Newport, Indiana Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 578. Estimated population in July 2024: 557 (-3.6% change)
Males: 299 (51.7%), Females: 279 (48.3%)
Vermillion County
Zip code: 47966
Demographics
Median resident age: 38.3 years
Median household income: $33,571
Median house value: $44,300
Population by Race
Races in Newport:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.1%)
- Hispanic (1.2%)
- Two or more races (1.2%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
- Japanese (0.5%)
Ancestries: United States (32.2%), German (9.5%), Irish (4.3%), English (4.2%), Dutch (2.1%), Scotch-Irish (1.9%).
Elevation: 498 feet
Land area: 0.8 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Newport
- High school or higher: 78.8%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 4.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.2%
- Unemployed: 8.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 25.4 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Newport town
- Never married: 17.5%
- Now married: 49.6%
- Separated: 0.5%
- Widowed: 14.1%
- Divorced: 18.2%
0.9% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -48 (-7.7%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Newport:
- WEST CENTRAL COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; CLINTON, IN)
- UNITED SAMARITANS MED CENTER-LOGAN (about 24 miles; DANVILLE, IL)
- HAMILTON CENTER INC (about 27 miles; TERRE HAUTE, IN)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Newport:
- TERRE HAUTE INTERNATIONAL-HULMAN FIELD (about 31 miles; TERRE HAUTE, IN; Abbreviation: HUF)
- PURDUE UNIVERSITY (about 49 miles; LAFAYETTE, IN; Abbreviation: LAF)
- UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS-WILLARD (about 61 miles; CHAMPAIGN/URBANA, IL; Abbreviation: CMI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Newport:
- CLINTON (about 13 miles; CLINTON, IN; Abbreviation: 1I7)
- EDGAR COUNTY (about 23 miles; PARIS, IL; Abbreviation: PRG)
- VERMILION COUNTY (about 24 miles; DANVILLE, IL; Abbreviation: DNV)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Newport:
- INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 29 miles; TERRE HAUTE, IN; Full-time enrollment: 9,597)
- IVY TECH STATE COLLEGE-WABASH VALLEY (about 34 miles; TERRE HAUTE, IN; Full-time enrollment: 2,099)
- DEPAUW UNIVERSITY (about 41 miles; GREENCASTLE, IN; Full-time enrollment: 2,197)
- PURDUE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 51 miles; WEST LAFAYETTE, IN; Full-time enrollment: 36,407)
- EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY (about 60 miles; CHARLESTON, IL; Full-time enrollment: 9,582)
- UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN (about 61 miles; Champaign, IL; Full-time enrollment: 36,284)
- PARKLAND COLLEGE (about 62 miles; CHAMPAIGN, IL; Full-time enrollment: 5,186)
Libraries
Library in Newport:
- NEWPORT-VERMILLION COUNTY LIBRARY (Operating income: $184,332; Location: 385 E MARKET ST; 37,825 books; 412 audio materials; 1,955 video materials; 87 serial subscriptions)