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Newtown, SC

972 Population
0.5 square miles 1,853.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.5 ±21.8 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Dillon County: 38.2 ±1.3
  • about the same as the figure in South Carolina: 40.2 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$16,436 ±$6,095 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Dillon County: $24,278 ±$1,320
  • about two-fifths of the amount in South Carolina: $39,236 ±$299
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$42,857 ±$21,775 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Dillon County: $46,605 ±$2,235
  • about three-fifths of the amount in South Carolina: $69,324 ±$570
  • about half the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

33.3% ±22.3% (324  ±249) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Dillon County: 27.7% † 7,615 (±3.2% / ±870)
  • more than double the rate in South Carolina: 14.1% 725,690 (±0.2% / ±12,586)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

30.2 minutes ±7.3 (3,955  ±2,388) Mean travel time to work
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Dillon County: 26.3 273,890 (±1.7 / ±22,593)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in South Carolina: 25.6 55,008,796 (±0.1 / ±398,882)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

354 ±124 Number of households
  • Dillon County: 10,829 ±315
  • South Carolina: 2,117,989 ±5,782
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.8 ±0.4 (972  ±367) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Dillon County: 2.5 27,511 (±0.1 / ±6)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in South Carolina: 2.4 5,157,580
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

N/A Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year

Housing

390 ±125 Number of housing units
  • Dillon County: 12,914 ±53
  • South Carolina: 2,443,039 ±311
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$60,600 ±$48,667 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Dillon County: $85,400 † ±$9,433
  • about one-quarter of the amount in South Carolina: $259,000 ±$1,421
  • about one-fifth of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

21.9% ±18.6% (208  ±191.9) Moved since previous year
  • nearly double the rate in Dillon County: 12.1% † 3,325 (±3.2% / ±867.1)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in South Carolina: 12.8% 670,787 (±0.2% / ±10,726.1)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

77% ±11.4% (465  ±162.5) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Dillon County: 80.8% 14,948 (±4.5% / ±832.5)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in South Carolina: 90.1% 3,313,276 (±0.4% / ±16,047)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
28.2% ±17.6% (170  ±119) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about double the rate in Dillon County: 13.8% † 2,551 (±2.1% / ±385.9)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in South Carolina: 32.1% 1,181,414 (±0.3% / ±10,164.2)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

0.7% ±1.3% (7  ±13) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in Dillon County: 1.4% 382
  • about 10 percent of the rate in South Carolina: 5.8% 305,101
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

15% ±10.5% (111  ±87) Population with veteran status
  • more than double the rate in Dillon County: 4.8% † 1,002 (±1.1% / ±227)
  • nearly double the rate in South Carolina: 8.3% 343,824 (±0.1% / ±5,303)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
111 Total veterans ±87 111 Male ±87 N/A Female ±14

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