One of the benefits of Newport is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 16.00 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.
Newport is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The percentage of people in Newport with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 10.37% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Newport in 2022 was $17,455, which is low income relative to Arkansas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $69,820 for a family of four. However, Newport contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Newport is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Newport home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Newport residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Newport include German, Irish, English, Italian, and French.
The most common language spoken in Newport is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
