Newport is a very small city located in the state of Vermont. With a population of 4,333 people and two associated neighborhoods, Newport is the 37th largest community in Vermont.

Also of interest is that Newport has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

A relatively large number of people in Newport telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 16.82% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

One of the benefits of Newport is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 15.48 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

Being a small city, Newport does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The overall education level of Newport is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 25.13% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Newport in 2022 was $35,574, which is low income relative to Vermont, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $142,296 for a family of four. However, Newport contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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 English, Irish, French Canadian, German, and French.

The most common language spoken in Newport is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and French.