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Newberry County, SC

Demographic and economic profile of Newberry County, SC, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Newberry County is a small South Carolina county of 38,121 residents with a manufacturing-oriented economy, posting a GDP per capita of $39,066 against a median household income of $61,780 and median worker earnings of $37,456. The labor force participation rate of 58.0% is relatively low, and 23.5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, reflecting a workforce that skews toward trades and production sectors. Housing costs remain low—median home value of $158,200 and median gross rent of $854/month—with a 73.4% homeownership rate, though population growth was essentially flat at +0.1% over five years and a 16.0% poverty rate signals economic stratification.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

38,121

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$61,780

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

41.9 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+0.1% since 2018

Newberry County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone23,731 (61.7%)
  • Black or African American Alone11,088 (28.8%)
  • Some Other Race Alone1,457 (3.8%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race1,345 (3.5%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races540 (1.4%)
  • Asian Alone182 (0.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish2,490
  2. 2.Other Indo-European576
  3. 3.Arabic121
  4. 4.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)66
  5. 5.German or other West Germanic29

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

21.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

58.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

19.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

4.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

2,168

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$39,066

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$33,073

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

16.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance4,065
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)3,325
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)2,069
  4. 4.Construction (Group)1,491
  5. 5.Other Services, Except Public Administration (Group)1,182

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations5,768
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations3,382
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations3,023
  4. 4.Service Occupations2,779
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,842

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 2.08×)3,554
  2. 2.Other Services (LQ 1.53×)1,236
  3. 3.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.27×)347
  4. 4.Public Administration (LQ 1.26×)1,023
  5. 5.Construction (LQ 1.14×)1,348

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$158,200

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$854/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

73.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9991,333 (11.9%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9991,072 (9.6%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9991,023 (9.1%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999996 (8.9%)
  • $500,000 to $749,999777 (6.9%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999728 (6.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

23.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

86.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

58.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$37,456

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

27.2 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

6.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone13,329 (83.0%)
  • Carpooled1,326 (8.3%)
  • Worked At Home843 (5.3%)
  • Walked233 (1.5%)
  • Other182 (1.1%)
  • Motorcycle94 (0.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.