| People QuickFacts | Newport County | Rhode Island |
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| Population, 2000 |
26,475 |
1,048,319 |
| Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 |
-7.0% |
4.5% |
| High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
87.0% |
78.0% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
41.5% |
25.6% |
| Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
17.7 |
22.5 |
| Housing units, 2000 |
13,226 |
439,837 |
| Homeownership rate, 2000 |
41.9% |
60.0% |
| Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$161,700 |
$133,000 |
| Households, 2000 |
11,566 |
408,424 |
| Persons per household, 2000 |
2.11 |
2.47 |
| Median household income, 1999 |
$40,669 |
$42,090 |
| Per capita money income, 1999 |
$25,441 |
$21,688 |
| Business QuickFacts | Newport County | Rhode Island |
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| Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000) |
NA |
10,482,011 |
| Wholesale trade sales, 1997 ($1000) |
89,496 |
7,602,702 |
| Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) |
200,509 |
7,505,754 |
| Retail sales per capita, 1997 |
$8,114 |
$7,605 |
| Accommodation and food services sales, 1997 ($1000) |
144,394 |
1,220,865 |
| Total number of firms, 1997 |
2,801 |
80,934 |