COMPARING TWO PLACES
Raleigh vs Newberry
PLACE A
Raleigh, North Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Newberry, South Carolina
Raleigh is 4549% larger than Newberry. Raleigh earns more, with a median household income $34,135 higher. Raleigh has grown faster since 2000 (16% vs 4%).
RALEIGHNEWBERRYDIFFERENCE
Total population506,30610,891+4549% vs Newberry
Population density3,3881,211+2,177
Population growth15.8%4.0%+11.8 pts
Median age34.729.3+5.4
Male48.5%49.6%−1.1 pts
Female51.5%50.4%+1.1 pts
Foreign-born13.8%11.7%+2.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic51.1%34.5%+16.7 pts
Black26.0%41.7%−15.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino12.6%20.7%−8.1 pts
Asian5.2%1.5%+3.7 pts
Other5.1%1.7%+3.5 pts
Median household income$85,395$51,260+$34,135
Per capita income$52,897$21,824+$31,073
Poverty rate11.9%31.5%−19.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4840.414+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher54.0%19.7%+34.3 pts
Graduate degree21.1%8.6%+12.5 pts
Unemployment rate4.4%6.9%−2.5 pts
Labor force participation70.9%55.6%+15.3 pts
Median home value$415,800$142,400+$273,400
Median gross rent$1,572$831+$741
Owner-occupied50.7%50.1%+0.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.5%12.7%−3.1 pts
Rent-burdened households50.5%31.0%+19.6 pts
Average commute23.024.3−1.3
Worked from home25.8%3.2%+22.6 pts
Public transit to work1.4%0.0%+1.4 pts
Uninsured9.3%14.8%−5.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025