Newport vs York

A side-by-side comparison of Newport and York: population, income, housing, and more.

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

York has the higher population (8,697 vs 4,142 in Newport). Newport has the higher median household income ($107,143 vs $47,315 in York). Newport has the higher median home value ($310,300 vs $161,000 in York).

Population, income & housing

	Newport	York
Population	4,142	8,697
Median age	42.0 yrs	36.9 yrs
Median household income	$107,143	$47,315
Median home value	$310,300	$161,000
Median gross rent	—	$833
Housing units	1,702	3,799
Homeownership rate	96.0%	62.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	38.6%	15.9%
Unemployment rate	0.4%	6.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Newport	York
Population	4,602 → 4,142 (-10.0%)	8,144 → 8,697 (+6.8%)
Median household income	$72,941 → $107,143 (+46.9%)	$39,969 → $47,315 (+18.4%)
Median home value	$205,600 → $310,300 (+50.9%)	$138,800 → $161,000 (+16.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,120 → $1,159 (+3.5%)	$651 → $833 (+28.0%)

Newport

Population

4,6024,142

Median household income

$72,941$107,143

Median home value

$205,600$310,300

Median gross rent

$1,120$1,159

York

Population

8,1448,697

Median household income

$39,969$47,315

Median home value

$138,800$161,000

Median gross rent

$651$833

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Newport	York
Under 5	9.6%	6.4%
5 to 17	8.6%	20.8%
18 to 24	4.5%	8.8%
25 to 34	11.1%	12.3%
35 to 44	21.1%	14.2%
45 to 54	9.2%	10.1%
55 to 64	14.4%	13.6%
65 to 74	11.6%	8.0%
75 and over	9.9%	5.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Newport	York
White (non-Hispanic)	65.1%	47.8%
Black or African American	22.1%	27.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.6%
Asian	0.2%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.2%	4.7%
Two or more races	8.4%	7.6%
Hispanic or Latino	2.9%	11.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Newport	York
No high school diploma	3.9%	18.0%
High school graduate	16.4%	36.5%
Some college or associate's	41.1%	29.7%
Bachelor's degree	22.7%	10.3%
Graduate or professional degree	15.9%	5.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Newport	York
Drove alone	77.3%	81.8%
Carpooled	3.8%	11.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.6%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	18.3%	2.9%
Other means	0.0%	2.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Newport	York
1-unit, detached	87.4%	71.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.7%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	9.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.4%
Mobile home & other	12.6%	10.7%

Poverty & households

	Newport	York
Poverty rate	12.9%	16.1%
Average household size	2.43	2.59
Mean commute (minutes)	25	29
Median year structure built	1991	1979