North Carolina vs. South Carolina
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Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 10,488,084 5,148,714 Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 10.0% 11.3% Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 9,535,751 4,625,366 Population, Census, April 1, 2010 9,535,483 4,625,364 Persons under 5 years, percent 5.9% 5.8% Persons under 18 years, percent 22.2% 21.8% Persons 65 years and over, percent 16.3% 17.7% Female persons, percent 51.4% 51.5% White alone, percent 70.6% 68.5% Black or African American alone, percent 22.2% 27.1% American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 1.6% 0.5% Asian alone, percent 3.2% 1.8% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.1% 0.1% Two or More Races, percent 2.3% 1.9% Hispanic or Latino, percent 9.6% 5.8% White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 62.8% 63.7% Veterans, 2014-2018 667,696 366,862 Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 7.9% 4.9% Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 4,684,876 2,318,271 Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 65.0% 68.9% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $165,900 $154,800 Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,290 $1,227 Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $394 $371 Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $877 $868 Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 17.2% 17.9% Building permits, 2018 71,691 35,487 Households, 2014-2018 3,918,597 1,894,711 Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.52 2.54 Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 84.8% 85.3% Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 11.6% 7.0% Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 87.4% 86.2% Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 78.3% 75.3% High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 87.4% 87.1% Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 30.5% 27.4% With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 9.5% 10.4% Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 12.7% 12.7% In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 61.3% 59.7% In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 57.2% 56.0% Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 18,622,258 9,763,818 Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 55,227,505 22,941,292 Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 202,344,646 99,160,840 Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 105,275,586 45,520,900 Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 120,691,007 58,093,824 Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $12,376 $12,298 Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 24.5 24.6 Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $52,413 $51,015 Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $29,456 $27,986 Persons in poverty, percent 14.0% 15.3% Total employer establishments, 2017 233,363 109,238 Total employment, 2017 3,774,377 1,866,451 Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 175,695,531 76,707,295 Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 -0.5% 8.7% Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 760,638 351,453 All firms, 2012 805,985 367,726 Men-owned firms, 2012 435,677 202,446 Women-owned firms, 2012 287,058 131,856 Minority-owned firms, 2012 183,380 83,233 Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 603,182 276,269 Veteran-owned firms, 2012 86,571 47,987 Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 684,743 303,137 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 10.5% 12.1% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.0% 0.5% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.5% 1.8% Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.1% 0.1% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.7% 1.7% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 28.2% 27.6% Population per square mile, 2010 196.1 153.9 Land area in square miles, 2010 48,617.91 30,060.70
Source: United States Census Bureau
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About this page: Side-by-side comparison between North Carolina and South Carolina using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.
