Bristol County vs. Newport County

Bristol County (RI)Newport County (RI)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)48,64982,542
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)-2.4%-0.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)49,84783,141
Population, Census, April 1, 201049,87582,888
Persons under 5 years, percent4.0%4.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent18.7%16.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent19.7%22.2%
Female persons, percent51.7%50.6%
White alone, percent94.1%90.0%
Black or African American alone, percent1.5%4.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.3%0.6%
Asian alone, percent2.2%2.0%
Two or More Races, percent1.9%2.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent3.2%6.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent91.5%85.6%
Veterans, 2014-20182,6937,048
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20189.2%6.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)21,05642,666
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201869.6%62.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$345,200$375,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$2,171$2,146
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$883$821
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,034$1,221
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201329.3%29.3%
Building permits, 2018189140
Households, 2014-201819,55335,217
Persons per household, 2014-20182.312.25
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201888.0%84.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201811.7%9.8%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201888.9%90.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201883.5%84.0%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201890.1%93.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201847.1%47.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20186.9%9.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent3.5%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+, 2014-201860.7%59.1%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)72,761411,236
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)133,656375,081
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)325,056284,069
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)204,850331,097
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)288,0601,116,452
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$5,862$13,609
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201825.422.4
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$75,578$77,237
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$43,617$45,442
Persons in poverty, percent7.7%8.1%
Total employer establishments, 20171,2692,760
Total employment, 201714,57031,763
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)478,8501,405,560
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20170.3%1.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20174,5478,149
All firms, 20124,9069,376
Men-owned firms, 20122,9925,441
Women-owned firms, 20121,3142,728
Minority-owned firms, 2012187531
Nonminority-owned firms, 20124,5658,472
Veteran-owned firms, 20125051,076
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20124,1857,697
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%1.7%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%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, 20071.6%2.2%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200733.9%24.3%
Population per square mile, 20102,064.0809.6
Land area in square miles, 201024.16102.39

Source: United States Census Bureau

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