Beaufort County vs. Colleton County

Beaufort County (SC)Colleton County (SC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)188,71537,660
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)16.3%-3.2%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)162,23138,893
Population, Census, April 1, 2010162,23338,892
Persons under 5 years, percent5.1%6.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent18.6%22.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent27.3%20.2%
Female persons, percent51.0%51.9%
White alone, percent77.9%59.6%
Black or African American alone, percent18.2%37.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.4%0.9%
Asian alone, percent1.4%0.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent1.9%1.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent11.2%3.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent68.2%57.0%
Veterans, 2014-201818,4182,735
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20188.3%2.7%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)101,24720,101
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201871.6%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, 2009-201324.4%7.5%
Building permits, 20181,88958
Households, 2014-201870,60715,145
Persons per household, 2014-20182.512.44
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201882.0%92.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201811.5%3.2%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201892.7%85.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201884.7%76.1%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201892.9%86.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201840.3%15.2%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20189.1%9.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent15.3%13.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201852.2%57.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201849.4%52.1%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)656,60665,596
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)661,251158,516
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)82,216137,785
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)295,582107,222
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)2,090,475408,338
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$12,440$10,703
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201822.831.6
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, percent10.9%20.0%
Total employer establishments, 20175,347751
Total employment, 201754,9578,075
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)1,938,690256,929
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20170.5%3.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201716,5533,069
All firms, 201216,6533,455
Men-owned firms, 20128,8331,866
Women-owned firms, 20125,5121,345
Minority-owned firms, 20122,3461,001
Nonminority-owned firms, 201213,6882,353
Veteran-owned firms, 20122,366457
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201212,9962,873
Black-owned firms, percent, 20077.4%20.4%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20071.7%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20072.0%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200725.5%23.5%
Population per square mile, 2010281.536.8
Land area in square miles, 2010576.281,056.49

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.