Newberry County, South Carolina

Newberry County has a population of 38,435 and has grown 4.9% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $173,300, about 2.8 times the county's median household income of $61,780.

Home price
$173,300
Income
$61,780
Population
38,435
Unemployment
4.4%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$173,300county
Median gross rent$872county
Median year homes here were built1981county
Share of homes built before 198049.2%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile21.6%county
Share of homes that are vacant17.4%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented26.9%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use5.0%county
Typical monthly rent$1,458county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$994county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$787county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,192county
Home insurance / yr$2,974(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living94.7(statewide)
Median household income$61,780county
Family health premium / yr$24,280(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$11,512(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.542(statewide)
Poverty rate17.4%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home5.3%county
Unemployment rate4.4%county
Share of adults in the labor force56.6%county
Share of workers who are self-employed6.5%county
Share of workers employed by government16.6%county
Share of workers in the largest industry24.2%county
Economic output per resident$52,922county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.67%county
Top state income tax5.21%(statewide)
Capital gains tax2.92%(statewide)
Combined sales tax7.49%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time27.2 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service34 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport654460county
Miles to nearest general aviation field4.9 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station36 micounty
Households without a vehicle6.7%county
Traffic deaths41.6county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,0001.2(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher23.1%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher86.8%county
Public schools in the county13county
Public school enrollment5714county
Students per full-time teacher13.0county
Elementary schools8county
Middle schools2county
High schools2county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above1county
Share of local colleges that are public0.0%county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution3.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians66county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3county
Fine particulate matter7.9 µgcounty
Without health insurance8.8%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year19.9%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year12.4%county
Frequent mental distress16.8%county
No leisure-time physical activity29.5%county
Diagnosed diabetes14.8%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population38,435county
Land area in square miles630county
People per square mile of land61.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores5county
Convenience stores7county
Share living far from a food store11.1%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract24.6%county
Population change since 2020+4.9%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-2county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents3county
Median age41.9 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1821.4%county
Share of residents 65 and over20.4%county
Share of households that are one person28.5%county
Share of residents born outside the United States4.9%county
Second languages9.2%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls51.2%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents310county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents6county
Households that moved in950county
Households that moved away740county
Average income of arriving households$64,319county
Average income of departing households$60,041county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes9county
Housing units authorised in the latest year160county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings5.6%county
Violent crime rate437(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature63.2°Fcounty
Annual precipitation44.2 incounty
Annual snowfall0.4 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.59 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F55 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing49 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7bcounty
Frost-free days225 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 27county
Average first fall frostNov 8county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$163county
Electric utilities serving this county5county
Electricity price per kWh14.9¢county
Household electricity use1,055 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$21.44(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity66.0%county
Homes heated by utility gas25.9%county
Homes heated by propane5.0%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.6%county
Homes heated by wood0.9%county
Households with broadband84.6%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk62.9county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk43.4county
Landslide risk38.9county
Hail risk56.5county
Earthquake risk82.3county
Tornado risk80.9county
Tropical cyclone risk80.2county
Extreme heat risk56.9county
Winter weather risk21.9county
Strong wind risk41.5county
Wildfire risk53.9county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Newberry County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the South Carolina figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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