Newport, NH

Census Place

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2024 Population
4,758
US Senator
Jeanne Shaheen
Democratic Party
US Senator
Maggie Hassan
Democratic Party
2024 Median Age
47.8
12.5% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
14.8%
17.5% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$78,174
3.07% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$211,200
10.6% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
2,571
5.41% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Newport, NH 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.

100% of the residents in Newport, NH are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Newport, NH was $211,200, and the homeownership rate was 64.6%.

Most people in Newport, NH drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 23.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Newport, NH was 2 cars per household.

United StatesNew HampshireSullivan County, NHClaremont-Lebanon, NH-VTGrafton, Sullivan, Coos Counties PUMA, NH

Population & Diversity

Newport, NH is home to a population of 4.76k people, from which 100% are citizens. As of 2024, 0.0631% of Newport, NH residents were born outside of the country (3 people).

In 2024, there were 18.8 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.38k people) in Newport, NH than any other race or ethnicity. There were 233 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 71 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

100%
2024 Citizenship
100%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 100% of Newport, NH residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Newport, NH was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been maintaining.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Newport, NH
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    4.38k ± 509
  2. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    233 ± 119
  3. White (Hispanic)
    71 ± 394
1.79%
Hispanic Population
85 people

In 2024, there were 18.8 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.38k people) in Newport, NH than any other race or ethnicity. There were 233 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 71 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

1.79% of the people in Newport, NH are hispanic (85 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Newport, NH as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for New Hampshire.
Most Common Origin
  1. Canada
    8,457 ± 2,251 people
  2. India
    7,313 ± 2,094 people
  3. Dominican Republic
    6,580 ± 1,987 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of New Hampshire was Canada, the natal country of 8,457 New Hampshire residents, followed by India with 7,313 and Dominican Republic with 6,580.

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Foreign-Born Population

0.0631%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
3 people
0.328%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
17 people

As of 2024, 0.0631% of Newport, NH residents (3 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 Newport, NH was 0.328%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    117 ± 109
  2. Korea
    82 ± 91
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    78 ± 58

Newport, NH has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.43 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Newport, NH employs 2.57k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Newport, NH were Retail Trade (338 people), Information (301 people), and Educational Services (283 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($78,101), Public Administration ($69,659), and Wholesale Trade ($67,250).

Employment

Occupations

2.57k
2024 Value
± 488
−5.41%
1 Year decline
± 28.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Newport, NH declined at a rate of −5.41%, from 2.72k employees to 2.57k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Newport, NH, are Sales & Related Occupations (431 people), Production Occupations (278 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (201 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Newport, NH.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New Hampshire.

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

2.57k
2024 Value
± 488
−5.41%
1 Year decline
± 28.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Newport, NH declined at a rate of −5.41%, from 2.72k employees to 2.57k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Newport, NH, are Retail Trade (338 people), Information (301 people), and Educational Services (283 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Newport, NH, though some of these residents may live in Newport, NH and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$50,694
Median earning men ± $12,006
$35,109
Median earning women ± $18,710

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Wholesale Trade ($250,001), Public Administration ($69,205), and Manufacturing ($62,788).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($75,656), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($60,495), and Manufacturing ($59,076).

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Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for New Hampshire.
Y-Axis
2.71%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 693k people employed in New Hampshire. This represents a 2.71% 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 16.3%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in New Hampshire.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Newport, NH was $211,200 in 2024, which is 0.635 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $191,000 to $211,200, a 10.6% increase. The homeownership rate in Newport, NH is 64.6%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Newport, NH have an average commute time of 23.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Newport, NH is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$211,200
Median Property Value 2024
±$12,946
$1,268
Median Property Taxes
±$269

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 Newport, NH the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Newport, NH compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

64.6%
Homeownership
2024
66.1%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 64.6% of the housing units in Newport, NH were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 62.9%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$78,174
Median Household Income
± $17,533
1.96k
Number of Households
± 351

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.96k households in Newport, NH grew to $78,174 from the previous year's value of $75,849.

The following chart displays the households in Newport, NH 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 $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Newport, NH is from New Hampshire.
0.451
2023 Wage GINI in New Hampshire
0.454
2022 Wage GINI in New Hampshire

In 2023, the income inequality in New Hampshire was 0.451 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.771% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for New Hampshire was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in New Hampshire in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in New Hampshire across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (75.9%)
  2. Worked At Home (8.82%)
  3. Walked (6.14%)

In 2024, 75.9% of workers in Newport, NH drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (8.82%) and those who walked to work (6.14%).

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.

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Commute Time

23.7 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Newport, NH have a shorter commute time (23.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.21% of the workforce in Newport, NH have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Newport, NH distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Newport, NH have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

14.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Newport, NH (689 out of 4.67k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Females 75+ and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Newport, NH is White, followed by Two Or More and Black.

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.

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Health

90.5% of the population of Newport, NH has health coverage, with 42.4% on employee plans, 14.2% on Medicaid, 20.9% on Medicare, 11.8% on non-group plans, and 1.26% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in New Hampshire see 1,149 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,149 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1302 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 250 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51.5% were men and 48.5% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 12.2% under 18 years, 23.3% between 18 and 34 years, 40.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 24.3% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51.5% were men and 48.5% were women.

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Uninsured People

9.5%
Uninsured
42.4%
Employer Coverage
14.2%
Medicaid
20.9%
Medicare
11.8%
Non-Group
1.26%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Newport, NH declined by 5.66% from 10.1% to 9.5%.

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