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Newport, North Carolina: commercial real estate data.
Newport is a Census town of 4,441 people across 7.86 square miles of land, in Carteret County. Median household income is $56,351, 61.4 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 20 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $10.6 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Newport
What Newport is
- Census place typetown
- Land area7.86 sq mi
- Water area0.06 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land565
- County holding the largest share of its areaCarteret County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Newport
How many people live in Newport
- Population4,441
- Median age44.1
- Population under 18862 plus or minus 283
- Share under 1819.4 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Population 65 and over909 plus or minus 260
- Share 65 and over20.5 percent plus or minus 5.9
- Households1,664
- Family households941
- Share of households that are families56.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Newport
Income and work in Newport
- Median household income$56,351 plus or minus $17,077
- Per capita income$32,576 plus or minus $6,997
- Civilian labor force1,744
- Employed1,635
- Unemployed109 plus or minus 89
- Unemployment rate6.3 percent plus or minus 5.0
- Adults 25 and over3,204
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher93.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher18.9 percent plus or minus 7.4
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree10.2 percent plus or minus 6.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Newport
Housing in Newport
- Housing units1,851
- Occupied units1,664
- Vacant units187 plus or minus 148
- Vacancy rate10.1 percent plus or minus 7.9
- Owner occupied1,021
- Renter occupied643 plus or minus 166
- Ownership rate61.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$233,600
- Median gross rent, monthly$896 plus or minus $308
- Annual rent as a share of median income19.1 percent plus or minus 8.7
- Single family units1,235
- Share single family66.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more516 plus or minus 182
- Share in buildings of two or more27.9 percent plus or minus 9.2
- Mobile homes100 plus or minus 105
- Median year structure built1993
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Newport
How Newport gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,492
- Commuting under 15 minutes377 plus or minus 169
- Share commuting under 15 minutes25.3 percent plus or minus 10.8
- Commuting 30 minutes or more295 plus or minus 146
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more19.8 percent plus or minus 9.4
- Drove alone84.4 percent
- Carpooled3.7 percent plus or minus 4.3
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home11.9 percent plus or minus 8.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Newport
SBA loans in Newport (7(a))
- Approvals20
- Gross approval$10,649,700
- Average approval$532,485
- Median approval$150,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,032,500
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported174
- Jobs per approval8.7
- Loans with a final outcome3
- Paid in full3
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more20.0 percent
- Share to franchises10.0 percent
- Distinct lenders8
- Distinct industries by NAICS14
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Newport, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 3 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Newport
SBA loans in Newport (504)
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$1,256,000
- Average approval$628,000
- Median approval$628,000
- Largest approval$989,000
- Jobs supported2
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Newport, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Newport
Flood risk in Newport
- NFIP communityTown of Newport
- NFIP community number370049
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 8
- Currently effective map date01/17/25
The Town of Newport participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 370049 and carries Community Rating System class 8, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Carteret County, not Newport
Carteret County context, not Newport figures
- Establishments in Carteret County2,249
- Covered employment, Carteret County25,022
- Average annual pay, Carteret County$45,708
- Housing units permitted, Carteret County935
Every figure in this section is published for Carteret County as a whole and is not a measurement of Newport.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Newport questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Newport, North Carolina?
4,441, in 1,664 households. Newport town covers 7.86 square miles of land, which is 565 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Newport in?
Carteret County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Newport?
$56,351. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $233,600. Median gross rent is $896 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Newport businesses?
20 7(a) approvals totaling $10.6 m since FY2020, across 8 lenders, median approval $150,000, plus 2 504 approvals worth $1.3 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Newport, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Newport borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Newport. Only 3 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Newport in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Newport appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Newport, town of, community 370049, carrying Community Rating System class 8, which is a premium discount for exceeding the program minimum. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Newport figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Carteret County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Newport.
Is zoning published for Newport?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.