,117

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $122,656
Here: $122,656
State: $188,120

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $212,976
Here: $212,976
State: $133,385

Mobile homes: $38,725
Here: $38,725
State: $44,109

Household type by relationship

Households: 7,129

In family households: 5,679 (1,262 male householders, 708 female householders)
1,331 spouses, 1,870 children (1,691 natural, 52 adopted, 127 stepchildren), 226 grandchildren, 41 brothers or sisters, 56 parents, 96 other relatives, 89 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,450 (424 male householders (386 living alone)), 892 female householders (818 living alone)), 134 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 237 (232 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 938 2-persons, 525 3-persons, 330 4-persons, 107 5-persons, 45 6-persons, 25 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,204 1-person, 105 2-persons, 7 3-persons.

783 married couples with children.
648 single-parent households (96 men, 552 women).

97.9% of residents of Newport speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (54% speak English very well, 34% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (75% speak English very well, 25% speak English well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 73 (1.0%)
(30.1% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.6
State:	6.0

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.1
State:	4.2

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Newport, Tennessee:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 27 4 rooms: 243 5 rooms: 586 6 rooms: 383 7 rooms: 219 8 rooms: 143 9 or more rooms: 150

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Newport, Tennessee:
	1 room: 17 2 rooms: 86 3 rooms: 370 4 rooms: 422 5 rooms: 361 6 rooms: 148 7 rooms: 51 8 rooms: 20 9 or more rooms: 18

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 66
1995 to 1998: 148
1990 to 1994: 371
1980 to 1989: 327
1970 to 1979: 599
1960 to 1969: 696
1950 to 1959: 547
1940 to 1949: 354
1939 or earlier: 364

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Newport:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 35 2 bedrooms: 476 3 bedrooms: 909 4 bedrooms: 285 5 or more bedrooms: 46

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Newport:
	no bedroom: 38 1 bedroom: 480 2 bedrooms: 664 3 bedrooms: 251 4 bedrooms: 60 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Newport in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 81 1 vehicle: 603 2 vehicles: 729 3 vehicles: 238 4 vehicles: 79 5 or more vehicles: 21

Cars and other vehicles available in Newport in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 376 1 vehicle: 792 2 vehicles: 250 3 vehicles: 54 4 vehicles: 7 5 or more vehicles: 14

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Newport, TN:

Less than $10,000: 19
$10,000 to $14,999: 10
$15,000 to $19,999: 18
$20,000 to $24,999: 33
$25,000 to $29,999: 47
$30,000 to $34,999: 59
$35,000 to $39,999: 49
$40,000 to $49,999: 83
$50,000 to $59,999: 103
$60,000 to $69,999: 106
$70,000 to $79,999: 102
$80,000 to $89,999: 103
$90,000 to $99,999: 130
$100,000 to $124,999: 405
$125,000 to $149,999: 246
$150,000 to $174,999: 74
$175,000 to $199,999: 76
$200,000 to $249,999: 81
$250,000 to $299,999: 5
$300,000 to $399,999: 30
$400,000 to $499,999: 19
$500,000 to $749,999: 0
$750,000 to $999,999: 13
$1,000,000 or more: 6

Newport rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Newport:

Less than $100: 234 people
$100 to $149: 139
$150 to $199: 192
$200 to $249: 263
$250 to $299: 146
$300 to $349: 130
$350 to $399: 107
$400 to $449: 78
$450 to $499: 49
$500 to $549: 44
$550 to $599: 26
$600 to $649: 22
$650 to $699: 12
$700 to $749: 0
$750 to $799: 0
$800 to $899: 0
$900 to $999: 0
$1,000 to $1,249: 0
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 96

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 27 1990 to 1994: 9 1985 to 1989: 9 1980 to 1984: 10 1975 to 1979: 5 1970 to 1974: 7 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 6

Newport, TN Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 67.3%
Number of people working at home: 39 (1.6% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 140
5 to 9 minutes: 573
10 to 14 minutes: 541
15 to 19 minutes: 277
20 to 24 minutes: 128
25 to 29 minutes: 41
30 to 34 minutes: 131
35 to 39 minutes: 70
40 to 44 minutes: 40
45 to 59 minutes: 285
60 to 89 minutes: 135
90 or more minutes: 40

Newport mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,970 (81%)
Carpooled: 381 (16%)
Walked: 50 (2%)
Worked at home: 39 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 907
$10,000 to $14,999: 357
$15,000 to $19,999: 354
$20,000 to $24,999: 212
$25,000 to $29,999: 323
$30,000 to $34,999: 228
$35,000 to $39,999: 150
$40,000 to $44,999: 105
$45,000 to $49,999: 79
$50,000 to $59,999: 205
$60,000 to $74,999: 152
$75,000 to $99,999: 121
$100,000 to $124,999: 67
$125,000 to $149,999: 11
$150,000 to $199,999: 15
$200,000 or more: 0

First ancestries reported:

United States or American: 1797

Other groups: 934

English: 698

Irish: 426

German: 318

Scotch-Irish: 137

Scottish: 67

Dutch: 51

French (except Basque): 43

Welsh: 42

European: 37

Subsaharan African:: 31

African: 31

Arab/Arabic: 26

Arab:: 26

Polish: 19

French Canadian: 9

Norwegian: 9

Canadian: 8

Italian: 7

Swedish: 7

Russian: 6

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico (56%)
Jordan (14%)
Guatemala (12%)
Vietnam (10%)
United Kingdom (8%)

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

This state: 5563
Northeast: 320
Midwest: 416
South: 890
West: 63

55% of Newport residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 69% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 56% lived in Tennessee.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 65
Nursery to 4th grade: 30
5th and 6th grade: 73
7th and 8th grade: 228
9th grade: 136
10th grade: 162
11th grade: 95
12th grade, no diploma: 88
High school graduate (or equivalency): 848
Less than 1 year of college: 132
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 227
Associate degree: 14
Bachelor's degree: 87
Master's degree: 20
Professional school degree: 32
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 50
Nursery to 4th grade: 23
5th and 6th grade: 65
7th and 8th grade: 410
9th grade: 114
10th grade: 214
11th grade: 143
12th grade, no diploma: 142
High school graduate (or equivalency): 890
Less than 1 year of college: 182
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 270
Associate degree: 165
Bachelor's degree: 124
Master's degree: 48
Professional school degree: 14
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 16.1%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 13.1%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 22.3%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 13.4%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 47.4%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $25,243
Black householders: $22,097
Asian householders: $20,919
Some other race householders: $2,963
Two or more races householders: $9,763
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $2,900

Newport household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Newport household income for Black householders

Newport household income for Two or more races householders

Newport household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Newport marital status for males

Newport marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $106,654
Black or African American householders: $48,883
Asian householders: $166,647
Two or more races householders: $66,659

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 2,214
One, attached: 76
Two: 409
3 or 4: 121
5 to 9: 141
10 to 19: 94
20 to 49: 65
50 or more: 23
Mobile homes: 329

Median worth of mobile homes: $46,814

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Newport:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (47%) Electricity (46%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%) Wood (1%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (70%) Utility gas (17%) Wood (6%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (4%) Other fuel (1%) No fuel used (1%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 19

Here:	2.6%
Tennessee:	9.5%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 12

Here:	3.9%
Tennessee:	10.4%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 25

Here:	18.4%
Tennessee:	22.8%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

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