Newport: Population Profile

Metropolitan Area Residents

1980: 81,383

1990: 87,194

2000: 85,433

Percent change, 1990-2000: -2.0%

U.S. rank in 1990: Not reported

U.S. rank in 2000: 611th

City Residents

1980: 29,259

1990: 28,227

2000: 26,475

2004 estimate: 25,879

Percent change, 1990-2000: -6.2%

U.S. rank in 1990: 958th (State rank: 7th)

U.S. rank in 2000: 1,223rd (State rank: 7th)

Density: 3,336.3 people per square mile (2000)

Racial and ethnic characteristics (2000)

White: 22,272

Black or African American: 2,053

American Indian and Alaska Native: 225

Asian: 353

Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander: 23

Hispanic or Latino (may be of any race): 1,467

Other: 638

Percent of residents born in state: 45.6% (2000)

Age characteristics (2000)

Population under 5 years old: 1,526

Population 5 to 9 years old: 1,465

Population 10 to 14 years old: 1,412

Population 15 to 19 years old: 1,986

Population 20 to 24 years old: 2,671

Population 25 to 34 years old: 4,229

Population 35 to 44 years old: 4,117

Population 45 to 54 years old: 3,481

Population 55 to 59 years old: 1,276

Population 60 to 64 years old: 904

Population 65 to 74 years old: 1,646

Population 75 to 84 years old: 1,261

Population 85 years and over: 501

Median age: 34.9

Births (2000)

Total number: 318

Deaths (2000)

Total number: 222 (of which none were infants under the age of 1 year)

Money income (1999)

Per capita income: $25,441

Median household income: $40,669

Total households: 11,562

Number of households with income of . . .

less than $10,000: 1,343

$10,000 to $14,999: 941

$15,000 to $24,999: 1,400

$25,000 to $34,999: 1,440

$35,000 to $49,999: 1,632

$50,000 to $74,999: 2,271

$75,000 to $99,999: 1,090

$100,000 to $149,999: 923

$150,000 to $199,999: 233

$200,000 or more: 289

Percent of families below poverty level: 12.9% (55% of which were female householder families with children under 5 years)

2002 FBI Crime Index Total: Not reported