Spartanburg County vs. Cherokee County

Spartanburg County (SC)Cherokee County (SC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)313,88857,078
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)10.4%2.9%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)284,31755,488
Population, Census, April 1, 2010284,30755,342
Persons under 5 years, percent6.1%5.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent23.1%23.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent16.2%16.8%
Female persons, percent51.5%51.3%
White alone, percent74.1%76.4%
Black or African American alone, percent21.0%20.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.4%0.5%
Asian alone, percent2.5%0.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent1.9%1.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent7.1%4.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent68.0%72.7%
Veterans, 2014-201818,3343,596
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20186.4%2.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)131,45124,638
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201869.6%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, 2009-201314.0%10.1%
Building permits, 20182,659172
Households, 2014-2018114,64020,373
Persons per household, 2014-20182.572.74
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201885.1%88.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201810.1%4.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201886.0%77.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201876.4%61.1%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201885.3%79.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201823.8%13.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201810.7%13.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent12.9%13.8%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201861.4%52.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201856.8%47.3%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)477,92173,430
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)15,038,1063,050,569
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)5,340,493131,607
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)3,966,747800,563
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$13,738$14,383
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201822.723.1
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, percent13.6%16.8%
Total employer establishments, 20176,430941
Total employment, 2017128,43018,539
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)5,897,757640,607
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20171.2%4.9%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201720,8492,534
All firms, 201221,2493,165
Men-owned firms, 201212,9041,665
Women-owned firms, 20126,6981,116
Minority-owned firms, 20123,525713
Nonminority-owned firms, 201216,9292,205
Veteran-owned firms, 20122,670493
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201217,3582,398
Black-owned firms, percent, 20077.1%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.6%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20072.0%1.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20072.3%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200725.6%26.3%
Population per square mile, 2010351.9140.9
Land area in square miles, 2010807.93392.66

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.