Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2005: $3,491 (0.9%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2005: $3,111 (0.9%)
Area name: Providence-Fall River, RI-MA HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Newport County is $827 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $965 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1155 a month.
Cities in this county include: South Kingstown
, Newport
, Middletown
, Portsmouth
, Tiverton
, Jamestown
, Little Compton
, Melville
.
Neighboring
counties: Bristol County, Massachusetts
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Newport County: Jamestown
Golf Course
(A),
Sakonnet Golf Course
(B),
Sakannet Vineyards
(C),
Green Valley Golf Course
(D),
Middletown Campground
(E),
Greenvale Vineyards
(F),
Montaup Country Club
(G),
Pocasset Golf Course
(H),
Pirate Cove Marina
(I),
Newport Vineyards and Winery
(J),
Third Beach
(K),
Howlands Ferry
(L),
Beavertail Light
(M),
South Shore Beach
(N),
Brownell Library
(O),
Portsmouth Abbey School Library
(P),
Portsmouth Free Public Library
(Q),
Portsmouth Historical Society Building
(R),
Portsmouth Town Hall
(S),
Jamestown Fire Department Memorial Museum
(T)
Shopping Centers: Eastgate
Shopping Center
(1),
Portsmouth Shopping Plaza Shopping Center
(2)
Churches in Newport County include: Portsmouth
Evangelical Friends Meetinghouse
(A),
Amicable Church
(B),
Central Baptist Church
(C),
Saint Columbas Chapel
(D),
Mount Zion African Methodist Episcopal Church
(E),
Saint Catherine Church
(F),
Saint Theresa Church
(G),
Saint Pauls Episcopal Church
(H),
Saint Andrews by the Sea Church
(I)
Cemeteries: Portsmouth
Friends Cemetery
(1),
Newport Memorial Park
(2),
Jamestown Town Cemetery
(3),
Old Friends Burial Ground
(4),
Old Burying Ground
(5),
Cedar Cemetery
(6),
Union Cemetery
(7)
Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Sisson
Pond
(A),
Simmons Pond
(B),
Grays Mill Pond
(C),
Town Pond
(D),
Nag Pond
(E),
Nannaquaket Pond
(F),
Quicksand Pond
(G),
Long Pond
(H)
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Great
Creek
(A),
Quaket Creek
(B),
Quaket River
(C),
Founders Brook
(D),
Little Creek
(E),
Dundery Brook
(F),
Cold Brook
(G),
Mill Creek
(H),
White Wine Brook
(I)
Parks in Newport County include: Daughters
of the American Revolution Memorial
(1),
Bay Island Park South Prudence Island
(2),
Bay Island Park
(3),
Artillery Park
(4),
Tiverton Four Corners Historic District
(5),
Norman Bird Sanctuary
(6),
Sachuest Point National Wildlife Refuge
(7),
Weetamoo Woods
(8),
Little Compton Historic District
(9)
Beaches: Mackeral
Cove Beach
(A),
Peckham Beach
(B),
Grimmells Beach
(C),
Navy Beach
(D),
Island Park Beach
(E)
Post office: Adamsville
Post Office
(A).
