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. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Newberry, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Newberry, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Newberry’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Newberry does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because 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%). A relatively large number of people in Newberry telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.90% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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 very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Newberry really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Newberry perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live. In Newberry, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 32.73 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. Being a small city, Newberry does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.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.
