Hamer vs Newtown

A side-by-side comparison of Hamer and Newtown: population, income, housing, and more.

Hamer and Newtown are places in South Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Newtown has the higher population (969 vs 735 in Hamer). Hamer has the higher median household income ($45,417 vs $33,214 in Newtown). Hamer has the higher median home value ($166,700 vs $69,300 in Newtown).

Population, income & housing

	Hamer	Newtown
Population	735	969
Median age	37.1 yrs	43.8 yrs
Median household income	$45,417	$33,214
Median home value	$166,700	$69,300
Median gross rent	$796	$960
Housing units	405	461
Homeownership rate	54.0%	64.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.6%	27.4%
Unemployment rate	8.6%	22.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hamer	Newtown
Population	994 → 735 (-26.1%)	1,293 → 969 (-25.1%)
Median household income	$77,692 → $45,417 (-41.5%)	$28,849 → $33,214 (+15.1%)
Median home value	$159,500 → $166,700 (+4.5%)	$72,200 → $69,300 (-4.0%)
Median gross rent	$560 → $796 (+42.1%)	$777 → $960 (+23.6%)

Hamer

Population

994735

Median household income

$77,692$45,417

Median home value

$159,500$166,700

Median gross rent

$560$796

Newtown

Population

1,293969

Median household income

$28,849$33,214

Median home value

$72,200$69,300

Median gross rent

$777$960

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hamer	Newtown
Under 5	6.1%	6.2%
5 to 17	24.2%	15.1%
18 to 24	6.0%	7.2%
25 to 34	8.4%	13.9%
35 to 44	19.7%	7.8%
45 to 54	10.9%	2.5%
55 to 64	8.8%	9.8%
65 to 74	8.8%	21.8%
75 and over	6.9%	15.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hamer	Newtown
White (non-Hispanic)	43.0%	0.0%
Black or African American	39.6%	87.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.4%	13.0%
Hispanic or Latino	14.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hamer	Newtown
No high school diploma	16.7%	19.2%
High school graduate	73.3%	40.7%
Some college or associate's	0.4%	12.7%
Bachelor's degree	9.6%	4.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	23.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hamer	Newtown
Drove alone	81.5%	71.0%
Carpooled	6.2%	23.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.3%	2.6%
Other means	0.0%	3.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hamer	Newtown
1-unit, detached	41.0%	67.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	11.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	59.0%	19.7%

Poverty & households

	Hamer	Newtown
Poverty rate	30.4%	40.8%
Average household size	2.17	2.41
Mean commute (minutes)	22	22
Median year structure built	2004	1980