Greenwood County vs. Saluda County

Greenwood County (SC)Saluda County (SC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)70,74120,544
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)1.5%3.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)69,71119,869
Population, Census, April 1, 201069,66119,875
Persons under 5 years, percent6.0%6.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent22.6%21.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent18.5%19.8%
Female persons, percent53.4%49.3%
White alone, percent64.1%69.4%
Black or African American alone, percent32.5%26.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.5%1.4%
Asian alone, percent1.4%0.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%1.0%
Two or More Races, percent1.4%1.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent6.3%16.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent59.2%57.9%
Veterans, 2014-20184,4921,212
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20184.2%8.4%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)31,5419,434
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201864.2%73.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$117,300$107,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,011$1,146
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$319$330
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$705$684
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201317.7%2.8%
Building permits, 201811540
Households, 2014-201827,2077,211
Persons per household, 2014-20182.492.77
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201887.6%92.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20185.7%15.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201881.2%75.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201870.3%64.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201883.7%79.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201823.5%16.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201810.9%8.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent14.4%18.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201858.5%57.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201854.5%50.2%
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)837,91414,445
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)758,896115,090
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$10,879$5,785
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201821.630.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$40,982$44,486
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$23,945$22,174
Persons in poverty, percent18.3%14.9%
Total employer establishments, 20171,316246
Total employment, 201722,5593,965
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)845,198123,916
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20170.3%3.6%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20173,8551,046
All firms, 20125,2271,048
Men-owned firms, 20122,914530
Women-owned firms, 20121,720364
Minority-owned firms, 20121,229234
Nonminority-owned firms, 20123,728793
Veteran-owned firms, 201298090
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20123,729891
Black-owned firms, percent, 200713.3%13.2%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20071.3%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20071.6%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200725.7%21.6%
Population per square mile, 2010153.243.9
Land area in square miles, 2010454.73452.78

Source: United States Census Bureau

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