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Population (year 2000): 10,580. Estimated
population in July 2005: 10,659 (+0.7% change)
Males: 4,902 (46.3%), Females: 5,678 (53.7%)
Newberry County
Zip code:
29108
Median resident age: 33.8 years
Median household income: $27,064 (year 2000)
Median house value: $67,200 (year 2000)
Races in Newberry:
- White Non-Hispanic (47.8%)
- Black (41.4%)
- Hispanic (9.5%)
- Other race (2.9%)
- Two or more races (1.7%)
- American Indian (0.9%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: United States (9.8%), German (9.2%),
English (6.5%), Irish (4.1%), Scotch-Irish (1.5%), Italian
(1.2%).
Elevation: 503 feet
Land area: 6.6 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Newberry
- High school or higher: 66.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.9%
- Unemployed: 15.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.0 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Newberry town
- Never married: 28.9%
- Now married: 47.1%
- Separated: 6.1%
- Widowed: 11.4%
- Divorced: 6.4%
7.0% Foreign born (6.7% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: -307 (-2.8%).
Hospital/medical center in Newberry:
- NEWBERRY COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (2669
KINARD ST PO BOX 497)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Newberry:
- LAURENS COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; CLINTON,
SC)
- WALLACE THOMSON HOSPITAL (about 30 miles; UNION, SC)
- FAIRFIELD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 38 miles;
WINNSBORO, SC)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Newberry:
- COLUMBIA METROPOLITAN (about 42 miles; COLUMBIA, SC;
ID: CAE)
- GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG INTL (about 59 miles; GREER,
SC; ID: GSP)
- DONALDSON CENTER (about 62 miles; GREENVILLE, SC;
ID: GYH)
Other public-use airports nearest to Newberry:
- NEWBERRY COUNTY (about 2 miles; NEWBERRY, SC; ID:
27J)
- LAURENS COUNTY (about 27 miles; LAURENS, SC; ID:
34A)
- SALUDA COUNTY (about 28 miles; SALUDA, SC; ID: 6J4)
Colleges/Universities in Newberry:
- NEWBERRY COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 677;
Location: 2100 COLLEGE ST; Private, not-for-profit;
Website: newberry.edu)
- TRANSPORT TRAINING INC (Location: 550 WILSON
RD; Private, for-profit)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Newberry:
- LANDER UNIVERSITY (about 38 miles; Greenwood, SC;
Full-time enrollment: 2,429)
- PIEDMONT TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 38 miles;
GREENWOOD, SC; FT enrollment: 2,406)
- MIDLANDS TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 45 miles;
COLUMBIA, SC; FT enrollment: 5,958)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT COLUMBIA (about 46
miles; COLUMBIA, SC; FT enrollment: 19,682)
- BENEDICT COLLEGE (about 46 miles; COLUMBIA, SC; FT
enrollment: 2,880)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT AIKEN (about 50
miles; AIKEN, SC; FT enrollment: 2,636)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT SPARTANBURG (about
54 miles; SPARTANBURG, SC; FT enrollment: 3,041)
Public high schools in Newberry:
- NEWBERRY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 877;
Location: 3113 MAIN STREET; Grades: 08 - 12)
- NEWBERRY VOC CENTER (Location: 3413 MAIN
STREET; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in Newberry:
- NEWBERRY ACADEMY (Students: 310; Location:
2055 SMITH ROAD; Grades: KG - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Newberry:
- NEWBERRY MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 721;
Location: 1829 NANCE ST; Grades: 06 - 08)
- BOUNDARY STREET ELEMENTARY (Students: 503;
Location: 1406 BOUNDARY STREET; Grades: PK - 03)
- SPEERS STREET SCHOOL (Students: 449;
Location: 1121 SPEERS STREET; Grades: PK - 03)
- GALLMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 390;
Location: 540 BRANTLEY STREET; Grades: 04 - 05)
- REUBEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 206;
Location: 3605 SPEARMAN ROAD; Grades: PK - 05)
Library in Newberry:
- NEWBERRY COUNTY LIBRARY (Operating income:
$321,600; Location: 1300 FRIEND STREET; 55,895 books;
1,470 audio materials; 678 video materials; 156 serial
subscriptions)
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