Beaufort County vs. Colleton County
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Beaufort County (SC) Colleton County (SC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 188,715 37,660
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 16.3% -3.2%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 162,231 38,893
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 162,233 38,892
Persons under 5 years, percent 5.1% 6.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent 18.6% 22.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 27.3% 20.2%
Female persons, percent 51.0% 51.9%
White alone, percent 77.9% 59.6%
Black or African American alone, percent 18.2% 37.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 0.4% 0.9%
Asian alone, percent 1.4% 0.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.1% 0.1%
Two or More Races, percent 1.9% 1.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 11.2% 3.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 68.2% 57.0%
Veterans, 2014-2018 18,418 2,735
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 8.3% 2.7%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 101,247 20,101
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 71.6% 75.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $288,900 $85,100
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,645 $1,127
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $536 $304
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $1,157 $716
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 24.4% 7.5%
Building permits, 2018 1,889 58
Households, 2014-2018 70,607 15,145
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.51 2.44
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 82.0% 92.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 11.5% 3.2%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 92.7% 85.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 84.7% 76.1%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 92.9% 86.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 40.3% 15.2%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 9.1% 9.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 15.3% 13.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 52.2% 57.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 49.4% 52.1%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 656,606 65,596
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 661,251 158,516
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 82,216 137,785
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 295,582 107,222
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 2,090,475 408,338
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $12,440 $10,703
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 22.8 31.6
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $63,110 $36,276
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $36,306 $21,003
Persons in poverty, percent 10.9% 20.0%
Total employer establishments, 2017 5,347 751
Total employment, 2017 54,957 8,075
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 1,938,690 256,929
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 0.5% 3.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 16,553 3,069
All firms, 2012 16,653 3,455
Men-owned firms, 2012 8,833 1,866
Women-owned firms, 2012 5,512 1,345
Minority-owned firms, 2012 2,346 1,001
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 13,688 2,353
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 2,366 457
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 12,996 2,873
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 7.4% 20.4%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.7% 0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.0% 0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 25.5% 23.5%
Population per square mile, 2010 281.5 36.8
Land area in square miles, 2010 576.28 1,056.49
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Beaufort county (SC) and Colleton county (SC) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.