Horry County vs. Robeson County

	Horry County (SC)	Robeson County (NC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	344,147	131,831
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	27.9%	-1.8%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	269,126	134,229
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	269,291	134,168
Persons under 5 years, percent	4.6%	6.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent	17.9%	24.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	24.0%	15.2%
Female persons, percent	51.8%	51.8%
White alone, percent	82.7%	30.9%
Black or African American alone, percent	13.1%	23.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.6%	41.7%
Asian alone, percent	1.4%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.2%
Two or More Races, percent	2.1%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	6.1%	9.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	77.5%	25.0%
Veterans, 2014-2018	27,893	6,775
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	6.1%	4.2%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	210,698	53,185
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	70.8%	65.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$172,500	$74,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,229	$986
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$389	$351
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$915	$626
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	36.7%	8.8%
Building permits, 2018	4,520	106
Households, 2014-2018	128,586	45,969
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.46	2.83
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	85.1%	91.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	7.4%	7.8%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	90.2%	71.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	81.4%	54.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	89.8%	77.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	23.6%	13.2%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	12.0%	11.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	17.4%	18.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	56.8%	50.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	52.4%	47.3%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,716,688	139,055
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	1,274,110	580,993
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	759,758	3,081,397
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	734,255	604,365
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	5,240,156	1,395,642
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$18,563	$10,300
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	22.3	24.2
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$48,279	$33,679
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$26,917	$17,881
Persons in poverty, percent	14.3%	24.5%
Total employer establishments, 2017	9,092	1,815
Total employment, 2017	112,407	31,627
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	3,522,778	1,009,214
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	4.2%	-0.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	25,302	7,297
All firms, 2012	28,464	9,090
Men-owned firms, 2012	16,067	4,509
Women-owned firms, 2012	9,050	4,105
Minority-owned firms, 2012	3,804	5,540
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	23,825	3,296
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	3,520	1,151
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	23,232	7,619
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	4.7%	14.7%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.5%	26.2%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.9%	2.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.5%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	23.6%	31.7%
Population per square mile, 2010	237.5	141.3
Land area in square miles, 2010	1,133.90	949.22

Source: United States Census Bureau

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