Statewide Claims to Fame

Newport is 8th in Arkansas out of 62 other cities in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Newport is 16th in Arkansas out of 62 other cities in Home ownership rate

Newport is 17th in Arkansas out of 58 other cities in Retail sales per capita

Newport is 17th in Arkansas out of 62 other cities in Income below poverty line

Newport is 18th in Arkansas out of 62 other cities in Residents 65 or older

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General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Newport Rank Arkansas US
Current population (2012) 7,731 45th 2,949,131 313,914,040
Size in square miles 13.4 32nd 52,035.5 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 586.7 59th 56 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Newport Rank Arkansas US
Residents younger than 5 5.5% 58th 6.6% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 17.7% 60th 24.1% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 15.4% 18th 15.0% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Newport Rank Arkansas US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 74.7% 55th 82.7% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 8.7% 61st 19.6% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Newport Rank Arkansas US
Race - White 67.3% 39th 80.0% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 28.9% 22nd 15.6% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 0.5% 33rd 0.9% 1.2%
Race - Asian 0.5% 47th 1.4% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.2% 8th 0.3% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 1.6% 39th 1.8% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 2.6% 45th 6.8% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 66.2% 37th 73.9% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Newport Rank Arkansas US
Female residents 50.9% 54th 50.9% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 1.9% 47th 4.4% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Newport Rank Arkansas US
Housing units 3,014 52nd 1,324,369 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 23.3% 23rd 15.2% 25.9%
Households 2,509 55th 1,121,386 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 64.6% 16th 67.5% 66.1%
Home median value $65,700 57th $105,100 $186,200
People per household 2.2 57th 2.5 2.6

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Newport Rank Arkansas US
Income per capita $13,738 60th $21,833 $27,915
Income per household $30,507 48th $40,149 $52,762
Income below poverty line 28.1% 17th 18.4% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Newport Rank Arkansas US
Total businesses (including small businesses) 439 55th 238,994 27,092,908
Retail sales $164,453 39th $32,974,282 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $22,113 17th $11,602 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $9,074 45th $3,559,795 $613,795,732

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