Newport, TN

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

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2023 Population

36,503

0.876% 1-year growth

US Senator

Marsha Blackburn

Republican Party

US Senator

Bill Hagerty

Republican Party

2023 Poverty Rate

20.3%

0.861% 1-year increase

2023 Median Property Value

$141,800

3.5% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Newport, TN had a population of 36.5k people with a median age of N/A and a median household income of N/A. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Newport, TN grew from 36,186 to 36,503, a 0.876% increase and its median household income N/A from N/A to N/A, a N/A% N/A.

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None of the households in Newport, TN 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.

In 2023, the median property value in Newport, TN was $141,800, and the homeownership rate was 71.2%.

Most people in Newport, TN drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 31.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Newport, TN was 2 cars per household.

Newport, TN borders Asheville, NC, Greeneville, TN, Morristown, TN, and Sevierville, TN.

United States Tennessee

Economy

The economy of Newport, TN employs N/A people. The largest industries in Newport, TN are Manufacturing (3,132 people), Accommodation & Food Services (2,146 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (1,970 people), and the highest paying industries are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($95,079), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($67,895), and Utilities ($55,755).

Males in Tennessee have an average income that is 1.36 times higher than the average income of females, which is $53,544. The income inequality in Tennessee (measured using the Gini index) is 0.462, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

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The most common job groups, by number of people living in Newport, TN, are . This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Newport, TN.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Tennessee (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.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

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The most common employment sectors for those who live in Newport, TN, are Manufacturing (3,132 people), Accommodation & Food Services (2,146 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (1,970 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Newport, TN, though some of these residents may live in Newport, TN and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$41,902

Median earning men ± $2,231

$31,304

Median earning women ± $1,737

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($67,895), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($54,931), and Public Administration ($54,036).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Information ($52,917), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($45,114), and Manufacturing ($35,911).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

3.15%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 3.29M people employed in Tennessee. This represents a 3.15% 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 10.8%.

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

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

57
Retail Trade
43
Other Services (except Public Administration)
28
Retail Trade

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$61k
Manufacturing
$48.3k
Retail Trade
$42.9k
Health Care and Social Assistance

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Tennessee went to Donald J. Trump with 64.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (34.5%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.703%).

Marsha Blackburn and Bill Hagerty are the senators currently representing the state of Tennessee. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Tennessee is currently represented by 9 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

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2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (64.2%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (34.5%)
Democratic Party
Robert Kennedy (0.703%)
Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Tennessee went to Donald J. Trump with 64.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (34.5%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.703%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Tennessee for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Tennessee

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Marsha Blackburn

Senator from Tennessee

Assumed office on January 3, 2019

Bill Hagerty

Senator from Tennessee

Assumed office on January 3, 2021

Marsha Blackburn and Bill Hagerty are the senators currently representing Tennessee.

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 Tennessee over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Tennessee

Tennessee is currently represented by 9 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Tennessee have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

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.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 0.806% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.744% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (1.75M), Some college (1.2M), and Bachelors Degree (956k).

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.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Newport, TN was $141,800 in 2023, which is 0.467 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $137,000 to $141,800, a 3.5% increase. The homeownership rate in Newport, TN is 71.2%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Newport, TN have an average commute time of 31.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Newport, TN is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Newport, TN is N/A. In N/A, the county with the highest Median Household Income in Newport, TN was Williamson County, TN with a value of $131,202, followed by Wilson County, TN and Sumner County, TN, with respective values of $94,048 and $86,005.

Housing

Property

$141,800

Median Property Value 2023

±$13,533

$10,762

Median Property Taxes

±$771

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, TN the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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

Rent vs Own

71.2%

Homeownership

2023

65.2%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 71.2% of the housing units in Newport, TN were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 70.8%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Newport, TN compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Highest Median Household Income (Total)

In N/A, the county with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Newport, TN was Williamson County, TN with a value of $131,202, followed by Wilson County, TN and Sumner County, TN, with respective values of $94,048 and $86,005.

The following map shows all of the counties in Newport, TN colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

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Median Household Income

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15.1k

Number of Households

± 1,004

In N/A, the median household income of the 15.1k households in Newport, TN N/A N/A from the previous year's value of N/A.

The following chart displays the households in Newport, TN 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 N/A range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Newport, TN is from Tennessee.

0.462

2022 Wage GINI in Tennessee

0.463

2021 Wage GINI in Tennessee

In 2022, the income inequality in Tennessee was 0.462 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.289% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Tennessee was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Tennessee in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (79.9%)
Carpooled (12%)
Worked At Home (4.91%)

In 2023, 79.9% of workers in Newport, TN drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (12%) and those who worked at home (4.91%).

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.

Commute Time

31.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Newport, TN have a similar commute time (31.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (31.8 minutes). Additionally, 4.43% of the workforce in Newport, TN have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Newport, TN compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

20.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Newport, TN (7.28k out of 35.9k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 55 - 64, followed by Females < 5 and then Females 25 - 34.

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

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

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

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Medicaid

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The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Newport, TN changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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