Newport is a somewhat small city located in the state of Kentucky. With a population of 13,901 people and nine associated neighborhoods, Newport is the 32nd largest community in Kentucky. Much of the housing stock in Newport was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country. Newport real estate is some of the most expensive in Kentucky, although Newport house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Newport is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Newport is a city of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Newport who work in management occupations (12.63%), healthcare (9.38%), and office and administrative support (9.10%). Also of interest is that Newport has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 18.02% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. The population of Newport is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 34.39% of adults in Newport have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Newport in 2022 was $41,722, which is wealthy relative to Kentucky, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $166,888 for a family of four. However, Newport contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Newport is a somewhat 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 Scottish. The most common language spoken in Newport is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.