City safety & data profile

NewberrySC

Newberry, SC is a 10K-resident city in Newberry County with a median household income of $51,260.

Newberry County, South Carolina. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Newberry, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Newberry has a population larger than 2% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, a median home value of $142,400, and 1 hospital serving the surrounding area.

Data updated 2026-08-21

10K
Population (place)
Bottom 3%
By size
$51,260
Median income (place)
$142,400
Median home (place)
31.5%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Newberry

Newberry posts a median household income higher than 10% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks, where 1 hospital serves the Newberry area.

Bottom 11%
by median income, US cities
1
hospital in & near Newberry

Where Newberry income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$51,260 Bottom 10% higher than 10% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Newberry $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in SC

Population among 50 SC places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Columbia is the largest SC city on this list; Five Forks leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in SC

Median household income among the same 50-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Five Forks posts the highest place-level median income in SC; Columbia is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading Newberry, SC beyond the headline numbers

Newberry sits inside Newberry County, South Carolina, at roughly 34.27°N, -81.62°W. Population 10,331, $51,260 median household income. Median home value $142,400, median rent $831. Poverty rate 31.5%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

1 hospital in/around Newberry, 3/5 avg rating, 1 with an ER.

31.5% of Newberry, SC residents live below the poverty line, placing it in the hardest-hit quarter of reporting cities. Read every median on this page against that: half the households are above it, and a large minority are far below.

Housing is inexpensive against local pay -- the median home in Newberry runs about 2.8 years of median household income, in the cheapest quarter of reporting cities.

Only 3.2% of Newberry workers report working from home, the lowest quarter of reporting cities -- an economy still built around showing up somewhere.

Among the CDC measures on this page, stroke departs furthest from its peer median: 4.8% in Newberry, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,759 cities reporting that measure.

Public transit carries 0% of Newberry workers, a smaller share than at least three quarters of reporting cities.

Newberry's median age is 29.3 years, in the youngest quarter of reporting cities.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Newberry from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)
10,331
Newberry · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$51,260
-43% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$142,400
-66% vs avg
Median Age (place)
29.3
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Newberry County): Newberry's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
38K+2%
Median Income
$61,780+48%
Median Home Value
$173,300+61%
Poverty Rate
17.4%+1%
Unemployment
4.4%-61%

Economics

Economics indicators for Newberry, SC
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$831/mo
Poverty Rate
31.5% +154% vs avg
Unemployment 6.9%
Bachelor's Degree+ 19.7%
Work From Home 3.2%
Public Transit 0%

Population

White 39.6%
African American 41.8%
Asian 1.5%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

High Blood Pressure
41.5%
Obesity
39.5%
Short Sleep Duration
37.3%
Physical Inactivity
33.7%
Frequent Mental Distress
19%
Diabetes
16.5%
Current Smoking
16%
Lack of Health Insurance
15.8%
Frequent Physical Distress
15.7%
Binge Drinking
14.8%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 58.3%
Annual Checkup 80.6%

Other Measures

Current Asthma
10.5%
Coronary Heart Disease
7.5%
Stroke
4.8%

Hospitals 1 total

Rating Distribution
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0
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0
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1
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0
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0
Average Rating
3/5
Total Hospitals
1
With ER
1
NEWBERRY COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
NEWBERRY · Acute Care Hospitals · ER
★★★☆☆

Alerts & News - Newberry Area

No area-tagged alerts are on record for Newberry right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

Frequently Asked Questions 6

What is the population of Newberry, SC? ▼
Newberry, SC has a population of 10,331 people, located in Newberry County, South Carolina.
What is the median household income in Newberry? ▼
The median household income in Newberry, SC is $51,260 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 31.5%.
What is the median home value in Newberry? ▼
The median home value in Newberry, SC is $142,400. Median rent is $831/month.
What are the top health concerns in Newberry? ▼
The top health indicators in Newberry include High Blood Pressure (41.5%), Obesity (39.5%), Short Sleep Duration (37.3%). Data from CDC PLACES.
How many hospitals are in Newberry? ▼
Newberry has 1 hospital with an average rating of 3/5 stars. 1 have emergency departments.
What is the median age in Newberry? ▼
The median age in Newberry, SC is 29.3 years. 19.7% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Safety Context

Newberry, SC is located in Newberry County, South Carolina. With a population of 10K and a $51,260 median household income, the community faces health challenges including high blood pressure and obesity. Residents have access to 1 hospital with an average rating of 3/5 stars. Safety alerts for the Newberry area are monitored from federal and state agencies including FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC.

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Primary source data

EPA Outdoor Air Quality Data

Federal monitoring network, every measurement we report

AirNow - South Carolina

Real-time AQI for every monitored South Carolina location

National Weather Service

NOAA active watches, warnings, advisories

CDC Air Quality & Health

Health-impact reference for every AQI category

EPA NAAQS standards

National Ambient Air Quality Standards, the regulatory thresholds

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for Newberry, both outside South Carolina so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside SC (31.5% here).

Nacogdoches, TX 31.5% Mount Pleasant, MI 31.4% Alice, TX 31.4% Cheney, WA 31.3%

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside SC ($51,260 here).

Olean, NY $51,261 Altoona, PA $51,250 Elk City, OK $51,272 San Marcos, TX $51,281

Nearby Cities 8

Irmo, SC 12K Lexington, SC 20K Seven Oaks, SC 15K Greenwood, SC 23K Oak Grove, SC 10K Saint Andrews, SC 21K West Columbia, SC 16K Cayce, SC 14K
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Using Newberry's profile

Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.

  • Check live recalls, weather and hazard alerts scoped to the Newberry area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
  • Read the poverty rate alongside the income figure, two places with the same median can have very different realities.
  • Compare Newberry against South Carolina peers on any ranking lens. Explore South Carolina

Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Newberry County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.