Municipal Demographic Profile




County:       Perry

Municipality: Newport borough


Total Population 1,568 SEX Male 718 Female 850 AGE Under 5 years 112 5 to 17 years 274 18 to 20 years 73 21 to 24 years 97 25 to 44 years 484 45 to 54 years 146 55 to 59 years 58 60 to 64 years 64 65 to 74 years 140 75 to 84 years 97 85 years and over 23 Median age 32.9 Under 18 years 386 Percent of total population 24.6 65 years and over 260 Percent of total population 16.6 HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE Total households 660 Family households (families) 414 Married-couple families 318 Percent of total households 48.2 Other family, male householder 26 Other family, female householder 70 Nonfamily households 246 Percent of total households 37.3 Householder living alone 218 Householder 65 years and over 125 Persons living in households 1,568 Persons per household 2.38 GROUP QUARTERS Persons living in group quarters 0 Institutionalized persons 0 Other persons in group quarters 0 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White 1,555 Black 0 Percent of total population 0.0 American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 4 Percent of total population 0.3 Asian or Pacific Islander 3 Percent of total population 0.2 Other race 6 Hispanic Origin (any race) 8 Percent of total population 0.5 OCCUPANCY AND TENURE Total housing units 702 Occupied housing units 660 Owner occupied 340 Percent owner occupied 51.5 Renter occupied 320 Vacant housing units 42 For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use 4 Homeowner vacancy rate (percent) 2.0 Rental vacancy rate (percent) 3.6 Persons per owner-occupied unit 2.5 Persons per renter-occupied unit 2.2 Units with over 1 person per room 11 UNITS IN STRUCTURE 1-unit, detached 281 1-unit, attached 205 2 to 4 units 131 5 to 9 units 37 10 or more units 17 Mobile home, trailer, other 31 VALUE Specified owner-occupied units 305 Less than $50,000 200 $50,000 to $99,999 101 $100,000 to $149,999 3 $150,000 to $199,999 0 $200,000 to $299,999 0 $300,000 or more 1 Median (dollars) 42,000 CONTRACT RENT Specified renter-occupied units paying cash 298 Less than $250 172 $250 to $499 126 $500 to $749 0 $750 to $999 0 $1,000 or more 0 Median (dollars) 237 RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN OF HOUSEHOLDER Occupied housing units 305 White 304 Black 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Asian or Pacific Islander 0 Percent of occupied units 0.0 Other race 1 Hispanic origin (of any race) 1 Percent of occupied units 0.3 Source: Census of Population and Housing, 1990: Summary Tape File 1 Prepared by: The Pennsylvania State Data Center, Penn State Harrisburg Date Prepared: January, 1997