Newport, Rhode Island


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Newport
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Population 2000:26,475
Population 2002:26,312
Area codes:401
Elevation:96 feet
Land area:7.9 square miles
Foreign born:5.6% (2.5% Europe, 1.1% Latin America, 1.0% Asia)
County:Newport
Industries:Educational,health and social services (19.9%), Arts,entertainment,recreation,accommodation and food services (18.6%), Professional,scientific,management,administrative,and waste management services (12.3%), Retail trade (10.9%).
Population growth:-163 (-0.62%)
Races
White Non-Hispanic:81.7%
Black:7.8%
Hispanic:5.5%
Two or more races:3.4%
Other race:2.4%
American Indian:1.8%
Marital Status
Now married:40.5%
Never married:37.1%
Divorced:12.5%
Widowed:7.3%
Separated:2.7%
Median
House value:$161,700
Household income:$40,669
Resident age:34.9 years
Newport Compared to Rhode Island State Average
House age:much above
Number of rooms per house:below
Black race population percentage:much above
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher:above
Median age:above
Renting percentage:above
Education
High school or higher:87.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher:41.5%
Graduate or professional degree:15.1%
Unemployed:7.6%
Crime Statistics
2002 crime index:385.3 - nationwide average is 329, higher means more crime
2002 burglaries:307 (1136.5 per 100,000)
2002 assaults:109 (403.5 per 100,000)
2002 auto thefts:61 (225.8 per 100,000)
2002 robberies:20 (74.0 per 100,000)
2002 rapes:13 (48.1 per 100,000)
2002 larceny counts:1,066 (3946.2 per 100,000)
2002 murders:none
Ancestries
Irish:27.8%
English:12.9%
Italian:11.4%
German:10.7%
Portuguese:7.3%
United States:5.1%
 

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Newport, Rhode Island ZIP Codes: 02840