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Newport, Rhode Island: commercial real estate data.
Newport is a Census city of 24,874 people across 7.66 square miles of land, in Newport County. Median household income is $86,313, 49.8 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 58 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $21.7 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Newport
What Newport is
- Census place typecity
- Land area7.66 sq mi
- Water area3.72 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land3,249
- County holding the largest share of its areaNewport 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
- Population24,874
- Median age37.2
- Population under 183,337
- Share under 1813.4 percent
- Population 65 and over5,516
- Share 65 and over22.2 percent
- Households11,049
- Family households5,098
- Share of households that are families46.1 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$86,313
- Per capita income$58,057
- Civilian labor force12,474
- Employed11,351
- Unemployed1,123 plus or minus 348
- Unemployment rate9.0 percent plus or minus 2.8
- Adults 25 and over17,723
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher96.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher57.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree25.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Newport
Housing in Newport
- Housing units13,552
- Occupied units11,049
- Vacant units2,503
- Vacancy rate18.5 percent
- Owner occupied5,500
- Renter occupied5,549
- Ownership rate49.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$746,900
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,698
- Annual rent as a share of median income23.6 percent
- Single family units6,228
- Share single family46.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more7,324
- Share in buildings of two or more54.0 percent
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1938
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 commute10,312
- Commuting under 15 minutes5,313
- Share commuting under 15 minutes51.5 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more2,133
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more20.7 percent
- Drove alone57.5 percent
- Carpooled6.1 percent plus or minus 2.1
- Public transport2.0 percent plus or minus 1.1
- Walked12.4 percent plus or minus 3.9
- Worked from home18.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Newport
SBA loans in Newport (7(a))
- Approvals58
- Gross approval$21,715,200
- Average approval$374,400
- Median approval$100,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,120,680
- Largest approval$3,000,000
- Jobs supported334
- Jobs per approval5.8
- Loans with a final outcome4
- Paid in full4
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more6.9 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders14
- Distinct industries by NAICS33
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Newport, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 4 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)
- Approvals51
- Gross approval$21,689,000
- Average approval$425,275
- Median approval$353,000
- Largest approval$1,765,000
- Jobs supported297
- Loans with a final outcome26
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs4
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Newport, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 26 loans have 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 communityCity of Newport
- NFIP community number445403
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 7
- Currently effective map date09/04/13
The City of Newport participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 445403 and carries Community Rating System class 7, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Newport County, not Newport
Newport County context, not Newport figures
- Establishments in Newport County2,800
- Covered employment, Newport County42,622
- Average annual pay, Newport County$68,656
- Housing units permitted, Newport County180
Every figure in this section is published for Newport 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, Rhode Island?
24,874, in 11,049 households. Newport city covers 7.66 square miles of land, which is 3,249 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?
Newport 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?
$86,313. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $746,900. Median gross rent is $1,698 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?
58 7(a) approvals totaling $21.7 m since FY2020, across 14 lenders, median approval $100,000, plus 51 504 approvals worth $21.7 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 4 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, city of, community 445403, carrying Community Rating System class 7, 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 Newport 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.
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