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10.8% of the households in Southeast Rhode Island (Newport & Bristol Counties)--Newport City PUMA, RI reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.
97.4% of the residents in Southeast Rhode Island (Newport & Bristol Counties)--Newport City PUMA, RI are U.S. citizens.
The largest universities in Southeast Rhode Island (Newport & Bristol Counties)--Newport City PUMA, RI are Roger Williams University (1,095 degrees awarded in 2024), Salve Regina University (858 degrees), and Roger Williams University School of Law (173 degrees).
In 2024, the median property value in Southeast Rhode Island (Newport & Bristol Counties)--Newport City PUMA, RI was $572,600, and the homeownership rate was 69.3%.
Most people in Southeast Rhode Island (Newport & Bristol Counties)--Newport City PUMA, RI drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 24.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Southeast Rhode Island (Newport & Bristol Counties)--Newport City PUMA, RI was 2 cars per household.
Southeast Rhode Island (Newport & Bristol Counties)--Newport City PUMA, RI borders Bristol County--Attleboro, North Attleborough & Swansea PUMA, MA, Bristol County (Central)--Fall River, Somerset & Acushnet PUMA, MA, Bristol County (South)--New Bedford, Dartmouth & Westport PUMA, MA, Northeast RI (Providence County)--Pawtucket Central Falls & E Providence Cities PUMA, RI, Central Rhode Island (Kent County)--Warwick City PUMA, RI, and South Rhode Island--Washington County PUMA, RI.
Southeast Rhode Island (Newport & Bristol Counties)--Newport City PUMA, RI is home to a population of 135k people, from which 97.4% are citizens.
As of 2024, 8.9% of Southeast Rhode Island (Newport & Bristol Counties)--Newport City PUMA, RI residents were born outside of the country (12k people).
In 2024, there were 29.6 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (114k people) in Southeast Rhode Island (Newport & Bristol Counties)--Newport City PUMA, RI than any other race or ethnicity. There were 3.87k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 3.22k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.
The most common non-English languages spoken as the primary language in households in Southeast Rhode Island (Newport & Bristol Counties)--Newport City PUMA, RI are Portuguese (5,066 households), Spanish (4,445 households), and Chinese (Incl. Mandarin, Cantonese) (822 households).
The resident population of Southeast Rhode Island (Newport & Bristol Counties)--Newport City PUMA, RI in 2024 was 135,569 inhabitants, with 49.4% men, and 50.6% women.
The visualization shows the distribution of the residents by gender and age in Southeast Rhode Island (Newport & Bristol Counties)--Newport City PUMA, RI.
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As of 2024, 97.4% of Southeast Rhode Island (Newport & Bristol Counties)--Newport City PUMA, RI residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Southeast Rhode Island (Newport & Bristol Counties)--Newport City PUMA, RI was 97.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.
The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Southeast Rhode Island (Newport & Bristol Counties)--Newport City PUMA, RI compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.
In 2024, there were 29.6 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (114k people) in Southeast Rhode Island (Newport & Bristol Counties)--Newport City PUMA, RI than any other race or ethnicity. There were 3.87k Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 3.22k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.
5.78% of the people in Southeast Rhode Island (Newport & Bristol Counties)--Newport City PUMA, RI are hispanic (7.81k people).
The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Southeast Rhode Island (Newport & Bristol Counties)--Newport City PUMA, RI as a share of the total population.
In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Southeast Rhode Island (Newport & Bristol Counties)--Newport City PUMA, RI was Portugal, the natal country of 1,922 Southeast Rhode Island (Newport & Bristol Counties)--Newport City PUMA, RI residents, followed by Azores Islands with 1,393 and Brazil with 885.
As of 2024, 8.9% of Southeast Rhode Island (Newport & Bristol Counties)--Newport City PUMA, RI residents (12k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Southeast Rhode Island (Newport & Bristol Counties)--Newport City PUMA, RI was 8.99%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.
The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Southeast Rhode Island (Newport & Bristol Counties)--Newport City PUMA, RI compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.
10.8% of the households in Southeast Rhode Island (Newport & Bristol Counties)--Newport City PUMA, RI reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language, which is lower than the national average of 22.3%. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.
In 2024, the most common non-English language spoken in households in Southeast Rhode Island (Newport & Bristol Counties)--Newport City PUMA, RI was Portuguese. 3.9% of the households in Southeast Rhode Island (Newport & Bristol Counties)--Newport City PUMA, RI reported speaking Portuguese at home as the primary shared language between all members living in the household.
Southeast Rhode Island (Newport & Bristol Counties)--Newport City PUMA, RI has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.59 times greater than any other conflict.
The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Southeast Rhode Island (Newport & Bristol Counties)--Newport City PUMA, RI.
