City safety & data profile

Newport EastRI

Newport East, RI is a 12K-resident city in Newport County with a median household income of $89,028.

Newport County, Rhode Island. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Newport East, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Newport East has a population larger than 12% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, and a median home value of $485,400.

Data updated 2026-09-04

12K
Population (place)
Bottom 13%
By size
$89,028
Median income (place)
$485,400
Median home (place)
11.7%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Newport East

Newport East posts a median household income higher than 59% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks.

Top 41%
by median income, US cities

Where Newport East income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$89,028 Top 41% higher than 59% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Newport East $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in RI

Population among 11 RI places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Providence is the largest RI city on this list; Westerly leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in RI

Median household income among the same 11-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Westerly posts the highest place-level median income in RI; Providence is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading Newport East, RI beyond the headline numbers

Newport East sits inside Newport County, Rhode Island, at roughly 41.52°N, -71.29°W. Population 11,769, $89,028 median household income. Median home value $485,400, median rent $1,876. Poverty rate 11.7%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

Poverty in Newport East, RI stands at 11.7%, above the midpoint of reporting cities. A median income can look comfortable while a share this size sits well beneath it, which is why the two figures belong together.

The median home in Newport East costs around 5.5 times what a median household earns in a year -- the most expensive quarter of reporting cities, and far enough ahead of local pay that ownership is largely closed to median earners.

Remote work covers 11.7% of Newport East workers, under the midpoint for reporting cities.

Among the CDC measures on this page, short sleep duration departs furthest from its peer median: 29.6% in Newport East, the lowest-prevalence quarter of the 3,852 cities reporting that measure.

At 46.1 years, Newport East's median age is in the oldest quarter of reporting cities.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Newport East from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)
11,769
Newport East · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$89,028
Near average
Median Home Value (place)
$485,400
+17% vs avg
Median Age (place)
46.1
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Newport County): Newport East's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
85K+3%
Median Income
$103,514+44%
Median Home Value
$609,700+71%
Poverty Rate
8.5%+2%
Unemployment
5.5%-19%

Economics

Economics indicators for Newport East, RI
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$1,876/mo
Poverty Rate
11.7% -6% vs avg
Unemployment 6.9%
Bachelor's Degree+ 42.3%
Work From Home 11.7%
Public Transit 1.3%

Population

White 77.4%
African American 5.6%
Asian 2.2%
Two or More Ethnicities 6.2%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

High Blood Pressure
35.1%
Short Sleep Duration
29.6%
Obesity
28.6%
Physical Inactivity
21.7%
Binge Drinking
17.3%
Frequent Mental Distress
14.8%
Frequent Physical Distress
12.2%
Current Asthma
11%
Diabetes
10.6%
Current Smoking
10.4%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 75.2%
Annual Checkup 85%

Other Measures

Coronary Heart Disease
6.8%
Lack of Health Insurance
6.1%
Stroke
3.4%

What alerts and safety updates affect Newport East?

No area-tagged alerts are on record for Newport East right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

City alert dispatch desk

Sheet RI-NEWPORT-EAST · Newport East

Newport East: no area-tagged alerts on record — state hubs carry the live CAP stream.

  • FEED-QUIET No tagged alerts
  • LEAD-NONE Feed idle
  • DESK-IDLE Awaiting feed

Counts reflect published articles tagged to Newport East; untagged NOAA county warnings may still appear in the site feed. Browse Rhode Island state hubs · Methodology

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Frequently Asked Questions 5

What is the population of Newport East, RI?
Newport East, RI has a population of 11,769 people, located in Newport County, Rhode Island.
What is the median household income in Newport East?
The median household income in Newport East, RI is $89,028 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 11.7%.
What is the median home value in Newport East?
The median home value in Newport East, RI is $485,400. Median rent is $1,876/month.
What are the top health concerns in Newport East?
The top health indicators in Newport East include High Blood Pressure (35.1%), Short Sleep Duration (29.6%), Obesity (28.6%). Data from CDC PLACES.
What is the median age in Newport East?
The median age in Newport East, RI is 46.1 years. 42.3% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for Newport East, both outside Rhode Island so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside RI (11.7% here).

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside RI ($89,028 here).

Compare Newport East with another city

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Nearby Cities 8

Using Newport East's profile

Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.

  • Check live recalls, weather and hazard alerts scoped to the Newport East area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
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Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Newport County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.