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Population (year 2000): 9,532. Estimated
population in July 2005: 9,833 (+3.2% change)
Males: 4,658 (48.9%), Females: 4,874 (51.1%)
Lincoln County
Zip code:
97365
Median resident age: 40.9 years
Median household income: $31,996 (year 2000)
Median house value: $148,700 (year 2000)
Races in Newport:
- White Non-Hispanic (84.7%)
- Hispanic (9.0%)
- Other race (3.9%)
- American Indian (3.7%)
- Two or more races (3.0%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (19.8%), English (16.0%),
Irish (15.3%), United States (5.8%), Norwegian (4.6%), Scottish
(3.9%).
Elevation: 177 feet
Land area: 8.9 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Newport
- High school or higher: 84.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 11.9%
- Unemployed: 9.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 15.7 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Newport city
- Never married: 22.0%
- Now married: 49.4%
- Separated: 2.2%
- Widowed: 9.2%
- Divorced: 17.1%
6.6% Foreign born (4.9% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +880 (+10.2%).
Hospital/medical center in Newport:
- SAMARITAN PACIFIC COMMUNITIES HOSPITAL (930
SW ABBEY STREET)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Newport:
- SAMARITAN NORTH LINCOLN HOSPITAL (about 22 miles;
LINCOLN CITY, OR)
- PEACE HARBOR HOSPITAL (about 44 miles; FLORENCE, OR)
- VALLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 54 miles; DALLAS,
OR)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Newport:
- NEWPORT MUNI (about 5 miles; NEWPORT, OR; ID: ONP)
- CORVALLIS MUNI (about 55 miles; CORVALLIS, OR; ID:
CVO)
- MAHLON SWEET FIELD (about 69 miles; EUGENE, OR; ID:
EUG)
Other public-use airports nearest to Newport:
- TOLEDO STATE (about 9 miles; TOLEDO, OR; ID: 5S4)
- SILETZ BAY STATE (about 16 miles; GLENEDEN BEACH,
OR; ID: S45)
- WAKONDA BEACH STATE (about 18 miles; WALDPORT, OR;
ID: R33)
Amtrak station:
NEWPORT (956 SW 10TH ST.) - Bus Station. Services: enclosed
waiting area, public restrooms, intercity bus service.
Colleges/Universities in Newport:
- OREGON COAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (Full-time
enrollment: 220; Location: 332 SW COAST HWY; Public;
Website: www.occc.cc.or.us)
- PHAGANS NEWPORT ACADEMY OF COSMETOLOGY CAREERS
(FT enrollment: 43; Location: 333 SW 7TH ST; Private,
for-profit; Website: www.phagans-schools.com)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Newport:
- WESTERN OREGON UNIVERSITY (about 54 miles; MONMOUTH,
OR; Full-time enrollment: 4,209)
- OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 54 miles; CORVALLIS,
OR; FT enrollment: 15,404)
- LINN-BENTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 67 miles;
ALBANY, OR; FT enrollment: 3,057)
- WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY (about 77 miles; SALEM, OR; FT
enrollment: 2,325)
- LANE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 78 miles; EUGENE, OR;
FT enrollment: 5,853)
- CHEMEKETA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 80 miles; SALEM,
OR; FT enrollment: 5,253)
- UNIVERSITY OF OREGON (about 81 miles; EUGENE, OR; FT
enrollment: 16,239)
Public high school in Newport:
- NEWPORT HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 714; Location:
322 NE EADS ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Newport:
- NEWPORT MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 396;
Location: 825 NE 7TH ST; Grades: 06 - 09)
- SAM CASE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 370;
Location: 459 NE 12TH ST; Grades: 01 - 05)
- YAQUINA VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
285; Location: 351 SE HARNEY ST; Grades: 01 - 05)
- NEWPORT EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER (Students:
115; Location: 420 NE 12TH; Grades: KG - KG)
- ISAAC NEWTON MAGNET SCHOOL (Students: 68;
Location: 825 NE 7TH ST; Grades: 06 - 08)
Private primary/middle school in Newport:
- SONSHINE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 11;
Location: 809 SOUTHEAST 2ND; Grades: PK - 5)
Libraries in Newport:
- NEWPORT PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$650,410; Location: 35 NW NYE STREET; 67,211 books;
2,510 audio materials; 2,764 video materials; 163 serial
subscriptions)
- LINCOLN COUNTY LIBRARY DISTRICT (Operating
income: $259,358; Location: 1247 NW GROVE, #2; 19,534
books; 393 audio materials; 369 video materials; 40
serial subscriptions)
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