96.7% of the population of Southeast Rhode Island (Newport & Bristol Counties)--Newport City PUMA, RI has health coverage, with 49.3% on employee plans, 9% on Medicaid, 16.7% on Medicare, 19.4% on non-group plans, and 2.23% on military or VA plans.
Primary care physicians in Rhode Island see 1,034 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,034 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1574 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 196 patients per year.
By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.3% were men and 51.7% were women.
Primary care physicians in Rhode Island see an average of 1,034 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,034 patients).
The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Rhode Island in comparison to its neighboring geographies.
In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 19% under 18 years, 18.3% between 18 and 34 years, 38.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 23.9% over 64 years.
By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.3% were men and 51.7% were women.
The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.
Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Southeast Rhode Island (Newport & Bristol Counties)--Newport City PUMA, RI declined by 7.41% from 3.57% to 3.31%.
The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Southeast Rhode Island (Newport & Bristol Counties)--Newport City PUMA, RI changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.
The economy of Southeast Rhode Island (Newport & Bristol Counties)--Newport City PUMA, RI employs 67k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Southeast Rhode Island (Newport & Bristol Counties)--Newport City PUMA, RI were Restaurants & Food Services (5,222 people), Elementary & secondary schools (4,470 people), and Construction (3,791 people), and the highest paying industries were Telecommunications, except wired telecommunications carriers ($346,143), Seafood & other miscellaneous foods, n.e.c. ($293,306), and Other health care services ($279,422).
Males in Southeast Rhode Island (Newport & Bristol Counties)--Newport City PUMA, RI have an average income that is 1.43 times higher than the average income of females, which is $81,405. The income inequality in Southeast Rhode Island (Newport & Bristol Counties)--Newport City PUMA, RI (measured using the Gini index) is 0.482, which is higher than than the national average.
The workforce of Southeast Rhode Island (Newport & Bristol Counties)--Newport City PUMA, RI in 2024 was 67,009 people, with 48.2% woman, and 51.8% men.
The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Southeast Rhode Island (Newport & Bristol Counties)--Newport City PUMA, RI.
With the upper buttons you can see the distribution of the average salary and add a filter by race.
From 2023 to 2024, employment in Southeast Rhode Island (Newport & Bristol Counties)--Newport City PUMA, RI grew at a rate of 0.169%, from 66.9k employees to 67k employees.
The most common job groups, by number of people living in Southeast Rhode Island (Newport & Bristol Counties)--Newport City PUMA, RI, are Other managers (2,447 people), Registered nurses (1,575 people), and Elementary & middle school teachers (1,383 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Southeast Rhode Island (Newport & Bristol Counties)--Newport City PUMA, RI.
This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Rhode Island (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.
The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.
From 2023 to 2024, employment in Southeast Rhode Island (Newport & Bristol Counties)--Newport City PUMA, RI grew at a rate of 0.169%, from 66.9k employees to 67k employees.
The most common employment sectors for those who live in Southeast Rhode Island (Newport & Bristol Counties)--Newport City PUMA, RI, are Restaurants & Food Services (5,222 people), Elementary & secondary schools (4,470 people), and Construction (3,791 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Southeast Rhode Island (Newport & Bristol Counties)--Newport City PUMA, RI, though some of these residents may live in Southeast Rhode Island (Newport & Bristol Counties)--Newport City PUMA, RI and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.
The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($118,632), Public Administration ($101,286), and Information ($101,250).
The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($80,987), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($75,869), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($71,311).
As of February 2023, there are 488k people employed in Rhode Island. This represents a 1.31% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.
Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 20.6%.
The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Rhode Island.
In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Rhode Island went to Kamala Harris with 55.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (41.8%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.983%).
Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse are the senators currently representing the state of Rhode Island. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.
Rhode Island is currently represented by 2 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.
In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Rhode Island went to Kamala Harris with 55.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (41.8%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.983%).
The following chart shows the popular vote results in Rhode Island for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.
Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse are the senators currently representing Rhode Island.
In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.
The following chart shows elected senators in Rhode Island over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.
The student population of Southeast Rhode Island (Newport & Bristol Counties)--Newport City PUMA, RI in 2024 is skewed towards women, with 3,148 male students and 4,545 female students.
Most students graduating from Universities in Southeast Rhode Island (Newport & Bristol Counties)--Newport City PUMA, RI are White (1,644 and 76.1%), Hispanic or Latino (197 and 9.12%), Unknown (152 and 7.04%), and Black or African American (77 and 3.56%).
The largest universities in Southeast Rhode Island (Newport & Bristol Counties)--Newport City PUMA, RI by number of degrees awarded are Roger Williams University (1,095 and 49.8%), Salve Regina University (858 and 39%), and Roger Williams University School of Law (173 and 7.86%).
