Newport

Population & Demographics

Newport, RI

Newport is home to 24,874 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 9,798 resident workers commute each day.

Rhode IslandCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
24,874
people
Population

24,874 residents

Median age 37.2 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Newport population & demographics

Who lives in Newport — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
24,874
Median age
37.2yrs
Median household income
$86,313
Median home value
$746,900
Median gross rent
$1,698/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
57.9%
Poverty rate
16.5%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Newport

How Newport breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White74.1%
Hispanic or Latino10.5%
Black5.9%
Two or more races5.3%
Asian2.7%
Some other race0.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.3%

Race across Newport

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Newport.

Newport at a glance
Employed Residents
9,798
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
21.0mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
32.9%
Share working within the area
Work from home
18.5%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Newport East
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Newport proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Newport commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

77 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Newport

9,798 commutes, one dot at a time

Newport

Where 9,798 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Newport, by worker count.

1Newport0.0 mi3,224
2Newport East2.1 mi1,107
3Providence23.8 mi642
4Warwick16.6 mi371
5Boston58.7 mi269
6Cranston21.0 mi217
7Pawtucket26.9 mi153
8East Providence21.7 mi153

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Newport.

1Newport0.0 mi3,224
2Newport East2.1 mi1,187
3Warwick16.6 mi419
4Providence23.8 mi302
5Fall River16.8 mi270
6Cranston21.0 mi220
7Tiverton12.9 mi199
8Melville5.0 mi129

Top industries

The sectors that employ Newport’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
AFAccommodation and Food Services31.0%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance14.1%
EDEducational Services11.3%
RTRetail Trade8.8%
OSOther Services (except Public Administration)6.4%
ARArts, Entertainment, and Recreation5.6%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services5.2%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services3.1%
COConstruction2.8%
Connectivity

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