What is the population of Newport town?

Newport town has 4,428 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #192 of 777 in North Carolina.

What is the median household income in Newport town?

Median household income in Newport town is $76,091 a year, 3.1% below the national figure of $78,538.

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

Median gross rent is $784 a month and the median home value is $245,300, so rent absorbs about 12.4% of median household income.

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

Homes cost about 3.2× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Newport town is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 12.4% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Newport, NC population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Newport, North Carolina (Newport, NC — Census place “Newport town”) is 4,428 residents, ranking #192 of 777 places in North Carolina. Median household income is $76,091, the median home is worth $245,300 and median gross rent runs $784 a month. Looking for the Newport North Carolina ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Newport, NC: 28570.

Population: 4,428Newport town residents
Median household income: $76,091Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $245,300Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $784Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 43.2 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 61.5%Owner-occupied households

Newport ZIP codes (North Carolina)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Newport.

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

28570

What the numbers mean in Newport town

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Newport town median would spend about 12.4% 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 3.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 9.9% of residents and 61.5% 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 town, NC in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Newport town is a small town in North Carolina, with 4,428 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #192 of 777 ranked by population — larger than 75% of them. The median age here is 43.2 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.

Households in Newport town earn a median of $76,091 a year, 3.1% below the national figure of $78,538 and 24% above the $61,228 median for the 459 North Carolina cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 9.9% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Newport town is valued at $245,300, 19.1% below the national figure and 12% above the $219,800 peer median, while median gross rent runs $784 a month, 44.2% below the national figure, or roughly $9,408 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 12.4% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3.2×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 61.5% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.

Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. 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.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Newport town?: Newport town has 4,428 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #192 of 777 in North Carolina.
What is the median household income in Newport town?: Median household income in Newport town is $76,091 a year, 3.1% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Newport town?: Median gross rent is $784 a month and the median home value is $245,300, so rent absorbs about 12.4% of median household income.
Is Newport town affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 3.2× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Newport town is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 12.4% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Newport town data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.