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Newport, TN vs Bristol, VA

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- Bristol is 0% more densely populated than Newport.
- People are 1.6% less likely to be married in Bristol.
- The Median Age is 4.8 years older in Bristol.
 Newport, TNBristol, VAUnited States
 Population  Unlock16,996329,725,481
 Female Population56.5%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population43.5%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock43.438.4
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 Population - 20106,900  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock17,367285,036,114
 Population - 19907,123  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock-0.2%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now-3.2%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock1,317.193.4
 Land Area5.5  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Newport, TNBristol, VAUnited States
 Age 0 to 410.1%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.4%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.2%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.7%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.8%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.1%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3413.0%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock11.5%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5415.2%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.0%6.7%
 Age 60 to 646.5%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock12.1%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.3%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock3.1%1.9%
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 Race
 Newport, TNBristol, VAUnited States
 White84.5%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock6.0%12.2%
 Asian2.5%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.5%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock2.6%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Newport, TNBristol, VAUnited States
 Married Population46.4%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock43.4%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.4%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock54.4%50.2%
 Never Married24.9%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock15.4%10.8%
 Widowed11.5%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.282.60
 Households2,611  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock4,20180,755,759
     Married couple, w/children24.1%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock45.8%42.9%
 Non Family Households923  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock23.6%15.8%
     Single householder, no children15.9%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Newport    6 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

worst place to live in Tennessee, crime, corruption, crooked police, mean rotten hillbillies, drugs and the list goes on.  More

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Over 11 years ago

I am a native Texan, however I have traveled all over the world in my professional career. The one thing I have found common about everywhere I've traveled is that you  More

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Over 13 years ago

I rode through the town and spoke to several people that seemed to be very friendly. Now we had read all these comments on your city about the crime, burglaries, etc. We  More

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Reviews for Bristol    7 Reviews

Eat and live on the TN side, shop on the VA side.  More

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Over 7 years ago

I’ve lived here my whole life and the crime/drug rate keeps going up. This area is starting to go downhill. Not to mention the property taxes are  More

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Lived here my whole life basically and this place is going downhill. It’s a drug area. Mostly people on meth and pills. I feel like the crime rate just keeps going up.  More

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