Helena vs Newberry

A side-by-side comparison of Helena and Newberry: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Newberry has the higher population (10,733 vs 571 in Helena). Helena has the higher median home value ($132,100 vs $124,600 in Newberry). Since 2019, Newberry's population has grown faster (+4.8% vs -14.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Helena	Newberry
Population	571	10,733
Median age	49.2 yrs	30.3 yrs
Median household income	—	$47,885
Median home value	$132,100	$124,600
Median gross rent	$892	$837
Housing units	445	4,672
Homeownership rate	72.1%	50.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.5%	22.7%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	7.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Helena	Newberry
Population	665 → 571 (-14.1%)	10,245 → 10,733 (+4.8%)
Median household income	—	$31,831 → $47,885 (+50.4%)
Median home value	$104,900 → $132,100 (+25.9%)	$95,300 → $124,600 (+30.7%)
Median gross rent	$879 → $892 (+1.5%)	$787 → $837 (+6.4%)

Helena

Population

665571

Median home value

$104,900$132,100

Median gross rent

$879$892

Newberry

Population

10,24510,733

Median household income

$31,831$47,885

Median home value

$95,300$124,600

Median gross rent

$787$837

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Helena	Newberry
Under 5	0.0%	6.5%
5 to 17	14.5%	17.8%
18 to 24	0.0%	16.2%
25 to 34	7.2%	14.5%
35 to 44	18.7%	10.2%
45 to 54	15.4%	10.2%
55 to 64	22.6%	9.4%
65 to 74	16.1%	8.0%
75 and over	5.4%	7.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Helena	Newberry
White (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	40.2%
Black or African American	99.1%	41.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.7%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.2%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	15.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Helena	Newberry
No high school diploma	23.0%	16.5%
High school graduate	26.2%	29.3%
Some college or associate's	20.3%	31.6%
Bachelor's degree	23.2%	14.4%
Graduate or professional degree	7.4%	8.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Helena	Newberry
Drove alone	91.1%	79.6%
Carpooled	6.8%	7.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	4.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	2.1%
Other means	2.1%	6.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Helena	Newberry
1-unit, detached	88.5%	67.3%
1-unit, attached	3.4%	0.2%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	12.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	10.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.3%
Mobile home & other	8.1%	7.7%

Poverty & households

	Helena	Newberry
Poverty rate	20.5%	27.0%
Average household size	1.75	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	14	25
Median year structure built	1991	1965