Newberry is a somewhat small city located in the state of Florida. With a population of 7,847 people and three associated neighborhoods, Newberry is the 239th largest community in Florida. Much of the housing stock in Newberry was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Newberry economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Newberry, where the median household income is $90,547.00.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Newberry is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Newberry is a city of service providers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Newberry who work in food service (12.78%), healthcare (11.98%), and management occupations (11.45%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.90% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Because of many things, Newberry is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Newberry a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The city’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Newberry has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Newberry’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country. One downside of living in Newberry is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Newberry, the average commute to work is 32.73 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. Newberry is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The education level of Newberry citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 34.86% of adults in Newberry have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Newberry in 2022 was $30,935, which is lower middle income relative to Florida, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $123,740 for a family of four. However, Newberry contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Newberry is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Newberry home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Newberry residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Newberry also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 13.74% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Newberry include English, Irish, German, Scottish, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Newberry is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.
