CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Newberry

South Carolina · 10,539 residents · 8.99 sq mi

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Newberry is home to 10,539 people in South Carolina. The poverty rate is 25.2%, above the 13.2% national rate. Median home value sits at $46,400. That trails the South Carolina median by roughly 27%. Median household income is $19,063, under the $30,130 national median. Getting to work takes 14 minutes on average.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.3

US median: 33.0

Less educated

15% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 6%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

10,539

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 10,580 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.3

−4%vs 2000

vs 33.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

8.99 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202411K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.6%(797)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.5%(795)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.5%(682)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 199.3%(984)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.8%(827)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.9%(1,570)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.8%(1,351)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 547.4%(783)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.2%(861)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.6%(1,008)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.2%(651)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.2%(230)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$19,063

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $27,064 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,397

−35%vs 2000

vs $14,389 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

25.2%

−2.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 28.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$46,400

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $64,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$278

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $379 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

61.6%

+3.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 57.9% in 2000

38.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic47.8%(5,056)

Black41.1%(4,347)

Hispanic / Latino9.5%(1,004)

Asian0.5%(56)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic57.8%(6,095)

Black41.7%(4,400)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(28)

Asian0.3%(36)

Other0.1%(8)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican12.6%(1,356)

Central American4.8%(523)

Guatemalan2.7%(289)

Puerto Rican2.3%(248)

Honduran1.6%(170)

Salvadoran0.6%(64)

Spaniard0.2%(17)

Cuban0.1%(7)

Asian origin

Vietnamese0.6%(70)

Chinese0.5%(54)

Asian Indian0.2%(20)

Hmong0.2%(18)

Ancestry

German7.5%(809)

American5.2%(565)

English4.1%(441)

Irish3.9%(426)

French1.7%(185)

Subsaharan African1.5%(160)

Scotch-Irish1.5%(157)

Italian1.4%(148)

Nigerian1.3%(136)

Welsh1.2%(126)

Scottish0.5%(52)

Dutch0.4%(44)

+ 10 more ancestry groups with data

Australian0.2%(26)

Russian0.2%(20)

Czech0.2%(19)

Ukrainian0.2%(19)

Greek0.2%(17)

Cape Verdean0.1%(16)

British0.1%(15)

French Canadian0.1%(11)

Swiss0.1%(11)

Polish0%(4)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest German population · Largest American population · Largest Central American population · Largest English population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

14.8%

−5.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 20.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

60.9%

−5.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 66.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.1%

−1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

14.0 min

−6%vs 2000

vs 14.9 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married50.9%(2,191)

Married37%(1,593)

Widowed5.2%(224)

Divorced6.9%(297)

Women 15+

Never married53.5%(2,159)

Married26.8%(1,081)

Widowed12.7%(513)

Divorced7%(284)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

14.8%

−1.9 ptssince 2013

from 16.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

39.5%

−9.9 ptssince 2020

from 49.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.0%

−3.1 ptssince 2020

from 17.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

15.5%

−1.8 ptssince 2020

from 17.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

31.6%

+8.6 ptssince 2020

from 23.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.7%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 2.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

51.4%

−13.4 ptssince 2020

from 64.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

43.1%

+5.1 ptssince 2020

from 38.0% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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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