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Population & People
Population
11,644
Median age
46.1
Median household income
$89,028
Poverty rate
11.7%
Unemployment rate
6.9%
Bachelor's degree+
42.3%
Avg. commute
18 min
Hispanic or Latino
8.6%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
Housing & Rent
Median home value
$485,400
Median gross rent
$1,876/mo
Homeownership rate
51.9%
HUD FMR — 2 bedroom
$1,773
HUD Fair Market Rent (Rhode Island statewide average across 39 areas — not specific to Newport East), 2026. Efficiency $1354, 1BR $1427, 2BR $1773, 3BR $2172, 4BR $2554. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.
Energy
Rhode Island commercial electricity
23.46¢/kWh
Rhode Island industrial electricity
21.74¢/kWh
Rhode Island residential electricity
29.46¢/kWh
Economy
Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total
83956
Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total
64180.1
All-Transactions House Price Index for Rhode Island
1064.86
Unemployment Rate
3.9%
Source: FRED, Rhode Island-specific series.