Population 1,265 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Newport
Household size in Newport
| Period | Newport | Philadelphia area | Delaware | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.38 | 2.64 | 2.63 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.54 | 2.68 | 2.68 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.55 | 2.65 | 2.62 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.57 | 2.57 | 2.58 | 2.65 |
| Change | +0.19 | −0.07 | −0.05 | −0.03 |
The average household in Newport has 2.57 people, a bit under the U.S. average of 2.65. That is in line with the rest of the Philadelphia area. Since 2006–10, household size has climbed from 2.38, but in a place this small, survey estimates can swing a lot from one release to the next.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in Newport
| Period | Newport | Philadelphia area | Delaware | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 35.9 | 38.5 | 39.4 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 36.2 | 39.3 | 40.5 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 36.1 | 40.3 | 41.8 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 35.8 | 40.4 | 43.0 | 40.1 |
| Change | −0.1 | +1.9 | +3.6 | +2.3 |
With a median age of just 35.8, Newport is far younger than the country as a whole (40.1), a population that tilts toward young adults, many of them living alone or as couples.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in Newport
| Period | Newport | Philadelphia area | Delaware | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 17.3% | 12.2% | 12.9% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 16.2% | 11.8% | 12.4% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 17.5% | 11.7% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 19.8% | 12.1% | 12.3% | 11.6% |
| Change | +2.5 pts | −0.1 pts | −0.6 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single-parent households are common in Newport: 19.8% of all households, against 11.6% nationally.
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in Newport
Renters in Newport
| Period | Newport | Philadelphia area | Delaware | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 36.1% | 30.2% | 26.4% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 41.0% | 32.1% | 28.4% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 49.0% | 32.7% | 28.8% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 42.4% | 33.2% | 27.0% | 34.8% |
| Change | +6.4 pts | +3.0 pts | +0.6 pts | +1.5 pts |
Renting is more common in Newport than nationally: 42.4% of households rent their homes, against 34.8% for the U.S. Among homeowners, 32.7% have no mortgage at all, below the national share of 39.8%.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in Newport
| Period | Newport | Philadelphia area | Delaware | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 8.8% | 9.1% | 12.8% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 13.3% | 9.2% | 13.0% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 8.6% | 9.0% | 11.7% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 4.1% | 6.9% | 9.6% | 9.6% |
| Change | −4.7 pts | −2.2 pts | −3.3 pts | −1.8 pts |
Empty homes are scarce in Newport: just 4.1% sit vacant, compared with 9.6% nationally, a sign of a tight housing market.
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in Newport
| Period | Newport | Philadelphia area | Delaware | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1954 | 1964 | 1979 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1958 | 1965 | 1980 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1956 | 1965 | 1982 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1959 | 1968 | 1984 | 1980 |
| Change | +4 | +4 | +6 | +6 |
The housing in Newport is old by national standards: the median home dates to 1959, against 1980 for the U.S., so buyers will find more older houses, some of them due for updates.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in Newport
| Period | Newport | Philadelphia area | Delaware | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $823 | $1,049 | $1,037 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $934 | $1,147 | $1,109 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $1,082 | $1,281 | $1,228 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $1,043 | $1,631 | $1,514 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$220 | +$582 | +$477 | +$606 |
The median renter in Newport pays $1,043 a month for rent and utilities, well below the national median of $1,571. Rent takes 24.5% of the typical renter's income, comfortably under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in Newport
Bachelor's degrees in Newport
| Period | Newport | Philadelphia area | Delaware | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 12.5% | 32.7% | 27.4% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 13.6% | 34.4% | 29.2% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 12.5% | 37.9% | 31.9% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 18.4% | 42.3% | 35.5% | 35.6% |
| Change | +5.8 pts | +9.6 pts | +8.0 pts | +7.2 pts |
College degrees are relatively uncommon in Newport: 18.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's or higher, well below the national share of 35.6%.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in Newport
| Period | Newport | Philadelphia area | Delaware | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 77.7% | 87.5% | 87.2% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 80.8% | 88.9% | 88.1% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 73.5% | 90.5% | 90.0% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 86.8% | 91.9% | 91.5% | 89.3% |
| Change | +9.1 pts | +4.4 pts | +4.4 pts | +4.3 pts |
Just over one in eight adults in Newport never finished high school, a bit more than nationally: 86.8% have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3% across the U.S.
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in Newport
| Period | Newport | Philadelphia area | Delaware | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 12.5% | 8.4% | 7.2% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 19.8% | 10.2% | 8.5% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 7.2% | 6.3% | 5.4% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 4.8% | 6.1% | 5.1% | 5.4% |
| Change | −7.7 pts | −2.3 pts | −2.1 pts | −2.7 pts |
Unemployment in Newport is close to the national rate: 4.8% of the labor force, against 5.4%. The rate is lower than in the wider Philadelphia area (6.1%). Each figure pools five years of surveys (2020–24), so it describes that whole stretch rather than today's job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
Newport compared with nearby cities
| City | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newport | 2.57 | 35.8 | 19.8% | 42.4% | 4.1% | 1959 | $1,043 | 18.4% | 86.8% | 4.8% |
| Elsmere | 2.77 | 36.0 | 17.9% | 32.5% | 3.4% | 1955 | $1,331 | 16.5% | 79.0% | 5.6% |
| Wilmington Manor | 2.50 | 46.2 | 8.8% | 23.0% | 5.4% | 1959 | $1,229 | 21.9% | 81.2% | 3.1% |
| New Castle | 2.69 | 39.8 | 15.4% | 35.6% | 6.0% | 1973 | $1,433 | 23.9% | 90.4% | 4.3% |
| Wilmington | 2.45 | 42.4 | 14.9% | 33.8% | 7.2% | 1961 | $1,498 | 40.4% | 91.4% | 5.1% |
| Rockland | 1.96 | 58.7 | 9.5% | 18.6% | 5.3% | 1976 | $2,570 | 75.2% | 99.2% | 4.2% |
| Hockessin | 2.81 | 48.1 | 7.4% | 10.3% | 5.3% | 1983 | $2,467 | 65.5% | 96.1% | 1.6% |
| Winterthur | 1.99 | 66.1 | 1.4% | 11.5% | 2.7% | 1963 | $3,328 | 65.6% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| Edgemoor | 2.13 | 43.4 | 13.6% | 41.0% | 6.9% | 1956 | $1,440 | 37.4% | 93.5% | 5.0% |
| Newark | 2.62 | 37.7 | 10.8% | 39.0% | 7.8% | 1984 | $1,657 | 45.2% | 93.7% | 4.5% |
| Brookside | 2.58 | 35.6 | 14.7% | 40.1% | 5.6% | 1969 | $1,464 | 30.6% | 92.2% | 6.5% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Newport. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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