Newport, Kentucky demographics

Newport, KY demographics: median age 40.6; 36.3% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Newport city, Kentucky · Incorporated city · GEOID 2155884. The survey estimates a population of 13,967 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Newport is 40.6 years, with a 90% margin of error of 2.6 years. There are 6,965 households (±361). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	40.6 ±2.6	39.1 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 13,967
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kentucky	U.S.
Under 18	1,692 ±297	12.1% ±2.1 pp	22.6%	22.0%
18–34	4,159 ±425	29.8% ±3.0 pp	22.2%	22.8%
35–64	5,680 ±564	40.7% ±4.0 pp	37.9%	38.0%
65 and older	2,436 ±382	17.4% ±2.7 pp	17.3%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 13,967
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kentucky	U.S.
Male	7,362 ±376	52.7% ±2.7 pp	49.5%	49.5%
Female	6,605 ±366	47.3% ±2.6 pp	50.5%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 13,967
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kentucky	U.S.
White alone	11,818 ±333	84.6% ±2.4 pp	82.6%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	835 ±228	6.0% ±1.6 pp	7.6%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	7 ±11 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.9%
Asian alone	54 ±45 · low precision	0.4% ±0.3 pp · low precision	1.6%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	142 ±120 · low precision	1.0% ±0.9 pp · low precision	1.7%	7.1%
Two or more races	1,111 ±374	8.0% ±2.7 pp	6.2%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 13,967
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kentucky	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	13,045 ±322	93.4% ±2.3 pp	95.0%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	922 ±326	6.6% ±2.3 pp	5.0%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 6,965
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kentucky	U.S.
Married-couple family	2,050 ±291	29.4% ±3.9 pp	46.6%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	263 ±117	3.8% ±1.7 pp	5.3%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	580 ±154	8.3% ±2.2 pp	12.0%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	3,333 ±486	47.9% ±6.5 pp	29.8%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	739 ±190	10.6% ±2.7 pp	6.3%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 6,965
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kentucky	U.S.
Households with people under 18	990 ±174	14.2% ±2.4 pp	29.8%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	5,975 ±476	85.8% ±5.2 pp	70.2%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 6,965
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kentucky	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	3,333 ±486	47.9% ±6.5 pp	29.8%	28.7%
Two-person households	2,460 ±350	35.3% ±4.7 pp	34.9%	33.8%
Three-person households	663 ±194	9.5% ±2.7 pp	15.5%	15.3%
Four-person households	228 ±111	3.3% ±1.6 pp	11.6%	12.6%
Five-person households	188 ±75	2.7% ±1.1 pp	5.2%	5.9%
Six-person households	93 ±56 · low precision	1.3% ±0.8 pp · low precision	1.9%	2.2%
Seven or more people	0 ±28 · low precision	0.0% ±0.4 pp · low precision	1.1%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 13,967
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kentucky	U.S.
Native	13,474 ±210	96.5% ±1.5 pp	95.3%	85.9%
Foreign born	493 ±214	3.5% ±1.5 pp	4.7%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 13,253
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kentucky	U.S.
English only	12,557 ±383	94.7% ±2.4 pp	93.2%	77.7%
Spanish	538 ±330 · low precision	4.1% ±2.5 pp · low precision	3.4%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	22 ±22 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	12 ±19 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	30 ±30 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	68 ±71 · low precision	0.5% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.6%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	25 ±35 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.2%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	1 ±3 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.5%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 11,250
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kentucky	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	1,310 ±277	11.6% ±2.4 pp	11.1%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	2,798 ±363	24.9% ±3.1 pp	32.6%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	2,160 ±427	19.2% ±3.7 pp	19.7%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	896 ±222	8.0% ±2.0 pp	9.0%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	2,645 ±445	23.5% ±3.9 pp	16.2%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1,441 ±274	12.8% ±2.4 pp	11.3%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 13,817
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Kentucky	U.S.
Same house	10,183 ±643	73.7% ±4.6 pp	87.5%	87.7%
Moved within same county	1,106 ±342	8.0% ±2.5 pp	6.3%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	827 ±218	6.0% ±1.6 pp	3.4%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	1,701 ±513	12.3% ±3.7 pp	2.4%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	0 ±20 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

6.1% of Newport residents (±1.6 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 6.0% in Kentucky and 8.4% nationally. 90.2% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Newport	Kentucky	U.S.	Compared with Kentucky
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	6.1% ±1.6 pp	6.0%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	90.2% ±3.1 pp	88.6%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	4.5% ±1.4 pp	6.5%	6.2%	Lower

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Newport . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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