COMPARING TWO PLACES
Prosperity vs Newberry
PLACE A
Prosperity, South Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Newberry, South Carolina
Prosperity is 88% smaller than Newberry. Prosperity earns more, with a median household income $11,698 higher.
PROSPERITYNEWBERRYDIFFERENCE
Total population1,25910,891−88% vs Newberry
Population density6381,211−573
Population growth-0.2%4.0%−4.2 pts
Median age41.629.3+12.3
Male48.9%49.6%−0.7 pts
Female51.1%50.4%+0.7 pts
Foreign-born0.8%11.7%−10.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic49.5%34.5%+15.1 pts
Black39.0%41.7%−2.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino8.7%20.7%−11.9 pts
Asian0.0%1.5%−1.5 pts
Other2.7%1.7%+1.1 pts
Median household income$62,958$51,260+$11,698
Per capita income$29,825$21,824+$8,001
Poverty rate10.1%31.5%−21.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3350.414−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher16.6%19.7%−3.1 pts
Graduate degree6.1%8.6%−2.5 pts
Unemployment rate4.0%6.9%−2.9 pts
Labor force participation61.4%55.6%+5.8 pts
Median home value$152,200$142,400+$9,800
Median gross rent$827$831−$4
Owner-occupied73.9%50.1%+23.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate17.3%12.7%+4.6 pts
Rent-burdened households25.4%31.0%−5.6 pts
Average commute22.324.3−2.0
Worked from home4.5%3.2%+1.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured5.2%14.8%−9.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025