Cherokee County vs. York County

Cherokee County (SC)York County (SC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)57,078274,118
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)2.9%21.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)55,488226,046
Population, Census, April 1, 201055,342226,073
Persons under 5 years, percent5.8%6.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent23.0%24.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent16.8%14.3%
Female persons, percent51.3%51.8%
White alone, percent76.4%75.0%
Black or African American alone, percent20.7%19.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.5%0.9%
Asian alone, percent0.6%2.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent1.7%2.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent4.5%5.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent72.7%70.2%
Veterans, 2014-20183,59617,053
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20182.0%5.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)24,638110,237
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201869.1%71.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$95,300$186,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$953$1,335
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$311$365
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$686$938
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201310.1%16.5%
Building permits, 20181722,692
Households, 2014-201820,37398,155
Persons per household, 2014-20182.742.60
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201888.5%85.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20184.0%7.2%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201877.3%91.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201861.1%84.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201879.6%89.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201813.8%32.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201813.0%7.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent13.8%11.1%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201852.6%66.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201847.3%60.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)73,430336,900
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)84,540896,951
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)3,050,5693,111,140
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)131,6073,236,973
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)800,5632,845,178
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$14,383$12,126
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201823.127.4
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$35,836$62,431
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$21,432$32,227
Persons in poverty, percent16.8%9.8%
Total employer establishments, 20179415,114
Total employment, 201718,53985,386
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)640,6073,749,941
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20174.9%10.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20172,53418,340
All firms, 20123,16516,984
Men-owned firms, 20121,6658,860
Women-owned firms, 20121,1166,059
Minority-owned firms, 20127133,095
Nonminority-owned firms, 20122,20513,317
Veteran-owned firms, 20124932,063
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20122,39813,984
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%8.7%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20071.0%1.3%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%1.4%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200726.3%29.2%
Population per square mile, 2010140.9332.2
Land area in square miles, 2010392.66680.60

Source: United States Census Bureau

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