Washington County vs. Newport County

Washington County (RI)Newport County (RI)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)126,17982,542
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)-0.7%-0.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)127,09483,141
Population, Census, April 1, 2010126,97982,888
Persons under 5 years, percent3.8%4.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent16.5%16.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent20.7%22.2%
Female persons, percent51.6%50.6%
White alone, percent93.6%90.0%
Black or African American alone, percent1.5%4.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent1.0%0.6%
Asian alone, percent2.0%2.0%
Two or More Races, percent2.0%2.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent3.3%6.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent90.9%85.6%
Veterans, 2014-20188,4817,048
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20184.8%6.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)64,34742,666
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201874.5%62.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$328,300$375,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,979$2,146
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$735$821
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,100$1,221
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201318.3%29.3%
Building permits, 2018397140
Households, 2014-201849,11135,217
Persons per household, 2014-20182.442.25
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201889.2%84.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20186.1%9.8%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201891.5%90.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201887.5%84.0%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201894.1%93.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201845.0%47.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20187.1%9.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent3.6%4.1%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201864.0%61.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201859.8%59.1%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)342,394411,236
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)658,052375,081
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)1,883,612284,069
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,103,272331,097
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,675,7371,116,452
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$13,305$13,609
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201825.922.4
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$81,301$77,237
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$41,000$45,442
Persons in poverty, percent8.0%8.1%
Total employer establishments, 20173,7802,760
Total employment, 201743,37231,763
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)1,984,4041,405,560
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-0.4%1.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201711,9508,149
All firms, 201214,2929,376
Men-owned firms, 20128,1015,441
Women-owned firms, 20124,5412,728
Minority-owned firms, 2012539531
Nonminority-owned firms, 201213,3028,472
Veteran-owned firms, 20121,4361,076
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201212,3167,697
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.7%1.7%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.4%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20071.1%1.4%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20071.0%2.2%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200726.0%24.3%
Population per square mile, 2010385.7809.6
Land area in square miles, 2010329.24102.39

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Washington county (RI) and Newport county (RI) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.