Residents will find that the city is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Newport is worth considering.
Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 15.01 minutes getting to work every day.
Newport is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The percentage of people in Newport with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 12.34% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Newport in 2022 was $17,139, which is low income relative to Arkansas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $68,556 for a family of four. However, Newport contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Newport also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 30.42% of its population below the federal poverty line.
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, African, and Scots-Irish.
The most common language spoken in Newport is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
