One downside of living in Newport is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Newport, the average commute to work is 34.65 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. However, it is a pedestrian-friendly borough. Many of Newport’s neighborhoods are dense enough and have amenities close enough together that people find it feasible to get around on foot.
Being a small borough, Newport does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The percentage of adults in Newport who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 20.91% of the adults 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.
