Kershaw County vs. Darlington County

Kershaw County (SC)Darlington County (SC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)65,59266,802
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)6.5%-2.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)61,59268,609
Population, Census, April 1, 201061,69768,681
Persons under 5 years, percent5.9%5.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent23.1%22.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent18.3%19.0%
Female persons, percent51.8%52.8%
White alone, percent72.4%56.2%
Black or African American alone, percent24.7%41.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.4%0.4%
Asian alone, percent0.8%0.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent1.7%1.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent4.4%2.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent68.8%54.7%
Veterans, 2014-20186,1204,696
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20182.2%1.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)29,38130,880
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201882.2%69.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$124,700$87,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,115$992
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$344$315
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$745$662
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-20135.9%7.9%
Building permits, 201829299
Households, 2014-201824,83326,592
Persons per household, 2014-20182.582.48
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201892.7%89.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20184.3%2.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201881.9%75.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201868.7%65.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201886.5%82.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201819.9%17.2%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201811.3%14.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent11.7%12.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201857.1%55.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201853.3%52.9%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)55,47353,231
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)1,419,7171,693,027
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)43,516859,656
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)586,319536,618
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$9,405$7,875
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201827.122.6
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$49,392$36,254
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$24,253$21,587
Persons in poverty, percent14.5%23.5%
Total employer establishments, 20171,1161,083
Total employment, 201715,29717,652
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)568,574754,870
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-1.7%3.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20174,3293,669
All firms, 20124,5964,492
Men-owned firms, 20122,4702,368
Women-owned firms, 20121,7371,833
Minority-owned firms, 20129641,543
Nonminority-owned firms, 20123,4812,799
Veteran-owned firms, 2012917611
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20123,5073,694
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20071.6%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200728.0%29.7%
Population per square mile, 201084.9122.4
Land area in square miles, 2010726.56561.15

Source: United States Census Bureau

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