3rd Ward Facts & Figures
The new 3rd Ward is approximately 4.6 miles or 57% of the total area of the City of Newport (8 square miles).
TOTAL POPULATION:
- 8,618 (or 33% of Newport's total of 26,475):
Total males: 4,113
Total Females: 4,505
Average Age: 33.5 years; Newport Average: 32.6
Ages 0-4: 318
Ages 5-17: 887
Ages 18-64: 6,207
Ages 65+: 1,206
MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999: $69,411 (Newport: $52,711)
MEDIAN FAMILY INCOME IN 1999: $81,262 (Newport: $62,625)
POPULATION WITH 1999 INCOME BELOW THE POVERTY LINE: 772 (approximately 24% of Newport: 3,250)
HOUSING UNITS:

Compiled from: Censusf1 - US 2000
Census Population & Housing
digital vector, provided by the
Statewide Planning Program,
RI Department of Administration,
courtesy of RIGIS. Summarized
by the block group by Mapping
And Planning Services for the
Campaign to Elect Colleen
McGrath, September 2004.

Note: 3rd Ward boundaries do
not exactly alsign with the Census
Tract boundaries from the
Censusf3-US Census 2000
Population & Housing. Therefore
3rd Ward statistics for Education
and Income are greater than if t
he date were available on a
Block Group.
- 4,677 or 35% of Newport's total of 13,226
Occupied: 3774
Vacant: 903
Owner Occupied: 1,672
Renter Occupied: 2,102
Average Persons Per Housing Unit: 1.84
Newport Average: 2.0
HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD:
Married with children: 474
Married with no children: 821
Male head of household with children: 34
Female head of household with children: 122
Single households - Male: 779 Female: 821
EDUCATION:
Persons Age 3+ in Private School K-12: 266
Persons Age 3+ in Public School K-12: 796

Education of Persons 25+

TOTAL POPULATION:
High School Graduate: 1,263 (Newport: 3,276)
Some College/No Degree: 1,113 (Npt: 3,260)
College Degree: 290 (Newport: 957)
Master Degree: 2,077 (Newport: 4,592)
Professional School: 906 (Newport: 1,977)
Doctorate: 169 (Newport: 442)
© Colleen McGrath 2005