Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Newport spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 16.00 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.
Being a small city, Newport does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
In Newport, just 10.37% of people have at least a bachelor's degree, which is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%.
The per capita income in Newport in 2022 was $17,455, which is low income relative to Arkansas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $69,820 for a family of four. However, Newport contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Newport is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Newport home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Newport residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Newport include German, Irish, English, Italian, and French.
The most common language spoken in Newport is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
