People QuickFacts Newport Rhode Island Population, 2011 estimate 24,619 1,051,302 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 24,672 1,052,567 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 -0.2% -0.1% Population, 2010 24,672 1,052,567 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 5.4% 5.5% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 16.5% 21.3% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 14.2% 14.4% Female persons, percent, 2010 51.1% 51.7%  White persons, percent, 2010 (a) 82.5% 81.4% Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) 6.9% 5.7% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) 0.8% 0.6% Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) 1.4% 2.9% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) 0.1% 0.1% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 5.2% 3.3% Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) 8.4% 12.4% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 78.5% 76.4%  Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 77.2% 86.3% Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 7.6% 12.6% Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 9.4% 20.8% High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 90.3% 83.7% Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 48.2% 30.3% Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 16.5 22.9  Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 46.6% 62.5% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 53.0% 40.5% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 $429,000 $279,300 Households, 2006-2010 10,959 410,305 Persons per household, 2006-2010 2.05 2.47 Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 $35,818 $28,707 Median household income 2006-2010 $57,640 $54,902 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 10.2% 12.2%     Business QuickFacts Newport Rhode Island Total number of firms, 2007 2,716 96,822 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 3.5% 3.3% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.4% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 2.1% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.0% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.7% 6.0% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 26.0% 27.3%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) NA 12,061,517 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 77,941 9,182,788 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 364,263 12,286,485 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $15,286 $11,646 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 226,615 2,148,674     Geography QuickFacts Newport Rhode Island Land area in square miles, 2010 7.67 1,033.81 Persons per square mile, 2010 3,215.0 1,018.1 FIPS Code 49960 44 Counties Newport County (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts