Latta vs Newtown

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

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

Latta has the higher population (1,301 vs 969 in Newtown). Latta has the higher median household income ($45,500 vs $33,214 in Newtown). Latta has the higher median home value ($106,000 vs $69,300 in Newtown).

Population, income & housing

	Latta	Newtown
Population	1,301	969
Median age	38.3 yrs	43.8 yrs
Median household income	$45,500	$33,214
Median home value	$106,000	$69,300
Median gross rent	$685	$960
Housing units	618	461
Homeownership rate	65.2%	64.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.1%	27.4%
Unemployment rate	10.9%	22.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Latta	Newtown
Population	1,219 → 1,301 (+6.7%)	1,293 → 969 (-25.1%)
Median household income	$32,692 → $45,500 (+39.2%)	$28,849 → $33,214 (+15.1%)
Median home value	$93,700 → $106,000 (+13.1%)	$72,200 → $69,300 (-4.0%)
Median gross rent	$588 → $685 (+16.5%)	$777 → $960 (+23.6%)

Latta

Population

1,2191,301

Median household income

$32,692$45,500

Median home value

$93,700$106,000

Median gross rent

$588$685

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)

	Latta	Newtown
Under 5	6.2%	6.2%
5 to 17	19.5%	15.1%
18 to 24	13.4%	7.2%
25 to 34	7.5%	13.9%
35 to 44	10.9%	7.8%
45 to 54	11.7%	2.5%
55 to 64	12.4%	9.8%
65 to 74	7.1%	21.8%
75 and over	11.4%	15.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Latta	Newtown
White (non-Hispanic)	59.3%	0.0%
Black or African American	30.8%	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	9.8%	13.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.1%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Latta	Newtown
No high school diploma	13.3%	19.2%
High school graduate	36.2%	40.7%
Some college or associate's	26.4%	12.7%
Bachelor's degree	16.3%	4.0%
Graduate or professional degree	7.8%	23.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Latta	Newtown
Drove alone	75.5%	71.0%
Carpooled	15.8%	23.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.7%	2.6%
Other means	0.0%	3.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Latta	Newtown
1-unit, detached	83.8%	67.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	4.4%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	2.8%	11.5%
20 or more units	0.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8.6%	19.7%

Poverty & households

	Latta	Newtown
Poverty rate	27.0%	40.8%
Average household size	2.57	2.41
Mean commute (minutes)	25	22
Median year structure built	1970	1980