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Newport, Tennessee: commercial real estate data.
Newport is a Census city of 6,881 people across 5.53 square miles of land, in Cocke County. Median household income is $31,250, 55.7 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 6 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $3.2 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Newport
What Newport is
- Census place typecity
- Land area5.53 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,244
- County holding the largest share of its areaCocke 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
- Population6,881
- Median age43.9
- Population under 181,469 plus or minus 321
- Share under 1821.3 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Population 65 and over1,289 plus or minus 295
- Share 65 and over18.7 percent plus or minus 4.3
- Households3,066
- Family households1,714
- Share of households that are families55.9 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$31,250 plus or minus $12,090
- Per capita income$25,221
- Civilian labor force2,700
- Employed2,684
- Unemployed16 plus or minus 25
- Unemployment rate0.6 percent plus or minus 0.9
- Adults 25 and over4,647
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher83.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher9.1 percent plus or minus 4.1
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree2.5 percent plus or minus 1.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Newport
Housing in Newport
- Housing units3,470
- Occupied units3,066
- Vacant units404 plus or minus 236
- Vacancy rate11.6 percent plus or minus 6.7
- Owner occupied1,707
- Renter occupied1,359
- Ownership rate55.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$133,500
- Median gross rent, monthly$720 plus or minus $174
- Annual rent as a share of median income27.6 percent plus or minus 12.6
- Single family units2,124
- Share single family61.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more996 plus or minus 299
- Share in buildings of two or more28.7 percent plus or minus 8.2
- Mobile homes350 plus or minus 214
- Median year structure built1973
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 commute2,440
- Commuting under 15 minutes766 plus or minus 215
- Share commuting under 15 minutes31.4 percent plus or minus 7.5
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,140 plus or minus 321
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more46.7 percent plus or minus 11.2
- Drove alone76.6 percent
- Carpooled11.5 percent plus or minus 7.0
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked2.1 percent plus or minus 2.2
- Worked from home7.6 percent plus or minus 5.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Newport
SBA loans in Newport (7(a))
- Approvals6
- Gross approval$3,161,000
- Average approval$526,833
- Median approval$233,500
- Largest approval$1,780,000
- Jobs supported78
- Jobs per approval13.0
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more16.7 percent
- Share to franchises16.7 percent
- Distinct lenders5
- Distinct industries by NAICS6
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Newport, in any county, FY2020 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, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Newport
SBA loans in Newport (504)
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$1,644,000
- Average approval$1,644,000
- Median approval$1,644,000
- Largest approval$1,644,000
- Jobs supported18
- Loans with a final outcome0
- 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 0 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 number475440
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/25/09
The City of Newport participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 475440 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Cocke County, not Newport
Cocke County context, not Newport figures
- Establishments in Cocke County474
- Covered employment, Cocke County7,903
- Average annual pay, Cocke County$45,422
- Housing units permitted, Cocke County13
Every figure in this section is published for Cocke 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, Tennessee?
6,881, in 3,066 households. Newport city covers 5.53 square miles of land, which is 1,244 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?
Cocke 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?
$31,250. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $133,500. Median gross rent is $720 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?
6 7(a) approvals totaling $3.2 m since FY2020, across 5 lenders, median approval $233,500, plus 1 504 approvals worth $1.6 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 1 loan has 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 475440, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. 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 Cocke 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.