Berkeley County vs. Georgetown County

Berkeley County (SC)Georgetown County (SC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)221,09162,249
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)24.0%3.2%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)178,31660,328
Population, Census, April 1, 2010177,84360,158
Persons under 5 years, percent6.5%4.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent23.9%18.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent13.8%27.8%
Female persons, percent50.3%52.7%
White alone, percent69.2%66.9%
Black or African American alone, percent24.5%31.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.7%0.3%
Asian alone, percent2.7%0.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent2.8%1.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent6.9%3.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent63.6%64.4%
Veterans, 2014-201821,6394,996
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20185.4%2.6%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)85,95635,874
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201871.7%77.1%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$174,000$187,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,326$1,373
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$401$415
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,055$933
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201314.7%17.1%
Building permits, 20182,337368
Households, 2014-201874,93125,111
Persons per household, 2014-20182.742.43
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201883.9%88.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20188.2%3.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201891.1%84.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201880.4%72.9%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201888.8%87.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201823.8%27.2%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201810.2%11.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent11.8%13.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201862.1%52.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201859.1%48.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)195,948151,988
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)154,691467,217
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)6,261,6171,032,583
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)3,248,276135,289
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,730,566703,301
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$9,119$11,685
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201827.725.6
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$59,995$48,071
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$28,331$29,929
Persons in poverty, percent12.8%19.6%
Total employer establishments, 20173,2141,826
Total employment, 201749,94119,642
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)2,474,846782,302
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20176.9%0.9%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201714,1055,284
All firms, 201212,9786,266
Men-owned firms, 20127,1553,370
Women-owned firms, 20124,6282,216
Minority-owned firms, 20123,4441,158
Nonminority-owned firms, 20129,1114,916
Veteran-owned firms, 20122,108692
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201210,1615,256
Black-owned firms, percent, 200713.4%9.9%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.3%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20072.4%0.4%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200728.3%29.7%
Population per square mile, 2010161.873.9
Land area in square miles, 20101,098.86813.55

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