Cherokee County vs. York County
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Cherokee County (SC) York County (SC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 57,078 274,118
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 2.9% 21.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 55,488 226,046
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 55,342 226,073
Persons under 5 years, percent 5.8% 6.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent 23.0% 24.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 16.8% 14.3%
Female persons, percent 51.3% 51.8%
White alone, percent 76.4% 75.0%
Black or African American alone, percent 20.7% 19.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 0.5% 0.9%
Asian alone, percent 0.6% 2.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.1% 0.1%
Two or More Races, percent 1.7% 2.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 4.5% 5.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 72.7% 70.2%
Veterans, 2014-2018 3,596 17,053
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 2.0% 5.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 24,638 110,237
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 69.1% 71.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $95,300 $186,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $953 $1,335
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $311 $365
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $686 $938
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 10.1% 16.5%
Building permits, 2018 172 2,692
Households, 2014-2018 20,373 98,155
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.74 2.60
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 88.5% 85.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 4.0% 7.2%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 77.3% 91.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 61.1% 84.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 79.6% 89.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 13.8% 32.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 13.0% 7.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 13.8% 11.1%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 52.6% 66.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 47.3% 60.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 73,430 336,900
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 84,540 896,951
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 3,050,569 3,111,140
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 131,607 3,236,973
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 800,563 2,845,178
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $14,383 $12,126
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 23.1 27.4
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $35,836 $62,431
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $21,432 $32,227
Persons in poverty, percent 16.8% 9.8%
Total employer establishments, 2017 941 5,114
Total employment, 2017 18,539 85,386
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 640,607 3,749,941
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 4.9% 10.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 2,534 18,340
All firms, 2012 3,165 16,984
Men-owned firms, 2012 1,665 8,860
Women-owned firms, 2012 1,116 6,059
Minority-owned firms, 2012 713 3,095
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 2,205 13,317
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 493 2,063
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 2,398 13,984
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 8.7%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.0% 1.3%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 1.4%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 26.3% 29.2%
Population per square mile, 2010 140.9 332.2
Land area in square miles, 2010 392.66 680.60
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Cherokee county (SC) and York county (SC) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.