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Unemployment in September 2007:
| Here: |
3.4% | | Rhode
Island: | 4.4% |
Current college students: 6,086
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 87.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 38.3%
Number of foreign born residents: 4,216 (54% naturalized citizens)
| Newport
County: |
4.9% | | Whole
state: | 11.4% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population
|
- 1995
to March 2000: 845
- 1990
to 1994: 375
- 1985
to 1989: 297
- 1980
to 1984: 475
- 1975
to 1979: 331
- 1970
to 1974: 322
- 1970
to 1974: 423
- 1965
to 1969: 1,148
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Mean travel time to work: 21.7 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 68.8%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 24,361
- One,
attached: 1,948
- Two:
3,997
- 3
or 4: 3,581
- 5
to 9: 1,696
- 10
to 19: 1,098
- 20
or more: 1,939
- Mobile
homes: 934
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 7
Housing units in Newport County with a mortgage: 12,878 (1,376 second mortgage, 2,004 home equity loan, 54 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 5,404 Agriculture
in Newport County
Average size of farms: 65 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $90917
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $2688.75
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 66.28%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 12.72%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $78617
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 45.32%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 12.04%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $60485
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 72.89%
Average age of principal farm operators: 53 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 16.57
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 46.29%
Vegetables: 442 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 89 acres
Most
common industries for males: |
- Professional,
scientific, and technical services (11%)
- Construction
(10%)
- Accommodation
and food services (8%)
- Educational
services (7%)
- Public
administration (7%)
- Health
care (5%)
- Arts,
entertainment, and recreation (4%)
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Most
common industries for females:
|
- Health
care (17%)
- Educational
services (15%)
- Accommodation
and food services (10%)
- Professional,
scientific, and technical services (8%)
- Finance
and insurance (5%)
- Social
assistance (4%)
- Public
administration (4%)
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Most
common occupations for males
|
- Other
management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Engineers
(5%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
- Computer
specialists (4%)
- Sales
representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)
- Electrical
equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
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Most
common occupations for females
|
- Preschool,
kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
- Other
management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
- Registered
nurses (5%)
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (5%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Information
and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
|
- Portugal
(17%)
- United
Kingdom (12%)
- Canada
(8%)
- Philippines
(7%)
- Germany
(5%)
- Italy
(4%)
- Ireland
(3%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Newport County:
|
- Irish
(20%)
- Portuguese
(13%)
- English
(12%)
- Italian
(9%)
- German
(6%)
- French
(except Basque) (5%)
- United
States or American (5%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 34,984 (80%)
- Carpooled:
3,612 (8%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 436 (1%)
- Subway
or elevated: 60 (0%)
- Railroad:
33 (0%)
- Ferryboat:
34 (0%)
- Taxi:
67 (0%)
- Motorcycle:
37 (0%)
- Bicycle:
126 (0%)
- Walked:
2,254 (5%)
- Other
means: 382 (1%)
- Worked
at home: 1,659 (4%)
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People
in group quarters in Newport County, Rhode Island
- 893
people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 771
people in military barracks, etc.
- 531
people in nursing homes
- 78
people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 75
people in military transient quarters for temporary residents
- 70
people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 17
people in military ships
- 12
people in religious group quarters
- 9
people in homes for the mentally ill
- 8
people in other group homes
- 6
people in homes for the physically handicapped
- 2
people in other nonhousehold living situations
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $65,747.
7.63% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($56,025 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
7.63% | | Rhode
Island average: |
5.39% |
0.46% of residents moved from foreign countries ($2,820 average AGI)
| Newport
County: |
0.46% | | Rhode
Island average: |
0.16% |
1.69% relocated from other counties in Rhode Island ($11,338 average AGI)
5.48% relocated from other states ($41,867 average AGI)
| Newport
County: |
5.48% | | Rhode
Island average: |
3.06% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
Bristol County, MA
|
0.75% ($50,575 average AGI) |
| from
Providence County, RI
|
0.62% ($57,792) |
| from
Bristol County, RI
|
0.46% ($49,818) |
| from
Washington County, RI
|
0.41% ($46,324) |
| from
San Diego County, CA
|
0.21% ($61,639) |
| from
Middlesex County, MA
|
0.15% ($106,714) |
| from
Virginia Beach city, VA
|
0.14% ($57,298) |
9.10% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($55,335 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
9.10% | | Rhode
Island average: |
6.42% |
0.37% of residents moved to foreign countries ($2,404 average AGI)
| Newport
County: |
0.37% | | Rhode
Island average: |
0.08% |
2.04% relocated to other counties in Rhode Island ($11,880 average AGI)
6.70% relocated to other states ($41,051 average AGI)
| Newport
County: |
6.70% | | Rhode
Island average: |
4.18% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
Bristol County, MA
|
0.96% ($43,696 average AGI) |
| to
Providence County, RI
|
0.64% ($56,835) |
| to
Washington County, RI
|
0.52% ($56,659) |
| to
Bristol County, RI
|
0.51% ($48,295) |
| to
Anne Arundel County, MD
|
0.19% ($29,277) |
| to
San Diego County, CA
|
0.19% ($58,531) |
| to
Middlesex County, MA
|
0.14% ($63,286) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.9
Births
per 1000 population in Newport County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.0
Deaths
per 1000 population in Newport County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 5.1
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Newport County
|
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 14,171 (12,504 aged, 1,667 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 5%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 82,941
- In
family households: 67,229 (16,760 male householders, 5,637 female householders)
17,910
spouses, 23,127 children (21,365 natural, 575 adopted, 1,187 stepchildren), 861 grandchildren, 459 brothers or sisters, 577 parents, 597 other relatives, 1,301 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 15,712 (5,730 male householders (4,397 living alone)), 7,085 female householders (6,111 living alone)), 2,897 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 2,492 (497 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 10,212 2-persons, 5,231 3-persons, 4,477 4-persons, 1,822 5-persons, 451 6-persons, 204 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 10,508 1-person, 1,955 2-persons, 211 3-persons, 136 4-persons, 5 6-persons.
