Union County vs. Chesterfield County

Union County (NC)Chesterfield County (SC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)235,90845,754
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)17.2%-2.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)201,33446,729
Population, Census, April 1, 2010201,29246,734
Persons under 5 years, percent5.7%5.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent26.8%21.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent12.7%18.3%
Female persons, percent50.8%51.4%
White alone, percent81.6%63.9%
Black or African American alone, percent12.3%32.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.6%0.7%
Asian alone, percent3.4%0.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent2.0%1.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent11.4%4.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent71.6%60.3%
Veterans, 2014-201811,9622,261
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20189.0%3.1%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)82,55721,687
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201880.5%71.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$229,200$82,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,533$894
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$435$318
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$984$647
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-20135.3%8.6%
Building permits, 20181,63473
Households, 2014-201875,16517,977
Persons per household, 2014-20182.992.52
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201888.1%89.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201814.2%4.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201893.3%75.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201889.2%60.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201889.8%76.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201834.8%10.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20186.3%12.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent10.5%14.8%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201867.5%56.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201859.8%52.4%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)192,87337,794
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)533,877125,405
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)3,645,4461,345,197
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,449,13696,406
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,943,631317,734
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$9,321$6,892
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201829.524.5
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$75,397$40,033
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$34,379$20,676
Persons in poverty, percent7.0%20.9%
Total employer establishments, 20174,747704
Total employment, 201755,89814,343
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)2,201,702558,034
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20173.9%8.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201718,6882,285
All firms, 201217,7012,740
Men-owned firms, 201210,0541,355
Women-owned firms, 20125,5411,128
Minority-owned firms, 20122,977664
Nonminority-owned firms, 201214,1761,971
Veteran-owned firms, 20121,743257
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201215,1672,370
Black-owned firms, percent, 20074.9%15.7%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.2%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20071.8%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20072.9%0.8%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200724.4%0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010318.758.5
Land area in square miles, 2010631.52799.08

Source: United States Census Bureau

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