Newport is a very small city located in the state of Vermont. With a population of 4,336 people and two associated neighborhoods, Newport is the 37th largest community in Vermont. Much of the housing stock in Newport was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.

Also of interest is that Newport has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 13.57% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

One of the benefits of Newport is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 13.10 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

Being a small city, Newport does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The education level of Newport citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 21.23% of adults in Newport have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Newport in 2022 was $32,812, which is low income relative to Vermont, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $131,248 for a family of four. However, Newport contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Newport home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Newport residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Newport include English, French Canadian, Irish, German, and French.

The most common language spoken in Newport is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and French.