NewportSC
A town of 4,121, settled in 1889.
Is Newport a good place to live?
Newport gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $342K for a typical one, or 4.1 years of the Charlotte metro’s $83K median household income. It grades A overall, 10th among South Carolina's 167 graded towns. On the plus side, the median household earns $110K. Only 21 of South Carolina’s 263 towns score lower on the outdoors.
What makes Newport stand out
Where Newport beats most towns.
Newport has grown 15% from 2010 to 2020
4,136 counted in 2010 and 4,744 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How Newport grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within South Carolina), ordered by how far Newport is from typical.
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Moving to Newport: who provides what
Newport is unincorporated, so York County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Newport.
Newport sends many workers across the state line to Charlotte, has less tooth loss than most of South Carolina and has milder winter nights than most of the country, though not than most of South Carolina.
With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Newport’s workers commute out
23% of working residents cross a state line to work, Charlotte among the top destinations.
Most working residents leave Newport for work: only 2% work in town. Only 10 of the 168 South Carolina towns we compare have a higher median household income than Newport. 14% of Newport residents live below the poverty line, below South Carolina’s towns (17%) but above U.S. towns (9.6%).
| Newport | South Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $110,000 | $57,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.7% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 14% | 17% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Residents of Newport are healthier than 72% of U.S. towns
Its widest gap with South Carolina is tooth loss: 8.7% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 13.9% statewide. Against the 7,072 U.S. towns with household incomes like Newport’s, it is less healthy than 51%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
Newport beats the South Carolina average on 14 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 29% of Newport adults feel lonely, below both the South Carolina town median (33%) and the median of U.S. towns (33%). 11% of adults smoke cigarettes in Newport.
| Newport | South Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 33% | 33% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 15% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 15% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 23% | 19% |
| What stands out | Newport | SC |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 8.7% | 13.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 12.1% | 17.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Inland flooding leads a low hazard risk in Newport
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 75% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Mild winters and hot summers in Newport
January nights average 31.1°: milder than most of the country, but colder than 91% of South Carolina places with climate records; July afternoons average 90.2°.
Newport has mild winters and warm summers. Newport’s January low is 31°F. Snow is almost unheard of.
| Newport | South Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 31°F | 34°F | 22°F |
| July high | 90°F | 91°F | 85°F |
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
More middle-aged adults than South Carolina overall
The median household earns $110,417, against $69,324 across South Carolina, one input to its A− for jobs and income.
Adults 35 to 64 are 46% of residents (38% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 15% of residents (22% statewide). 39% of Newport adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more.
| Newport | South Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 39% | 23% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 23% | 17% | 18% |
| Median age | 44 years | 38.9 years | 40.5 years |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 40% and 69% women
The Census survey reached too few of Newport’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±14.6 points. Across South Carolina, 51.3% of residents are women.
| Newport | SC | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 12.4% | 11.4% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 4.4% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 4.2% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10.7% | 12.8% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 19.9% | 12.5% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 9.6% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 16% | 13.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 15.2% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.6% | 7.4% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.7% | 9.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 17.3% | 28.2% | 26% |
| Some college | 27.2% | 19.8% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 13.2% | 10% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 21.7% | 19.8% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 16.9% | 12.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 4,100, single groups can be off by several points
Compared with most of South Carolina and the rest of the country, more of Newport’s households own their home
The median sale price was $325,000 in May 2026.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Carowinds and 18 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Newport. Close and well known come first.
11 mi Theme parkCarowinds
Big draw20 mi Stadium & arenaBank of America Stadium18 mi MuseumSullenberger Aviation Museum70K visitors a year
35 mi LakeLake Norman
22 mi Stadium & arenaBojangles Coliseum
35 mi LandmarkPeachoidPhoto credits
Carowinds: Pi.1415926535, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Bank of America Stadium: HangingCurve, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lake Norman: Prince Grobhelm, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Bojangles Coliseum: James Willamor, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Peachoid: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain
Everything we know about Newport
Colleges nearby
4 within 15 miles of the center of Newport
About 5 of every 100 Newport residents are enrolled in college, about the same as South Carolina.
98% of working residents leave Newport for work
Where Newport’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Newport
CDP in South Carolina, United States
Newport is a census-designated place in York County, South Carolina. Most of Newport is annexed into the city of Rock Hill, while parts are still located in unincorporated York County, but Newport is still considered to be a census-designated place. The census of 2010 showed the population to be 4,136. During the 2000 Census, the population was 4,033.
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- Area
- 8.1 sq mi
- Elevation
- 699 ft
Newport’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Newport.
Newport reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Newport with a neighbor →
Questions about Newport
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Newport, SC a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Newport grades A overall, better than 90% of U.S. towns and #10 of 167 in South Carolina. It grades B+ for health and B− for schools.
Is Newport, SC expensive?
Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $342,000, 12% above the South Carolina typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A−.