Newport Beach

Population & Demographics

Newport Beach, CA

Newport Beach is home to 83,845 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 33,967 resident workers commute each day.

CaliforniaCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
83,845
people
Population

83,845 residents

Median age 45.9 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Newport Beach population & demographics

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

Population
83,845
Median age
45.9yrs
Median household income
$156,867
Median home value
$2,000,001
Median gross rent
$3,316/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
69.6%
Poverty rate
6.6%

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 Beach

How Newport Beach 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).

White75.6%
Hispanic or Latino9.9%
Asian7.8%
Two or more races5.1%
Black0.8%
Some other race0.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.0%

Race across Newport Beach

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 Beach.

Newport Beach at a glance
Employed Residents
33,967
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
11.8mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
17.4%
Share working within the area
Work from home
28.9%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Irvine
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Newport Beach 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 Beach 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

64 / 100

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

Newport Beach

33,967 commutes, one dot at a time

Newport Beach

Where 33,967 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

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

1Newport Beach0.0 mi5,919
2Irvine8.1 mi4,996
3Costa Mesa3.5 mi2,364
4Los Angeles42.5 mi2,268
5Santa Ana8.4 mi1,447
6Anaheim15.1 mi989
7San Diego71.9 mi987
8Huntington Beach8.3 mi910

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Newport Beach.

1Irvine8.1 mi6,720
2Newport Beach0.0 mi5,919
3Costa Mesa3.5 mi5,648
4Santa Ana8.4 mi5,145
5Huntington Beach8.3 mi4,932
6Los Angeles42.5 mi3,592
7Anaheim15.1 mi3,120
8Garden Grove11.8 mi2,130

Top industries

The sectors that employ Newport Beach’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%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance18.0%
AFAccommodation and Food Services12.5%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services11.7%
FIFinance and Insurance11.3%
REReal Estate and Rental and Leasing6.8%
RTRetail Trade6.6%
MFManufacturing5.4%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services5.3%
MGManagement of Companies and Enterprises4.4%
Connectivity

Internet options for Newport Beach

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

6 providers · 2 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps100%
5 Gbps98%
8 Gbps
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