Newtown

Population: 969
Median household income: $33,214
Median home value: $69,300

Newtown is a community in Dillon County, South Carolina, home to 969 residents. The median household income of $33,214 is below the Dillon County median ($44,038).

Between 2020 and 2023, Newtown's population declined 25.1% from 1,293 to 969, while its median home value fell 4.0% from $72,200 to $69,300.

The median gross rent is $960. 27.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 969
Median age: 43.8 yrs
Median household income: $33,214
Median home value: $69,300
Median gross rent: $960
Housing units: 461
Homeownership rate: 64.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.4%
Unemployment rate: 22.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,293969

Median household income

$28,849$33,214

Median home value

$72,200$69,300

Median gross rent

$777$960

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2020	1,293	$28,849	$72,200	$777
2021	882	$26,311	$72,200	$829
2022	769	$48,375	$81,400	$884
2023	969	$33,214	$69,300	$960

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.2%

5 to 1715.1%

18 to 247.2%

25 to 3413.9%

35 to 447.8%

45 to 542.5%

55 to 649.8%

65 to 7421.8%

75 and over15.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	60	6.2%
5 to 17	146	15.1%
18 to 24	70	7.2%
25 to 34	135	13.9%
35 to 44	76	7.8%
45 to 54	24	2.5%
55 to 64	95	9.8%
65 to 74	211	21.8%
75 and over	152	15.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	0	0.0%
Black or African American	843	87.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	126	13.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma19.2%

High school graduate40.7%

Some college or associate's12.7%

Bachelor's degree4.0%

Graduate or professional degree23.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	133	19.2%
High school graduate	282	40.7%
Some college or associate's	88	12.7%
Bachelor's degree	28	4.0%
Graduate or professional degree	162	23.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone71.0%

Carpooled23.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.6%

Other means3.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	164	71.0%
Carpooled	54	23.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	6	2.6%
Other means	7	3.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	105	46.7%
15 to 29 min	52	23.1%
30 to 44 min	45	20.0%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	23	10.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.41
Poverty rate: 40.8% (395 of 969)

	Count	Share
Family households	310	77.1%
Nonfamily households	92	22.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1980

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	402	87.2%
Vacant	59	12.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	259	64.4%
Renter-occupied	143	35.6%

1-unit, detached67.0%

1-unit, attached1.7%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units11.5%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other19.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	309	67.0%
1-unit, attached	8	1.7%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	53	11.5%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	91	19.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4550020
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 0.52 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 34.4013, -79.3568