| | People QuickFacts | Newport | Tennessee |
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Population, 2011 estimate | 6,922 | 6,399,787 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 6,945 | 6,346,113 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 | -0.3% | 0.8% |
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Population, 2010 | 6,945 | 6,346,105 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 6.6% | 6.4% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 22.5% | 23.6% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 | 18.5% | 13.4% |
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Female persons, percent, 2010 | 54.3% | 51.3% |
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White persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 91.6% | 77.6% |
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Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 4.7% | 16.7% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.6% | 0.3% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.2% | 1.4% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.1% | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 | 1.9% | 1.7% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) | 2.2% | 4.6% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 | 90.6% | 75.6% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 | 80.1% | 84.1% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 | 3.0% | 4.5% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 | 4.1% | 6.4% |
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High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 70.2% | 83.2% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 7.3% | 23.0% |
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Veterans, 2007-2011 | 737 | 501,665 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 | 21.2 | 24.0 |
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Housing units, 2010 | 3,416 | 2,812,133 |
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Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 | 52.4% | 69.0% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 | 30.8% | 18.1% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 | $86,000 | $137,200 |
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Households, 2007-2011 | 2,978 | 2,457,997 |
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Persons per household, 2007-2011 | 2.27 | 2.50 |
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Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 | $16,933 | $24,197 |
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Median household income, 2007-2011 | $21,332 | $43,989 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 | 45.2% | 16.9% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Newport | Tennessee |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 820 | 545,348 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 8.4% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.5% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 2.0% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.1% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 1.6% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 25.9% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | D | 140,447,760 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | D | 80,116,528 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 269,888 | 77,547,291 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $36,349 | $12,563 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 41,359 | 10,626,759 |