Horry County vs. Georgetown County

Horry County (SC)Georgetown County (SC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)344,14762,249
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)27.9%3.2%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)269,12660,328
Population, Census, April 1, 2010269,29160,158
Persons under 5 years, percent4.6%4.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent17.9%18.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent24.0%27.8%
Female persons, percent51.8%52.7%
White alone, percent82.7%66.9%
Black or African American alone, percent13.1%31.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.6%0.3%
Asian alone, percent1.4%0.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent2.1%1.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent6.1%3.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent77.5%64.4%
Veterans, 2014-201827,8934,996
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20186.1%2.6%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)210,69835,874
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201870.8%77.1%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$172,500$187,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,229$1,373
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$389$415
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$915$933
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201336.7%17.1%
Building permits, 20184,520368
Households, 2014-2018128,58625,111
Persons per household, 2014-20182.462.43
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201885.1%88.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20187.4%3.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201890.2%84.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201881.4%72.9%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201889.8%87.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201823.6%27.2%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201812.0%11.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent17.4%13.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201856.8%52.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201852.4%48.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,716,688151,988
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)1,274,110467,217
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)759,7581,032,583
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)734,255135,289
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)5,240,156703,301
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$18,563$11,685
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201822.325.6
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$48,279$48,071
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$26,917$29,929
Persons in poverty, percent14.3%19.6%
Total employer establishments, 20179,0921,826
Total employment, 2017112,40719,642
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)3,522,778782,302
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20174.2%0.9%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201725,3025,284
All firms, 201228,4646,266
Men-owned firms, 201216,0673,370
Women-owned firms, 20129,0502,216
Minority-owned firms, 20123,8041,158
Nonminority-owned firms, 201223,8254,916
Veteran-owned firms, 20123,520692
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201223,2325,256
Black-owned firms, percent, 20074.7%9.9%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.5%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20071.9%0.4%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20071.5%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200723.6%29.7%
Population per square mile, 2010237.573.9
Land area in square miles, 20101,133.90813.55

Source: United States Census Bureau

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