Newport is a very small city located in the state of Washington. With a population of 1,888 people and three constituent neighborhoods, Newport is the 204th largest community in Washington.

Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Newport is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Newport is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Newport who work in office and administrative support jobs (14.48%), teaching (10.48%), and sales jobs (8.49%).

One of the benefits of Newport is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 18.46 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

For a small city, Newport has a lot of people who use public transit to get to work, and those that do mostly ride taxis. This suggests that a real need for low-cost transportation in Newport exists, and local transit is helping to meet that need.

Newport Information and Demographics

The percentage of adults in Newport who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 14.96%: 13.96% of the adults in Newport have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Newport in 2000 was $13,900, which is lower middle income relative to Washington and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $55,600 for a family of four.

The people who call Newport home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Newport is White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Newport include German, English, Irish, Norwegian, French, Swedish, Scotch-Irish, Italian, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Newport is English.