is listed on the
National Register of Historic Places 2020 census As of the
2020 census, Newport had a population of 8,005. The median age was 39.0 years. 16.8% of residents were under the age of 18 and 16.2% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 92.8 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 90.7 males age 18 and over. 67.1% of residents lived in urban areas, while 32.9% lived in rural areas. There were 2,534 households in Newport, of which 28.2% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 34.1% were married-couple households, 21.3% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 38.9% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 37.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. There were 1,234 families residing in the city. of 2000, the city's residents comprised 7,811 people in 2,690 households 1,702 families. The population density was . There were 3,118 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 56.57%
White, 41.76%
Black or
African American, 0.27%
Native American, 0.33%
Asian, 0.01%
Pacific Islander, 0.28% from
other races, and 0.77% from two or more races. 1.13% of the population were
Hispanic or
Latino of any race. There were 2,690 households, out of which 26.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.5% were married couples living together, 17.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.7% were non-families. 33.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.90. 19.6% of the population were under the age of 18, 16.7% from 18 to 24, 24.9% from 25 to 44, 20.9% from 45 to 64, and 17.9% 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 84.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.9 males. The
median income for a household in the city was $26,853, and the median per capita income was $13,867. About 23.6% of families and 28.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 40.6% of those under age 18 and 17.5% of those age 65 or over. ==Government and infrastructure==