Cherokee County vs. Spartanburg County

Cherokee County (SC)Spartanburg County (SC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)57,078313,888
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)2.9%10.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)55,488284,317
Population, Census, April 1, 201055,342284,307
Persons under 5 years, percent5.8%6.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent23.0%23.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent16.8%16.2%
Female persons, percent51.3%51.5%
White alone, percent76.4%74.1%
Black or African American alone, percent20.7%21.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.5%0.4%
Asian alone, percent0.6%2.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent1.7%1.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent4.5%7.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent72.7%68.0%
Veterans, 2014-20183,59618,334
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20182.0%6.4%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)24,638131,451
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201869.1%69.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$95,300$133,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$953$1,090
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$311$336
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$686$773
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201310.1%14.0%
Building permits, 20181722,659
Households, 2014-201820,373114,640
Persons per household, 2014-20182.742.57
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201888.5%85.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20184.0%10.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201877.3%86.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201861.1%76.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201879.6%85.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201813.8%23.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201813.0%10.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent13.8%12.9%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201852.6%61.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201847.3%56.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)73,430477,921
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)3,050,56915,038,106
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)131,6075,340,493
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)800,5633,966,747
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$14,383$13,738
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201823.122.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$35,836$50,179
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$21,432$26,072
Persons in poverty, percent16.8%13.6%
Total employer establishments, 20179416,430
Total employment, 201718,539128,430
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)640,6075,897,757
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20174.9%1.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20172,53420,849
All firms, 20123,16521,249
Men-owned firms, 20121,66512,904
Women-owned firms, 20121,1166,698
Minority-owned firms, 20127133,525
Nonminority-owned firms, 20122,20516,929
Veteran-owned firms, 20124932,670
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20122,39817,358
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%7.1%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.6%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20071.0%2.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%2.3%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200726.3%25.6%
Population per square mile, 2010140.9351.9
Land area in square miles, 2010392.66807.93

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