13,805 married couples with children.
4,371 single-parent households (711 men, 3,660 women).
91.4% of residents of Newport County speak English at home.
2.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (65% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
5.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (74% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
0.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (52% speak English very well, 39% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (72% speak English very well, 28% speak English well). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $1,240,254,000 ($14591 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $751,092,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $276,458,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $98,973,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $3,736,000
Federal grants: $107,081,000
Federal procurement contracts: $364,894,000 ($334,227,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $389,112,000 ($364,488,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $296,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $19,238,000
Federal Government insurance: $359,560,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 4,603
| Here: |
55 per 1000 residents | | State: | 62
per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 3,788
| Here: |
45 per 1000 residents | | State: | 48
per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +718
| Here: |
+9 per 1000 residents | | State: | +18
per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -3,122
| Here: |
-37 per 1000 residents | | State: |
-5 per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Newport County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 8.50 millions of gallons per day (1% from ground, 99% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Median
number of rooms in apartments:
Year
house built: |
- 1999
to March 2000: 491
- 1995
to 1998: 1,370
- 1990
to 1994: 1,703
- 1980
to 1989: 4,671
- 1970
to 1979: 5,252
- 1960
to 1969: 5,301
- 1950
to 1959: 5,611
- 1940
to 1949: 3,211
- 1939
or earlier: 11,951
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Newport County, Rhode Island: |
- 1
room: 14
- 2
rooms: 88
- 3
rooms: 534
- 4
rooms: 1,997
- 5
rooms: 4,113
- 6
rooms: 4,831
- 7
rooms: 4,350
- 8
rooms: 2,972
- 9
or more rooms: 2,800
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Newport County, Rhode Island: |
- 1
room: 439
- 2
rooms: 903
- 3
rooms: 2,568
- 4
rooms: 3,767
- 5
rooms: 2,446
- 6
rooms: 1,845
- 7
rooms: 815
- 8
rooms: 462
- 9
or more rooms: 284
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Newport County:
|
- no
bedroom: 14
- 1
bedroom: 760
- 2
bedrooms: 5,235
- 3
bedrooms: 10,318
- 4
bedrooms: 4,183
- 5
or more bedrooms: 1,189
|
Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Newport County:
|
- no
bedroom: 501
- 1
bedroom: 3,746
- 2
bedrooms: 5,312
- 3
bedrooms: 2,937
- 4
bedrooms: 783
- 5
or more bedrooms: 250
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Newport County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
|
- no
vehicle: 665
- 1
vehicle: 6,241
- 2
vehicles: 10,272
- 3
vehicles: 3,324
- 4
vehicles: 844
- 5
or more vehicles: 353
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Newport County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 2,111
- 1
vehicle: 6,695
- 2
vehicles: 3,956
- 3
vehicles: 603
- 4
vehicles: 115
- 5
or more vehicles: 49
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57% of Newport County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 49% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 17% lived in Rhode Island.
| Newport
County: |
56.7% | | State
average: | 59.6% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 34175
- Northeast:
32668
- Midwest:
3977
- South:
5982
- West:
3286
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $192,900 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Year
Householders Moved Into Unit:
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Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
|
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (74%)
- Utility
gas (16%)
- Electricity
(6%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (2%)
- Wood
(1%)
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Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
|
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (41%)
- Utility
gas (36%)
- Electricity
(17%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (3%)
- Other
fuel (1%)
- No
fuel used (1%)
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Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1,258
| Here: |
13.6% | | Rhode
Island: |
12.6% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 674
| Here: |
15.5% | | Rhode
Island: |
12.7% |
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 2,088
| Here: |
48.4% | | Rhode
Island: |
43.8% |
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