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Newport Hills & Newcastle
A snapshot profile, compiled from information provided by the 1990 Census:

The numbers

Population: 12,388

Median family income: $53,355

Median house value: $166,020

Median apartment rent: $609

Parks: 2


The people

Pie chart showing ethnic breakdown of population

Median age: 36.5

Enrolled in public school (K-12): 1,833

Completed four-year college or higher: 44.2 percent

Below poverty level: 1.7 percent

Home ownership: 82.7 percent

Renters: 17.3 percent

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Saturday, November 14, 1998

Close to everything, yet communities think small

Cities born during the Boeing boom

Neighborly air persists despite growth

Former coal-mining town sees green in its future

Eastside communities more diverse than stereotype suggests

Jon Hahn: 'Just plain Gary' nudges his congregation forward

Things to do while you're here

Scenes of Newport Hills & Newcastle

Newport Hills & Newcastle historical album

Newport Hills & Newcastle by the numbers


Nearby communities:

Bellevue

Renton

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