CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Newport

Kentucky · 18,884 residents · 2.76 sq mi

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Newport is a city of 18,884 people in Kentucky. 45% of homes are owner-occupied. 25.8% of locals live below the federal poverty line. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 8% of adults. The typical home is worth $37,400. Households take in $18,683 at the median, 38% less than the US figure.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 30.2

US median: 33.0

Less educated

8% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 28%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

18,884

+11%vs 2000

vs 17,048 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

30.2

−8%vs 2000

vs 32.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2.76 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202414K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 59%(1,701)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.3%(1,386)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.2%(1,552)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197%(1,331)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 248.4%(1,591)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.8%(3,361)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.8%(2,408)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.6%(1,627)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.1%(1,531)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.4%(1,400)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.2%(790)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.1%(206)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$18,683

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $27,451 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,107

−40%vs 2000

vs $15,207 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

25.8%

+3.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 22.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$37,400

−28%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $68,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$330

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $442 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

45.3%

+1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 44.2% in 2000

54.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic90.7%(15,457)

Black5.5%(936)

Hispanic / Latino1.7%(287)

Asian0.4%(65)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic95.8%(18,099)

Black3.4%(645)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(56)

Asian0.3%(57)

Other0.4%(83)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican4.3%(599)

Central American0.9%(120)

Guatemalan0.9%(120)

Cuban0.5%(76)

Puerto Rican0.4%(62)

Dominican0%(1)

Asian origin

Chinese0.2%(25)

Asian Indian0.1%(13)

Filipino0.1%(10)

Japanese0%(6)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0%(2)

Ancestry

German29%(4,044)

Irish16.6%(2,322)

English10.4%(1,454)

Italian7%(976)

American4%(556)

Scottish3.3%(455)

Scotch-Irish1.6%(225)

Dutch1.3%(178)

French1%(144)

Hungarian1%(138)

Arab0.5%(69)

Polish0.5%(68)

+ 21 more ancestry groups with data

Swiss0.5%(63)

Czech0.4%(56)

Lebanese0.4%(55)

Greek0.4%(55)

Swedish0.4%(53)

Russian0.4%(50)

Danish0.3%(47)

Welsh0.3%(38)

Austrian0.3%(35)

Ukrainian0.2%(31)

Norwegian0.2%(30)

Romanian0.2%(29)

British0.2%(26)

Slovak0.2%(23)

West Indian0.1%(16)

Palestinian0.1%(14)

Armenian0.1%(14)

Turkish0.1%(14)

Jamaican0.1%(12)

Slovene0%(6)

French Canadian0%(5)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest Italian population · Largest Mexican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.0%

−2.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

54.2%

−11.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 65.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.2%

−1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

17.1 min

+26%vs 2000

vs 13.5 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married45%(2,845)

Married38.4%(2,429)

Widowed2.1%(131)

Divorced14.5%(919)

Women 15+

Never married36.5%(2,213)

Married37%(2,244)

Widowed8.4%(507)

Divorced18.1%(1,095)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.1%

−14.7 ptssince 2013

from 20.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

55.5%

+8.3 ptssince 2020

from 47.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.8%

−1.7 ptssince 2020

from 13.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

21.8%

−2.1 ptssince 2020

from 23.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

20.2%

−7.9 ptssince 2020

from 28.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.0%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 2.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

66.4%

+6.6 ptssince 2020

from 59.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

36.1%

−9.4 ptssince 2020

from 45.5% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)17.3%(95)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)19.6%(108)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era24.4%(134)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War7.6%(42)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 550 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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