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Population (year 2000): 1,921. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,157 (+12.3% change)
Males: 888 (46.2%), Females: 1,033 (53.8%)
Zip code:
99156
Median resident age: 36.6 years
Median household income: $25,709 (year 2000)
Median house value: $90,600 (year 2000)
Races in Newport:
- White Non-Hispanic (93.2%)
- Hispanic (3.0%)
- Two or more races (2.7%)
- American Indian (2.2%)
- Other race (1.1%)
- Chinese (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (21.3%), English (15.9%),
Irish (12.3%), United States (6.2%), French (6.1%), Norwegian
(5.5%).
Land area: 1.1 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Newport
- High school or higher: 76.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.6%
- Unemployed: 12.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 18.5 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Newport city
- Never married: 19.9%
- Now married: 47.5%
- Separated: 2.5%
- Widowed: 12.5%
- Divorced: 17.7%
2.0% Foreign born (1.0% North America, 0.7%
Europe, 0.3% Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +242 (+14.4%).
Hospital/medical center in Newport:
- NEWPORT COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (WEST 714 PINE
STREET)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Newport:
- DEER PARK HOSPITAL (about 34 miles; DEER PARK, WA)
- BONNER GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 37 miles; SANDPOINT,
ID)
- VALLEY HOSPITAL & MEDICAL CENTER (about 38 miles;
SPOKANE, WA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Newport:
- COEUR D'ALENE AIR TERM (about 33 miles; COEUR
D'ALENE, ID; ID: COE)
- SPOKANE INTL (about 52 miles; SPOKANE, WA; ID: GEG)
- FAIRCHILD AFB (about 58 miles; SPOKANE, WA; ID: SKA)
Other public-use airports nearest to Newport:
- PRIEST RIVER MUNI (about 11 miles; PRIEST RIVER, ID;
ID: 1S6)
- PRIEST LAKE USFS (about 28 miles; NORDMAN, ID; ID:
67S)
- CAVANAUGH BAY (about 29 miles; COOLIN, ID; ID: 66S)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Newport:
- SPOKANE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 39 miles; SPOKANE,
WA; Full-time enrollment: 5,564)
- NORTH IDAHO COLLEGE (about 41 miles; COEUR D'ALENE,
ID; FT enrollment: 2,988)
- GONZAGA UNIVERSITY (about 45 miles; SPOKANE, WA; FT
enrollment: 3,860)
- SPOKANE FALLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 49 miles;
SPOKANE, WA; FT enrollment: 6,284)
- EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 63 miles;
CHENEY, WA; FT enrollment: 7,852)
- UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO (about 96 miles; MOSCOW, ID; FT
enrollment: 9,823)
- WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 102 miles;
PULLMAN, WA; FT enrollment: 18,110)
Public high school in Newport:
- NEWPORT HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 406; Location:
1400 W. 5TH STREET; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in Newport:
- LIFE PREP ACADEMY (Students: 22; Location: PO
BOX 770; Grades: 2 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Newport:
- STRATTON ELEMENTARY (Students: 433; Location:
1201 W. 5TH STREET; Grades: PK - 04)
- SADIE HALSTEAD MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 378;
Location: 331 S. CALISPEL AVENUE; Grades: 05 - 08)
Library in Newport:
- PEND OREILLE COUNTY LIBRARY DISTRICT
(Operating income: $429,902; Location: 116 S. WASHINGTON
AVENUE; 35,538 books; 1,351 audio materials; 1,705 video
materials; 110 serial subscriptions)
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