Berkeley County vs. Orangeburg County

Berkeley County (SC)Orangeburg County (SC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)221,09186,934
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)24.0%-6.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)178,31692,509
Population, Census, April 1, 2010177,84392,501
Persons under 5 years, percent6.5%5.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent23.9%21.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent13.8%19.7%
Female persons, percent50.3%53.4%
White alone, percent69.2%34.7%
Black or African American alone, percent24.5%62.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.7%0.7%
Asian alone, percent2.7%1.0%
Two or More Races, percent2.8%1.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent6.9%2.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent63.6%33.2%
Veterans, 2014-201821,6394,937
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20185.4%1.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)85,95642,785
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201871.7%68.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$174,000$93,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,326$1,086
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$401$368
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,055$679
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201314.7%9.3%
Building permits, 20182,33759
Households, 2014-201874,93132,966
Persons per household, 2014-20182.742.60
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201883.9%91.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20188.2%3.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201891.1%76.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201880.4%63.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201888.8%85.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201823.8%19.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201810.2%10.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent11.8%13.9%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201862.1%54.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201859.1%50.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)195,948152,140
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)154,691381,933
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)6,261,6172,470,371
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)3,248,276387,781
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,730,5661,016,637
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$9,119$11,114
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201827.728.5
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$59,995$36,188
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$28,331$19,992
Persons in poverty, percent12.8%25.9%
Total employer establishments, 20173,2141,614
Total employment, 201749,94124,888
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)2,474,846876,677
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20176.9%-1.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201714,1055,131
All firms, 201212,9785,587
Men-owned firms, 20127,1552,926
Women-owned firms, 20124,6282,136
Minority-owned firms, 20123,4442,513
Nonminority-owned firms, 20129,1112,847
Veteran-owned firms, 20122,108809
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201210,1614,446
Black-owned firms, percent, 200713.4%35.2%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.3%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20072.4%1.3%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.5%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200728.3%34.1%
Population per square mile, 2010161.883.6
Land area in square miles, 20101,098.861,106.10

Source: United States Census Bureau

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