Spartanburg County vs. Greenville County

Spartanburg County (SC)Greenville County (SC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)313,888514,213
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)10.4%14.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)284,317451,184
Population, Census, April 1, 2010284,307451,225
Persons under 5 years, percent6.1%6.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent23.1%23.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent16.2%15.8%
Female persons, percent51.5%51.5%
White alone, percent74.1%76.4%
Black or African American alone, percent21.0%18.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.4%0.5%
Asian alone, percent2.5%2.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent1.9%2.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent7.1%9.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent68.0%68.3%
Veterans, 2014-201818,33429,704
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20186.4%8.1%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)131,451214,128
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201869.6%66.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$133,700$172,100
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,090$1,237
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$336$368
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$773$880
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201314.0%20.1%
Building permits, 20182,6594,669
Households, 2014-2018114,640189,334
Persons per household, 2014-20182.572.57
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201885.1%84.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201810.1%11.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201886.0%87.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201876.4%79.9%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201885.3%87.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201823.8%34.2%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201810.7%8.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent12.9%13.1%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201861.4%63.9%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201856.8%58.3%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)477,921999,853
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)15,038,1069,628,087
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)5,340,49310,153,000
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)3,966,7476,380,518
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$13,738$13,645
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201822.722.6
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$50,179$56,789
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$26,072$30,776
Persons in poverty, percent13.6%11.1%
Total employer establishments, 20176,43013,369
Total employment, 2017128,430237,218
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)5,897,75710,713,684
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20171.2%5.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201720,84940,284
All firms, 201221,24941,898
Men-owned firms, 201212,90423,209
Women-owned firms, 20126,69813,867
Minority-owned firms, 20123,5257,683
Nonminority-owned firms, 201216,92932,566
Veteran-owned firms, 20122,6704,767
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201217,35834,638
Black-owned firms, percent, 20077.1%7.8%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.6%0.4%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20072.0%2.2%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20072.3%3.1%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200725.6%26.4%
Population per square mile, 2010351.9574.7
Land area in square miles, 2010807.93785.12

Source: United States Census Bureau

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