What is the population of Newport city?

Newport city has 14,039 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #33 of 554 in Kentucky.

What is the median household income in Newport city?

Median household income in Newport city is $58,422 a year, 25.6% below the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Newport city?

Median gross rent is $994 a month and the median home value is $221,100, so rent absorbs about 20.4% of median household income.

Is Newport city affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 3.8× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Newport city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 20.4% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

Aerial view of a dense city center, illustrating the US cities ZIP code directory

Kentucky · Census place 55884

Newport, KY population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Newport, Kentucky (Newport, KY — Census place “Newport city”) is 14,039 residents, ranking #33 of 554 places in Kentucky. Median household income is $58,422, the median home is worth $221,100 and median gross rent runs $994 a month. Looking for the Newport Kentucky ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Newport, KY: 41071.

Population: 14,039Newport city residents
Median household income: $58,422Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $221,100Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $994Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 40.4 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 48.4%Owner-occupied households

Newport ZIP codes (Kentucky)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Newport.

The Newport KY ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

41071

What the numbers mean in Newport city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Newport city median would spend about 20.4% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 17.7% of residents and 48.4% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Newport city, KY in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Newport city is a mid-size town in Kentucky, with 14,039 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #33 of 554 ranked by population — larger than 94% of them. The median age here is 40.4 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.

Households in Newport city earn a median of $58,422 a year, 25.6% below the national figure of $78,538 and 5% above the $55,469 median for the 246 Kentucky cities we cover. This figure covers the household, not the worker: two people on ordinary wages at one address outrank a single professional in the same table. Poverty reaches 17.7% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Newport city is valued at $221,100, 27.1% below the national figure and 41% above the $157,200 peer median, while median gross rent runs $994 a month, 29.3% below the national figure, or roughly $11,928 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 20.4% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3.8×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 48.4% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.

No figure on this page is estimated by us; each one comes straight from the published ACS tables for this area. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

Compare with nearby places

Places of similar size in Kentucky.

More Kentucky coverage.

Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Newport city?: Newport city has 14,039 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #33 of 554 in Kentucky.
What is the median household income in Newport city?: Median household income in Newport city is $58,422 a year, 25.6% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Newport city?: Median gross rent is $994 a month and the median home value is $221,100, so rent absorbs about 20.4% of median household income.
Is Newport city affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 3.8× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Newport city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 20.4% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Newport city data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.