The most popular majors in Southeast Rhode Island (Newport & Bristol Counties)--Newport City PUMA, RI are Criminal Justice - Law Enforcement Administration (206 and 9.36%), General Business Administration & Management (184 and 8.36%), and Law (171 and 7.77%).
The median tuition cost for private four year colleges is $47,084.
In 2024 in Southeast Rhode Island (Newport & Bristol Counties)--Newport City PUMA, RI, the percentage of applicants admitted was 79.2%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 13.2%. The number of students enrolled in 2024 was 7,693 (40.9% men and 59.1% women).
The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.
In 2024 there were 7,693 students enrolled in Southeast Rhode Island (Newport & Bristol Counties)--Newport City PUMA, RI, 40.9% men and 59.1% women.
By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 5,507 records, of which 58.9% were women and 41.1% men.
In 2024, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Southeast Rhode Island (Newport & Bristol Counties)--Newport City PUMA, RI was Criminal Justice - Law Enforcement Administration with 133 degrees awarded.
This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Southeast Rhode Island (Newport & Bristol Counties)--Newport City PUMA, RI according to their major.
In 2024, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Roger Williams University with 1,095 degrees awarded.
In 2024, 901 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Southeast Rhode Island (Newport & Bristol Counties)--Newport City PUMA, RI, which is 0.694 times less than the 1,299 female students who received degrees in the same year.
In 2024, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 1,644 degrees mean that there were 8.35 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 197 degrees awarded.
The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.
Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($47,084) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2024.
Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($565) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2024.
Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,250) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.
The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.
In 2024, 0.625% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.601% of women were in the same situation.
This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.
The most common educational levels obtained by the working population of Southeast Rhode Island (Newport & Bristol Counties)--Newport City PUMA, RI in 2024 were Bachelors Degree (32.3k), High School or Equivalent (24.1k), and Graduate Degree (22.8k).
This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.
The median property value in Southeast Rhode Island (Newport & Bristol Counties)--Newport City PUMA, RI was $572,600 in 2024, which is 1.72 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $517,400 to $572,600, a 10.7% increase. The homeownership rate in Southeast Rhode Island (Newport & Bristol Counties)--Newport City PUMA, RI is 69.3%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.
People in Southeast Rhode Island (Newport & Bristol Counties)--Newport City PUMA, RI have an average commute time of 24.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Southeast Rhode Island (Newport & Bristol Counties)--Newport City PUMA, RI is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.
The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Southeast Rhode Island (Newport & Bristol Counties)--Newport City PUMA, RI the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.
The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Southeast Rhode Island (Newport & Bristol Counties)--Newport City PUMA, RI compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.
In 2024, 69.3% of the housing units in Southeast Rhode Island (Newport & Bristol Counties)--Newport City PUMA, RI were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 69.5%.
This chart shows the percentage of owner in Southeast Rhode Island (Newport & Bristol Counties)--Newport City PUMA, RI compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.
In 2024, the median household income of the 57k households in Southeast Rhode Island (Newport & Bristol Counties)--Newport City PUMA, RI grew to $107,137 from the previous year's value of $104,434.
The following chart displays the households in Southeast Rhode Island (Newport & Bristol Counties)--Newport City PUMA, RI distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.
In 2024, the income inequality in Southeast Rhode Island (Newport & Bristol Counties)--Newport City PUMA, RI was 0.482 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 2.21% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Southeast Rhode Island (Newport & Bristol Counties)--Newport City PUMA, RI was higher than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in Southeast Rhode Island (Newport & Bristol Counties)--Newport City PUMA, RI in comparison to the national average.
This chart shows the number of workers in Southeast Rhode Island (Newport & Bristol Counties)--Newport City PUMA, RI across various wage buckets compared to the national average.
In 2024, 70.2% of workers in Southeast Rhode Island (Newport & Bristol Counties)--Newport City PUMA, RI drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (15.6%) and those who carpooled to work (5.97%).
The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.
Using averages, employees in Southeast Rhode Island (Newport & Bristol Counties)--Newport City PUMA, RI have a shorter commute time (24.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.62% of the workforce in Southeast Rhode Island (Newport & Bristol Counties)--Newport City PUMA, RI have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.
The chart below shows how the median household income in Southeast Rhode Island (Newport & Bristol Counties)--Newport City PUMA, RI compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.
The following chart displays the households in Southeast Rhode Island (Newport & Bristol Counties)--Newport City PUMA, RI distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Southeast Rhode Island (Newport & Bristol Counties)--Newport City PUMA, RI have 2 cars.
7.77% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Southeast Rhode Island (Newport & Bristol Counties)--Newport City PUMA, RI (9.96k out of 128k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 75+, followed by Females 65 - 74 and then Females 55 - 64.
The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Southeast Rhode Island (Newport & Bristol Counties)--Newport City PUMA, RI is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.
The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.
Social Needs
In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).
The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.