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Newport County, RI

Demographic and economic profile of Newport County, RI, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Newport County's economy generates $78,527 in GDP per capita against median worker earnings of $48,566, reflecting a county of 85,095 residents where 53.0% hold a bachelor's degree or higher — well above typical county benchmarks. The labor force participation rate of 64.3% and unemployment rate of 6.3% indicate a moderately tight but not exceptionally deep workforce pool, with a median age of 46.9 years signaling an older-skewing population. Housing costs are notable, with a median home value of $559,700 and median gross rent of $1,652/month, while the county posted modest population growth of 2.4% over five years and maintains a relatively low poverty rate of 8.6%.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

83,468

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$103,514

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

46.9 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+2.4% since 2018

Newport County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone70,849 (83.7%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race3,533 (4.2%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races3,128 (3.7%)
  • Black or African American Alone2,916 (3.4%)
  • Some Other Race Alone2,522 (3.0%)
  • Asian Alone1,448 (1.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish3,071
  2. 2.Other Indo-European2,633
  3. 3.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)391
  4. 4.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic286
  5. 5.German or other West Germanic282

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

16.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

59.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

24.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

7.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

5,768

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$78,527

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$60,920

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

6.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

8.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance9,820
  2. 2.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services5,915
  3. 3.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services5,347
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)3,889
  5. 5.Construction (Group)3,167

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations20,321
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations8,084
  3. 3.Service Occupations7,305
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations3,158
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations2,599

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.48×)5,414
  2. 2.Professional, Scientific, & Management (LQ 1.14×)5,875
  3. 3.Construction (LQ 1.12×)3,231
  4. 4.Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate (LQ 1.10×)3,043
  5. 5.Public Administration (LQ 1.06×)2,090

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$559,700

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,652/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

67.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $500,000 to $749,9996,833 (27.3%)
  • $750,000 to $999,9994,962 (19.8%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9993,807 (15.2%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9992,698 (10.8%)
  • $1,000,000 to $1,499,9992,007 (8.0%)
  • $2,000,000 or More1,129 (4.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

53.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

95.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

64.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$48,566

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

22.8 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

7.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone30,033 (69.8%)
  • Worked At Home6,748 (15.7%)
  • Carpooled2,556 (5.9%)
  • Walked2,288 (5.3%)
  • Other540 (1.3%)
  • Public Transit401 (0.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.