Kershaw County vs. Richland County

Kershaw County (SC)Richland County (SC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)65,592414,576
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)6.5%7.8%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)61,592384,450
Population, Census, April 1, 201061,697384,504
Persons under 5 years, percent5.9%5.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent23.1%21.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent18.3%12.7%
Female persons, percent51.8%51.7%
White alone, percent72.4%45.9%
Black or African American alone, percent24.7%48.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.4%0.4%
Asian alone, percent0.8%2.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent1.7%2.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent4.4%5.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent68.8%42.1%
Veterans, 2014-20186,12031,545
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20182.2%5.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)29,381175,070
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201882.2%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, 2009-20135.9%27.8%
Building permits, 20182922,644
Households, 2014-201824,833150,309
Persons per household, 2014-20182.582.51
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201892.7%77.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20184.3%8.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201881.9%91.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201868.7%79.9%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201886.5%91.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201819.9%37.7%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201811.3%9.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent11.7%11.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201857.1%63.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201853.3%62.0%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)55,473862,224
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)1,419,7175,374,991
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)43,5164,191,339
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)586,3194,780,665
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$9,405$12,139
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201827.121.7
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, percent14.5%16.7%
Total employer establishments, 20171,1169,065
Total employment, 201715,297163,353
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)568,5747,326,352
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-1.7%1.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20174,32928,354
All firms, 20124,59631,595
Men-owned firms, 20122,47016,333
Women-owned firms, 20121,73712,297
Minority-owned firms, 201296411,676
Nonminority-owned firms, 20123,48118,645
Veteran-owned firms, 20129174,010
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20123,50725,680
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%23.1%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.6%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20071.6%2.7%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%1.2%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200728.0%27.5%
Population per square mile, 201084.9507.9
Land area in square miles, 2010726.56757.07

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.