Newport is a very small borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 1,494 people and two associated neighborhoods, Newport is the 728th largest community in Pennsylvania. Much of the housing stock in Newport was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic boroughs in the country.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Newport is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 47.62% of the Newport workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 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. In Newport, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 34.65 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. However, the borough is also quite pedestrian-friendly, because many neighborhoods are very dense 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.In terms of college education, Newport is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 20.91% of adults 25 and older in Newport have a bachelor's degree or advanced 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.
