Newport is a very small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 1,499 people and two associated neighborhoods, Newport is the 728th largest community in Pennsylvania. Newport has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic boroughs in the country.Newport is a blue-collar town, with 47.62% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. Overall, Newport is a borough of transportation and shipping workers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Newport who work in office and administrative support (14.90%), sales jobs (6.96%), and food service (4.64%). 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. One downside of living in Newport is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Newport, the average commute to work is 34.65 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. However, it is a pedestrian-friendly borough. Many of Newport’s neighborhoods are dense enough and have amenities close enough together that people find it feasible to get around on foot. Newport is a small borough, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The education level of Newport citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 20.91% of adults 25 and older in Newport have a college degree. The per capita income in Newport in 2022 was $30,844, which is lower middle income relative to Pennsylvania, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $123,376 for a family of four. However, Newport contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Newport is a somewhat ethnically-diverse borough. 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, Slovene, English, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Newport is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
