It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Newport has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Newport has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Newport than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Newport may be for you.
Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Newport spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 15.64 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.
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.
In Newport, just 10.22% of people have at least a bachelor's degree, which is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%.
The per capita income in Newport in 2022 was $17,097, which is low income relative to Arkansas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $68,388 for a family of four.
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, Scottish, and French.
The most common language spoken in Newport is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
