Newport, Rhode Island demographics

Newport, RI demographics: median age 37.2; 57.9% 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, Rhode Island · Incorporated city · GEOID 4449960. The survey estimates a population of 24,874 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Newport is 37.2 years, with a 90% margin of error of 2.0 years. There are 11,049 households (±387). 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	37.2 ±2.0	40.6 ±0.2	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 24,874
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Rhode Island	U.S.
Under 18	3,337 ±461	13.4% ±1.9 pp	18.8%	22.0%
18–34	8,388 ±610	33.7% ±2.5 pp	23.9%	22.8%
35–64	7,633 ±630	30.7% ±2.5 pp	38.6%	38.0%
65 and older	5,516 ±526	22.2% ±2.1 pp	18.7%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 24,874
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Rhode Island	U.S.
Male	11,736 ±405	47.2% ±1.6 pp	49.1%	49.5%
Female	13,138 ±400	52.8% ±1.6 pp	50.9%	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: 24,874
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Rhode Island	U.S.
White alone	18,782 ±691	75.5% ±2.8 pp	70.4%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	1,655 ±414	6.7% ±1.7 pp	5.5%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	125 ±121 · low precision	0.5% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.9%
Asian alone	677 ±215	2.7% ±0.9 pp	3.5%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	72 ±75 · low precision	0.3% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	1,006 ±495	4.0% ±2.0 pp	7.8%	7.1%
Two or more races	2,557 ±523	10.3% ±2.1 pp	12.2%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 24,874
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Rhode Island	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	22,266 ±476	89.5% ±1.9 pp	82.3%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	2,608 ±481	10.5% ±1.9 pp	17.7%	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: 11,049
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Rhode Island	U.S.
Married-couple family	3,731 ±376	33.8% ±3.2 pp	43.6%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	204 ±106 · low precision	1.8% ±1.0 pp · low precision	5.1%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	1,163 ±258	10.5% ±2.3 pp	12.5%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	4,198 ±466	38.0% ±4.0 pp	30.4%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	1,753 ±339	15.9% ±3.0 pp	8.4%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 11,049
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Rhode Island	U.S.
Households with people under 18	1,740 ±256	15.7% ±2.3 pp	26.7%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	9,309 ±468	84.3% ±3.0 pp	73.3%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 11,049
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Rhode Island	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	4,198 ±466	38.0% ±4.0 pp	30.4%	28.7%
Two-person households	4,523 ±524	40.9% ±4.5 pp	34.3%	33.8%
Three-person households	1,322 ±268	12.0% ±2.4 pp	15.6%	15.3%
Four-person households	648 ±156	5.9% ±1.4 pp	12.2%	12.6%
Five-person households	250 ±113	2.3% ±1.0 pp	5.1%	5.9%
Six-person households	95 ±82 · low precision	0.9% ±0.7 pp · low precision	1.5%	2.2%
Seven or more people	13 ±34 · low precision	0.1% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.9%	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: 24,874
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Rhode Island	U.S.
Native	23,031 ±344	92.6% ±1.4 pp	84.7%	85.9%
Foreign born	1,843 ±348	7.4% ±1.4 pp	15.3%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 24,009
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Rhode Island	U.S.
English only	21,314 ±528	88.8% ±2.0 pp	76.9%	77.7%
Spanish	1,378 ±414	5.7% ±1.7 pp	13.5%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	144 ±95 · low precision	0.6% ±0.4 pp · low precision	1.5%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	68 ±45 · low precision	0.3% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	204 ±159 · low precision	0.8% ±0.7 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	350 ±157	1.5% ±0.7 pp	4.1%	2.0%
Korean	71 ±91 · low precision	0.3% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	191 ±154 · low precision	0.8% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.7%	1.1%
Vietnamese	27 ±36 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	15 ±25 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	80 ±42 · low precision	0.3% ±0.2 pp · low precision	1.1%	1.1%
Arabic	55 ±53 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	112 ±108 · low precision	0.5% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.8%	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: 17,723
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Rhode Island	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	671 ±217	3.8% ±1.2 pp	10.3%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	3,106 ±467	17.5% ±2.6 pp	26.6%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	2,844 ±483	16.0% ±2.7 pp	17.4%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	845 ±228	4.8% ±1.3 pp	8.0%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	5,832 ±542	32.9% ±3.0 pp	22.4%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	4,425 ±546	25.0% ±3.0 pp	15.4%	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: 24,622
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Rhode Island	U.S.
Same house	19,563 ±598	79.5% ±2.4 pp	88.9%	87.7%
Moved within same county	1,346 ±340	5.5% ±1.4 pp	5.1%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	578 ±211	2.3% ±0.9 pp	1.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	2,812 ±395	11.4% ±1.6 pp	3.5%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	323 ±197 · low precision	1.3% ±0.8 pp · low precision	0.8%	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

4.6% of Newport residents (±1.5 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 4.4% in Rhode Island and 8.4% nationally. 91.3% 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	Rhode Island	U.S.	Compared with Rhode Island
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	4.6% ±1.5 pp	4.4%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	91.3% ±1.7 pp	91.7%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	7.0% ±1.1 pp	5.1%	6.2%	Higher

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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