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.
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.
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).
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.
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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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
Where residents work
Top destinations for people who live in Newport, by worker count.
Who commutes in
Top origin places for workers who travel into Newport.
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%.
Internet options for Newport
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