

Driving a car or truck is the prevailing means of commuting to work, chosen by 42% of residents, while public transportation isn't used widely. Newport Beach has an average commute time of about 27 minutes. Relatively high rent costs could play a role, as the average rent is substantially higher than the state average. Renters tend to be in the minority in the area, and 57% of residents own their homes. At an average age of just over 44, the city's population is older than most cities in California. It's a comfortable place to settle down, as retirees account for a greater percentage of the population (22%) here than they do nationally (14%), while young adults appear in smaller numbers. In the United States House of Representatives, Newport Coast is in California's 48th congressional district, represented by Republican Michelle Steel.Newport Beach, a small city in California, has a population of just under 87,000. In the California State Legislature, Newport Coast is in the 37th Senate District, represented by Democrat Dave Min, and in the 74th Assembly District, represented by Democrat Cottie Petrie-Norris. About 1.3% of families and 2.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.1% of those under age 18 and 4.8% of those age 65 or over. The per capita income for the CDP was $98,770. Males had a median income of $100,000+ versus $70,069 for females. The median income for a household in the CDP was $164,659, and the median income for a family was $173,043. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.1 males. For every 100 females, there were 97.7 males. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 24.6% under the age of 18, 3.8% from 18 to 24, 31.6% from 25 to 44, 33.0% from 45 to 64, and 7.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.02.

16.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. There were 1,001 households, out of which 35.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 72.3% were married couples living together, 3.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.4% were non-families. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.19% of the population. The racial makeup of the CDP was 78.06% White, 0.26% African American, 0.15% Native American, 18.08% Asian, 0.30% from other races, and 3.14% from two or more races. There were 1,106 housing units at an average density of 156.9 per square mile (60.6/km 2). The population density was 378.9 inhabitants per square mile (146.3/km 2). As of the census of 2000, there were 2,671 people, 1,001 households, and 776 families residing in the CDP.
