Newport County, Rhode Island
SNAPS data is derived from the 2000 U.S. Census and several 2003 CDC databases. For more information, see the Credits page.
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State Health Department
- Rhode Island Department of Health: 3 Capitol Hill Room 401, Providence
Population:
- Total Population: 85,433
- Males: 41,579
- Females: 43,854
Ethnicity:
- White: 77,033
- Black/African American: 3,210
- Hispanic: 2,250
- Native American/Eskimo: 359
- Asian: 921
- Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 18
- Other: 209
- 2 or more: 1,433
Top 5 Languages spoken at home:
- English only (73,445)
- Spanish (1,850)
- Portuguese (1,650)
- French (1,050)
- Italian (425)
Top 7 Countries of Origin for Immigrants
Total Reported: 4,216
- Portugal (727)
- United Kingdom (489)
- Canada (354)
- Philippines (299)
- Germany (200)
- Italy (184)
- Ireland (141)
Top 5 Religions by Adherents:
- Catholic Church (34,884)
- Episcopal Church (4,064)
- United Methodist Church, The (1,317)
- American Baptist Churches in the USA (1,270)
- Congregational Christian Churches, Additional (not part of any national CCC body) (981)
Migrant Health Clinics
Disabilities:
- Total Reported: 22,581
- Sensory: 1,661
- Physical: 5,276
- Mental: 3,502
- Self-care: 1,551
- Go outside home: 4,047
- Employment: 5,738
Grandparents as caregivers
Grandparents as caregivers: 370
Heating fuel:
- Total Reported: 35,228
- Utility gas: 8,422
- Bottled or LP gas: 959
- Electricity: 3,674
- Fuel oil, kerosene: 21,528
- Coal or Coke: 29
- Wood: 315
- Solar Energy: 51
- Other fuel: 156
- No fuel used: 94
Vehicles available:
- Total Reported: 68,235
- No vehicle: 5,021
- 1 or more vehicle: 63,214
Education Attainment:
- No School: 336
- No High School: 2,332
- Some High School: 4,579
- High School: 14,249
- Some College: 11,047
- Associate's Degree: 3,900
- College Degree: 13,787
- Master's Degree: 6,548
- Professional Degree: 1,565
- Doctoral Degree: 741
Household Phones:
- Households Reporting: 35,228
- Owners with phone: 21,680
- Owners without phone: 19
- Renters with phone: 13,299
- Renters without phone: 230
10 closest counties:
- Bristol County, Rhode Island
- Kent County, Rhode Island
- Bristol County, Massachusetts
- Washington County, Rhode Island
- Providence County, Rhode Island
- Plymouth County, Massachusetts
- Norfolk County, Massachusetts
- Dukes County, Massachusetts
- Windham County, Connecticut
- Suffolk County, Massachusetts
Data Detail
Zip Codes in county:
02801, 02835, 02837, 02840, 02841, 02842, 02871, 02878
Licensed Broadcast Media Outlets:
- WJHD (90.7 FM) PORTSMOUTH, RI
- WHAZ-FM (97.5 FM) NEWPORT, RI
- WBEC (1420 AM) NEWPORT, RI
- Page last updated on Mar 12, 2007
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