Spartanburg County vs. Cherokee County
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Spartanburg County (SC) Cherokee County (SC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 313,888 57,078
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 10.4% 2.9%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 284,317 55,488
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 284,307 55,342
Persons under 5 years, percent 6.1% 5.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent 23.1% 23.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 16.2% 16.8%
Female persons, percent 51.5% 51.3%
White alone, percent 74.1% 76.4%
Black or African American alone, percent 21.0% 20.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 0.4% 0.5%
Asian alone, percent 2.5% 0.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.1% 0.1%
Two or More Races, percent 1.9% 1.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 7.1% 4.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 68.0% 72.7%
Veterans, 2014-2018 18,334 3,596
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 6.4% 2.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 131,451 24,638
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 69.6% 69.1%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $133,700 $95,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,090 $953
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $336 $311
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $773 $686
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 14.0% 10.1%
Building permits, 2018 2,659 172
Households, 2014-2018 114,640 20,373
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.57 2.74
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 85.1% 88.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 10.1% 4.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 86.0% 77.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 76.4% 61.1%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 85.3% 79.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 23.8% 13.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 10.7% 13.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 12.9% 13.8%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 61.4% 52.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 56.8% 47.3%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 477,921 73,430
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 15,038,106 3,050,569
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 5,340,493 131,607
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 3,966,747 800,563
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $13,738 $14,383
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 22.7 23.1
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $50,179 $35,836
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $26,072 $21,432
Persons in poverty, percent 13.6% 16.8%
Total employer establishments, 2017 6,430 941
Total employment, 2017 128,430 18,539
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 5,897,757 640,607
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 1.2% 4.9%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 20,849 2,534
All firms, 2012 21,249 3,165
Men-owned firms, 2012 12,904 1,665
Women-owned firms, 2012 6,698 1,116
Minority-owned firms, 2012 3,525 713
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 16,929 2,205
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 2,670 493
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 17,358 2,398
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 7.1% 0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.6% 0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.0% 1.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.3% 0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 25.6% 26.3%
Population per square mile, 2010 351.9 140.9
Land area in square miles, 2010 807.93 392.66
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Spartanburg county (SC) and Cherokee county (SC) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.