Newport Demographics

PopulationNewport town, North CarolinaNorth Carolina
Total Population3,3498,049,313
Male51.7%49.0%
Female48.3%51.0%
18 years and over75.4%75.6%
65 years and over13.1%12.0%
Married Persons61.0%56.3%
Single Persons39.0%43.7%
Median Age37.435.3
Average Family Size3.042.98
Ethnicity
White84.5%73.1%
Black or African American12.7%22.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native1.1%1.6%
Asian1.6%1.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander0.1%0.1%
Other1.6%2.8%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)3.7%4.7%
Housing CharacteristicsNewport town, North CarolinaNorth Carolina
Total Housing Units1,2573,523,944
Median Home Cost$87,600$108,300
Number of Households1,1363,132,013
Persons per Household2.582.49
Economic CharacteristicsNewport town, North CarolinaNorth Carolina
Median Household Income$36,629$39,184
Per Capita Income$14,260$20,307
In Labor Force55.4%65.7%
Families below poverty level6.6%9.0%
Education CharacteristicsNewport town, North CarolinaNorth Carolina
School Enrollment
Elementary School Enrollment394913,173
High School Enrollment194417,749
College or Graduate School164462,275
Educational Attainment Population 25 years and older
High School Graduate33.2%28.4%
Associates Degree6.1%6.8%
Bachelor's Degree5.3%15.3%
Graduate or Professional Degree3.9%7.2%

Data provided by the 2000 U.S. Census