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Newport is a town in Carteret County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 3,349 at the 2000 census. Newport was officially chartered in 1866. Although the crossroads community on the Newport River was known by that name decades earlier, the area was also known as Bell's Corner and Shepardsville in earlier years. Early industry included agriculture, logging, and naval stores, including turpentine production. During the town's early history, the Newport River was navigable all the way to Old Topsail Inlet, now known as Beaufort Inlet, which opens to the Atlantic Ocean. The town was home to one of the earliest organized churches in Carteret County, North Carolina, the Newport River Primitive Baptist Church, established 1778. The structure was burned near the end of the Civil War but soon rebuilt and remains active today. In 1858, the Atlantic and North Carolina Railroad was completed when the final 96-mile stretch of rail from Goldsboro through Newport to Beaufort was laid....more

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Among the most common occupations in Newport are Sales and office occupations, 21%. Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations, 21%. and Management, professional, and related occupations, 20%. Approximately 65 percent of workers in Newport, North Carolina work for companies, 24 percent work for the government and 7 percent are self-employed.

Currently, the most commonly listed Newport Jobs are for registered nurse jobs, assistant manager jobs, physical therapist jobs, crna jobs, shift supervisor jobs and pizza delivery drivers jobs.

The leading industries in Newport, North Carolina are Educational, health and social services, 14%; Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services, 13%; and Retail trade, 12%. Simply Hired's Newport job listings indicate that the following industries in Newport are hiring the most workers: Catering Services, Food Service Contractors, Hospitals, Misc Store Retailers and Clinics & Outpatient Services.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Newport, North Carolina is $23,736, and the median income of households in Newport was $36,629.

Newport has an unemployment rate of 4.5%, compared the national average of 5.8%.

According to our Newport Trends data, the number of Newport, North Carolina jobs has increased by 30% since March 2008.

Population of Newport Total population 3,349 Male 51.72% Female 48.28% Median age 37.4     Newport Housing Owner-occupied homes 73.4% Median cost of a home $87,600 Median mortgage payment $578 Renter-occupied homes 26.6% Vacant housing 7.8% Median monthly rent $514     Average Income Median for all male full-time $30,408 Median for all female full-time $17,063     Household Income Less than $10,000 5% $10,000 to $14,999 7% $15,000 to $24,999 18% $25,000 to $34,999 17% $35,000 to $49,999 20% $50,000 to $74,999 22% $75,000 to $99,999 8% $100,000 to $149,999 3% $150,000 to $199,999 0% $200,000 or more 0%

Education Less than 9th grade 7% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 17% High school graduate 33% Some college, no degree 27% Associate's degree 6% Bachelor's degree 5% Graduate degree 4%     Marital Status Never married 20% Currently married 61% Separated 3% Widowed 6% Divorced 10%     Race White 84% Black or African American 12% Asian 1% Other 2%     Newport Commute Carpool 16.4% Public transportation 0.3% Average travel time 21 minutes

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