Newberry is a city of 10,790 people in South Carolina. The median age is 29.3, younger than the US median of 38.9. 31.5% of people here live below the federal poverty line. 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. 50% of homes are owner-occupied. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $142,400.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $51,260, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 29.3
US median: 38.9
Less educated
20% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Newberry
What changed most since 1990
Median age32.3 → 29.3(−3.0 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Homes owned by their occupants61.6% → 50.1%(−11.5 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Hispanic share0.3% → 20.7%(+20.4 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Newberry's population equals 28% of Newberry County's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 67% of the county's. Its number of people who work from home equals 15% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)7.6%(39)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)5.1%(26)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era48%(246)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War10.7%(55)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 513 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Newberry, decade by decade
Newberry population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
10,539
$45,753
$111,363
14.8%
61.7
2000
10,580
$49,301
$118,225
20.3%
74.2
2010
10,277
$42,557
$157,236
25.9%
74.4
2020
10,691
$46,800
$122,052
19.5%
79.7
2024
10,790
$51,260
$142,400
19.7%
83.0
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
