Newport History
• Incorporated: 1639 (town); 1784 (city)
Newport Demographics
• Area: 11.5 square miles
• Population: 26,475
• Population density: 8,641 per square mile
• Families below poverty level: 24.4%
• White population: 84.1%
• Hispanic population: 7.8%
• Black population: 5.5%
• Median age: 34.9
• Median household income: $40,669
• U.S. average household income: $41,994
• Average family size: 2.86
• Speak a language other than English at home: 9.6%
• In labor force (16 years of age and older): 70.1%
Newport Child Welfare
• Child population: 5,199
• Children in single-parent families: 44%
• Births to mothers with less than a high school diploma 2005: 16%
• WIC participation rate 2008: 72%
• Rate of children with incarcerated parents (per 1000 children): 17.1
Newport Education
• Children who are English language learners: 3%
• 4th graders at or above the reading proficiency level: 53%
• 4th graders at or above the math proficiency level: 54%
• 8th graders at or above the reading proficiency level: 69%
• 8th graders at or above the math proficiency level: 51%
• Schools making insufficient progress: 14%
• Suspension rate (per 100 students): 45
• Number of public high schools: 1
• High school graduation rate 2008: 66%
