Rutherford County vs. Spartanburg County

Rutherford County (NC)Spartanburg County (SC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)66,826313,888
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)-1.5%10.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)67,816284,317
Population, Census, April 1, 201067,810284,307
Persons under 5 years, percent5.1%6.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent20.6%23.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent21.6%16.2%
Female persons, percent51.8%51.5%
White alone, percent87.0%74.1%
Black or African American alone, percent9.9%21.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.4%0.4%
Asian alone, percent0.7%2.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent2.0%1.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent4.6%7.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent83.0%68.0%
Veterans, 2014-20184,06418,334
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20182.5%6.4%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)34,466131,451
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201871.3%69.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$114,800$133,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$995$1,090
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$296$336
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$639$773
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-20136.9%14.0%
Building permits, 20181502,659
Households, 2014-201826,345114,640
Persons per household, 2014-20182.482.57
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201887.6%85.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20184.3%10.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201878.6%86.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201866.6%76.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201882.6%85.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201817.3%23.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201814.6%10.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent13.6%12.9%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201853.0%61.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201847.3%56.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)71,845477,921
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)672,46215,038,106
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)165,9795,340,493
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)600,0793,966,747
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$8,913$13,738
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201825.822.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$40,347$50,179
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$22,493$26,072
Persons in poverty, percent19.1%13.6%
Total employer establishments, 20171,2606,430
Total employment, 201715,861128,430
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)512,9215,897,757
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20170.1%1.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20174,13420,849
All firms, 20125,03421,249
Men-owned firms, 20122,87912,904
Women-owned firms, 20121,5106,698
Minority-owned firms, 20124703,525
Nonminority-owned firms, 20124,36616,929
Veteran-owned firms, 20125272,670
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20124,23517,358
Black-owned firms, percent, 20074.4%7.1%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.6%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%2.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%2.3%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200721.2%25.6%
Population per square mile, 2010120.2351.9
Land area in square miles, 2010564.15807.93

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