Newry vs West Union

A side-by-side comparison of Newry and West Union: population, income, housing, and more.

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

West Union has the higher population (396 vs 393 in Newry). Since 2019, Newry's population has grown faster (+105.8% vs +18.2%).

Population, income & housing

	Newry	West Union
Population	393	396
Median age	58.2 yrs	33.1 yrs
Median household income	—	$49,821
Median home value	—	$149,200
Median gross rent	—	$679
Housing units	200	161
Homeownership rate	100.0%	75.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.2%	14.4%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Newry	West Union
Population	191 → 393 (+105.8%)	335 → 396 (+18.2%)
Median household income	$45,268 → $42,550 (-6.0%)	$33,750 → $49,821 (+47.6%)
Median home value	$38,300 → $135,300 (+253.3%)	$125,600 → $149,200 (+18.8%)
Median gross rent	—	$550 → $679 (+23.5%)

Newry

Population

191393

Median household income

$45,268$42,550

Median home value

$38,300$135,300

West Union

Population

335396

Median household income

$33,750$49,821

Median home value

$125,600$149,200

Median gross rent

$550$679

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Newry	West Union
Under 5	0.0%	7.1%
5 to 17	11.5%	22.2%
18 to 24	6.9%	9.3%
25 to 34	0.0%	18.2%
35 to 44	5.9%	10.4%
45 to 54	23.2%	6.6%
55 to 64	16.0%	6.8%
65 to 74	36.6%	15.9%
75 and over	0.0%	3.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Newry	West Union
White (non-Hispanic)	60.3%	69.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	5.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	11.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	28.2%	21.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Newry	West Union
No high school diploma	38.0%	13.6%
High school graduate	41.7%	42.0%
Some college or associate's	0.0%	30.0%
Bachelor's degree	6.2%	12.3%
Graduate or professional degree	14.0%	2.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Newry	West Union
Drove alone	51.3%	85.0%
Carpooled	48.7%	7.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	4.0%
Other means	0.0%	3.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Newry	West Union
1-unit, detached	93.0%	67.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	7.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	8.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	23.6%

Poverty & households

	Newry	West Union
Poverty rate	28.2%	7.6%
Average household size	2.11	2.61
Mean commute (minutes)	—	20
Median year structure built	1938	1984