Cherokee County vs. Union County
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Cherokee County (SC) Union County (SC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 57,078 27,410
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 2.9% -5.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 55,488 28,972
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 55,342 28,961
Persons under 5 years, percent 5.8% 5.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent 23.0% 21.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 16.8% 20.3%
Female persons, percent 51.3% 52.6%
White alone, percent 76.4% 65.3%
Black or African American alone, percent 20.7% 32.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 0.5% 0.3%
Asian alone, percent 0.6% 0.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.1% 0.1%
Two or More Races, percent 1.7% 1.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 4.5% 1.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 72.7% 64.2%
Veterans, 2014-2018 3,596 1,796
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 2.0% 0.6%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 24,638 14,095
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 69.1% 69.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $95,300 $77,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $953 $933
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $311 $328
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $686 $664
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 10.1% 7.8%
Building permits, 2018 172 26
Households, 2014-2018 20,373 11,544
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.74 2.35
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 88.5% 87.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 4.0% 0.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 77.3% 75.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 61.1% 62.0%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 79.6% 81.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 13.8% 12.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 13.0% 15.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 13.8% 12.1%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 52.6% 56.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 47.3% 52.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 73,430 20,987
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 3,050,569 524,484
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 131,607 43,431
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 800,563 195,675
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $14,383 $6,926
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 23.1 27.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $35,836 $40,120
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $21,432 $22,372
Persons in poverty, percent 16.8% 20.4%
Total employer establishments, 2017 941 423
Total employment, 2017 18,539 6,917
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 640,607 236,016
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 4.9% -1.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 2,534 1,121
All firms, 2012 3,165 1,694
Men-owned firms, 2012 1,665 862
Women-owned firms, 2012 1,116 572
Minority-owned firms, 2012 713 239
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 2,205 1,383
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 493 235
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 2,398 1,345
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 17.7%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.0% 0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 26.3% 31.1%
Population per square mile, 2010 140.9 56.3
Land area in square miles, 2010 392.66 514.17
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Cherokee county (SC) and Union county (SC) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.