MICROPOLITAN AREA · 1990 CENSUS

Newberry Micro

Newberry, SC · 1 counties · 33,172 residents · 630 sq mi

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Newberry is a metro area of 33,172 people. 76% of homes are owner-occupied. Median home value sits at $48,400. 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Renters pay $276 a month at the median. The median household earns $23,405, about 22% below the national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.3

US median: 33.0

Less educated

12% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 8%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

33,172

−8%vs 2000

vs 36,108 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Population density

53 / sq mi

−8%vs 2000

vs 57 / sq mi in 2000

Median age

34.3

−8%vs 2000

vs 37.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

630 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202438K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.8%(2,247)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.9%(2,300)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.1%(2,339)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.3%(2,748)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.8%(2,263)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.3%(5,072)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.5%(4,798)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.2%(3,381)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.7%(2,901)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749%(2,991)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.9%(1,619)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.5%(513)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$23,405

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $32,867 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,487

−35%vs 2000

vs $16,045 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

15.3%

−1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$48,400

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $69,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$276

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $385 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

76.1%

−0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 76.8% in 2000

23.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic61.7%(22,270)

Black32.9%(11,893)

Hispanic / Latino4.2%(1,533)

Asian0.3%(92)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic64.8%(21,492)

Black34.8%(11,557)

Hispanic / Latino0.2%(78)

Asian0.3%(86)

Other0.1%(37)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican5.5%(2,114)

Central American1.8%(673)

Puerto Rican1%(375)

Honduran0.8%(320)

Guatemalan0.8%(289)

South American0.2%(65)

Salvadoran0.2%(64)

Spaniard0.1%(56)

Dominican0.1%(44)

Chilean0.1%(35)

Venezuelan0.1%(30)

Cuban0%(8)

Asian origin

Vietnamese0.2%(70)

Chinese0.1%(54)

Japanese0.1%(20)

Asian Indian0.1%(20)

Hmong0%(18)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0%(10)

Ancestry

German14.6%(5,598)

English9.1%(3,500)

American7.6%(2,916)

Irish5.9%(2,279)

Scotch-Irish2.3%(869)

French1.9%(736)

Scottish1.9%(729)

Italian1.8%(709)

Welsh0.7%(251)

Subsaharan African0.6%(236)

Dutch0.4%(168)

Nigerian0.4%(136)

+ 23 more ancestry groups with data

Czech0.3%(129)

Polish0.3%(120)

Swedish0.3%(97)

British0.1%(46)

Canadian0.1%(42)

French Canadian0.1%(42)

Norwegian0.1%(40)

Ukrainian0.1%(38)

Australian0.1%(26)

Slovak0.1%(23)

Swiss0.1%(22)

Russian0.1%(20)

Greek0%(17)

Cape Verdean0%(16)

Portuguese0%(15)

Arab0%(9)

Syrian0%(9)

Danish0%(8)

Slovene0%(4)

West Indian0%(2)

Hungarian0%(1)

Jamaican0%(1)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

12.5%

−2.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

62.1%

−7.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 69.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.6%

−0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.1 min

+11%vs 2000

vs 18.1 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 married35.5%(5,530)

Married53.2%(8,287)

Widowed3.7%(574)

Divorced7.5%(1,173)

Women 15+

Never married30.9%(4,966)

Married47.7%(7,669)

Widowed10.5%(1,687)

Divorced11%(1,766)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

8.8%

−5.4 ptssince 2013

from 14.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

50.2%

−2.0 ptssince 2020

from 52.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

16.9%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 15.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

23.5%

+1.7 ptssince 2020

from 21.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

23.1%

+2.4 ptssince 2020

from 20.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.6%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 2.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

64.1%

−2.2 ptssince 2020

from 66.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

42.7%

+3.2 ptssince 2020

from 39.5% 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)16.3%(354)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)24.5%(532)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era43.6%(946)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.9%(84)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 2,168 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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