Columbia County vs. Edgefield County

Columbia County (GA)Edgefield County (SC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)154,29127,052
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)24.4%0.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)124,04126,975
Population, Census, April 1, 2010124,05326,985
Persons under 5 years, percent6.3%4.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent25.4%18.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent13.5%18.8%
Female persons, percent51.2%46.3%
White alone, percent73.5%61.7%
Black or African American alone, percent18.4%35.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.4%0.5%
Asian alone, percent4.2%0.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.2%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent3.2%1.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent6.9%6.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent68.1%56.7%
Veterans, 2014-201816,5602,062
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20187.4%4.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)58,73611,047
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201879.0%73.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$192,200$126,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,446$1,182
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$462$389
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,134$617
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-20137.4%6.8%
Building permits, 20181,273114
Households, 2014-201846,8409,063
Persons per household, 2014-20183.132.65
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201887.7%85.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20189.6%5.8%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201892.5%76.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201880.9%63.1%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201892.6%82.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201835.1%17.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20188.4%11.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent11.3%13.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201860.5%49.9%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201856.4%49.0%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)254,36534,267
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)2,023,663389,481
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)382,19262,708
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,580,571152,092
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$12,008$5,773
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201825.524.6
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$76,938$49,200
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$32,509$25,410
Persons in poverty, percent7.1%18.5%
Total employer establishments, 20172,404314
Total employment, 201731,8174,737
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)1,145,059174,531
Total employment, percent change, 2016-201711.5%-4.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201710,6061,470
All firms, 20129,5441,443
Men-owned firms, 20125,002749
Women-owned firms, 20123,673470
Minority-owned firms, 20122,412314
Nonminority-owned firms, 20126,9171,020
Veteran-owned firms, 20121,177184
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20127,8841,147
Black-owned firms, percent, 20077.4%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.6%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20075.7%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20073.0%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200732.0%0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010427.653.9
Land area in square miles, 2010290.09500.41

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Columbia county (GA) and Edgefield county (SC) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.