Cherokee County vs. Rutherford County

Cherokee County (SC)Rutherford County (NC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)57,07866,826
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)2.9%-1.5%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)55,48867,816
Population, Census, April 1, 201055,34267,810
Persons under 5 years, percent5.8%5.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent23.0%20.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent16.8%21.6%
Female persons, percent51.3%51.8%
White alone, percent76.4%87.0%
Black or African American alone, percent20.7%9.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.5%0.4%
Asian alone, percent0.6%0.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent1.7%2.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent4.5%4.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent72.7%83.0%
Veterans, 2014-20183,5964,064
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20182.0%2.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)24,63834,466
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201869.1%71.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$95,300$114,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$953$995
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$311$296
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$686$639
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201310.1%6.9%
Building permits, 2018172150
Households, 2014-201820,37326,345
Persons per household, 2014-20182.742.48
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201888.5%87.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20184.0%4.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201877.3%78.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201861.1%66.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201879.6%82.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201813.8%17.3%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201813.0%14.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent13.8%13.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201852.6%53.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201847.3%47.3%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)73,43071,845
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)84,540245,843
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)3,050,569672,462
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)131,607165,979
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)800,563600,079
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$14,383$8,913
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201823.125.8
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$35,836$40,347
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$21,432$22,493
Persons in poverty, percent16.8%19.1%
Total employer establishments, 20179411,260
Total employment, 201718,53915,861
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)640,607512,921
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20174.9%0.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20172,5344,134
All firms, 20123,1655,034
Men-owned firms, 20121,6652,879
Women-owned firms, 20121,1161,510
Minority-owned firms, 2012713470
Nonminority-owned firms, 20122,2054,366
Veteran-owned firms, 2012493527
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20122,3984,235
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%4.4%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20071.0%0.0%
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, 200726.3%21.2%
Population per square mile, 2010140.9120.2
Land area in square miles, 2010392.66564.15

Source: United States Census Bureau

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