Kershaw County vs. Richland County
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Kershaw County (SC) Richland County (SC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 65,592 414,576
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 6.5% 7.8%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 61,592 384,450
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 61,697 384,504
Persons under 5 years, percent 5.9% 5.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent 23.1% 21.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 18.3% 12.7%
Female persons, percent 51.8% 51.7%
White alone, percent 72.4% 45.9%
Black or African American alone, percent 24.7% 48.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 0.4% 0.4%
Asian alone, percent 0.8% 2.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.1% 0.1%
Two or More Races, percent 1.7% 2.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 4.4% 5.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 68.8% 42.1%
Veterans, 2014-2018 6,120 31,545
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 2.2% 5.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 29,381 175,070
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 82.2% 58.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $124,700 $158,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,115 $1,294
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $344 $441
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $745 $952
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 5.9% 27.8%
Building permits, 2018 292 2,644
Households, 2014-2018 24,833 150,309
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.58 2.51
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 92.7% 77.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 4.3% 8.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 81.9% 91.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 68.7% 79.9%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 86.5% 91.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 19.9% 37.7%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 11.3% 9.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 11.7% 11.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 57.1% 63.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 53.3% 62.0%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 55,473 862,224
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 1,419,717 5,374,991
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 43,516 4,191,339
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 586,319 4,780,665
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $9,405 $12,139
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 27.1 21.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $49,392 $53,922
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $24,253 $29,010
Persons in poverty, percent 14.5% 16.7%
Total employer establishments, 2017 1,116 9,065
Total employment, 2017 15,297 163,353
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 568,574 7,326,352
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 -1.7% 1.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 4,329 28,354
All firms, 2012 4,596 31,595
Men-owned firms, 2012 2,470 16,333
Women-owned firms, 2012 1,737 12,297
Minority-owned firms, 2012 964 11,676
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 3,481 18,645
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 917 4,010
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 3,507 25,680
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 23.1%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.6%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.6% 2.7%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 1.2%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 28.0% 27.5%
Population per square mile, 2010 84.9 507.9
Land area in square miles, 2010 726.56 757.07
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Kershaw county (SC) and Richland county (SC) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.