CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Newport East

Rhode Island · 11,080 residents · 5.75 sq mi

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Newport East is a city of 11,080 people in Rhode Island. Median home value sits at $153,100. At a median age of 37.4, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Median rent is $663 a month. The poverty rate is 5.2%, under the national 13.2%. Owners hold 56% of the housing stock.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 37.4

US median: 33.0

More educated

26% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 38%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

11,080

−3%vs 2000

vs 11,463 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

37.4

−9%vs 2000

vs 41.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

5.75 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202411K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.2%(573)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.1%(676)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.5%(610)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.6%(626)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.7%(855)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.3%(1,807)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.2%(1,571)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.5%(1,278)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.4%(1,149)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.1%(1,013)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845%(549)

US avg: 4%

85 and over3.4%(373)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$35,019

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $49,552 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$16,361

−35%vs 2000

vs $25,193 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

5.2%

−0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$153,100

+38%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $146,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$663

+21%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $721 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

56.2%

−3.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 59.2% in 2000

43.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic89.3%(10,237)

Black4%(456)

Hispanic / Latino2.2%(249)

Asian1.8%(212)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic93.2%(10,323)

Black5.3%(589)

Hispanic / Latino1.3%(144)

Asian1.1%(121)

Other0.4%(47)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican3.8%(419)

Central American3.1%(338)

Guatemalan1.6%(181)

Salvadoran1.4%(157)

Spaniard0.5%(53)

South American0.3%(30)

Mexican0.2%(26)

Ecuadorian0.2%(18)

Colombian0.1%(12)

Cuban0.1%(8)

Dominican0%(2)

Asian origin

Vietnamese0.6%(64)

Filipino0.6%(61)

Chinese0.4%(47)

Korean0.3%(35)

Pakistani0.3%(31)

Ancestry

Irish22.5%(2,493)

English14.3%(1,585)

Italian11.8%(1,305)

Portuguese10%(1,109)

German6%(666)

French3.8%(423)

American3.1%(340)

Polish3%(327)

Brazilian2.7%(304)

Scottish2.1%(234)

Welsh1.4%(156)

Arab1.3%(140)

+ 27 more ancestry groups with data

Lebanese1.1%(125)

Swedish1.1%(124)

West Indian1%(113)

French Canadian0.9%(104)

Subsaharan African0.8%(93)

Jamaican0.8%(93)

Cape Verdean0.6%(66)

Greek0.6%(61)

Slovak0.5%(56)

Norwegian0.5%(55)

Dutch0.3%(37)

British0.3%(35)

Ukrainian0.3%(35)

Lithuanian0.2%(27)

Russian0.2%(22)

Serbian0.2%(22)

Romanian0.2%(20)

Scotch-Irish0.2%(20)

Slovene0.2%(18)

Nigerian0.2%(17)

Syrian0.1%(15)

Czech0.1%(13)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.1%(11)

Ghanaian0.1%(10)

Finnish0.1%(8)

Hungarian0%(5)

Canadian0%(3)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

26.0%

−9.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 35.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

81.6%

−6.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 88.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

9.5%

−5.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

14.8 min

+9%vs 2000

vs 13.6 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 married38.9%(2,015)

Married41.7%(2,157)

Widowed4.1%(212)

Divorced15.3%(791)

Women 15+

Never married27.8%(1,247)

Married43.7%(1,959)

Widowed13.9%(625)

Divorced14.6%(656)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

8.7%

−1.7 ptssince 2013

from 10.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

52.7%

−5.6 ptssince 2020

from 58.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

16.4%

+1.6 ptssince 2020

from 14.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

25.2%

+1.6 ptssince 2020

from 23.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

19.8%

+3.5 ptssince 2020

from 16.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.6%

−1.8 ptssince 2020

from 3.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

68.9%

−5.5 ptssince 2020

from 74.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

40.9%

+3.2 ptssince 2020

from 37.7% 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)21.4%(162)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)29.3%(222)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era42.7%(323)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War6.2%(47)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 757 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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