Newport is home to 8,024 people in Arkansas. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 12% of adults. 30.4% of locals live below the federal poverty line. Households here earn about 43% less than in Arkansas as a whole. People stay put here: 72% were in the same home a year ago. The average commute runs 13 minutes.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $34,764, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 38.8
US median: 38.9
Less educated
12% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 50%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Newport
Its weight in Jackson County
Newport's population equals 48% of Jackson County's. Its number of people who work from home equals 11% of the county's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 92% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)9.5%(39)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)22.9%(94)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era21%(86)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War12.9%(53)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 410 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Newport, decade by decade
Newport population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
7,459
$39,095
$100,563
10.5%
45.5
2000
7,811
$43,995
$108,571
15.9%
58.2
2010
7,879
$35,533
$97,535
5.9%
59.7
2020
8,005
$39,734
$101,448
10.9%
63.1
2024
8,024
$34,764
$162,600
12.3%
68.0
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
