Kershaw County vs. Sumter County

Kershaw County (SC)Sumter County (SC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)65,592106,512
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)6.5%-0.9%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)61,592107,490
Population, Census, April 1, 201061,697107,456
Persons under 5 years, percent5.9%6.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent23.1%23.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent18.3%16.4%
Female persons, percent51.8%51.9%
White alone, percent72.4%47.9%
Black or African American alone, percent24.7%47.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.4%0.6%
Asian alone, percent0.8%1.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent1.7%2.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent4.4%4.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent68.8%44.9%
Veterans, 2014-20186,12011,004
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20182.2%3.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)29,38148,284
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201882.2%64.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$124,700$113,900
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,115$1,062
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$344$346
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$745$776
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-20135.9%13.7%
Building permits, 2018292279
Households, 2014-201824,83341,137
Persons per household, 2014-20182.582.54
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201892.7%84.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20184.3%6.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201881.9%82.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201868.7%72.8%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201886.5%83.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201819.9%18.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201811.3%15.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent11.7%12.8%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201857.1%56.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201853.3%54.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)55,473126,977
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)1,419,7171,817,534
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)43,516341,971
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)586,3191,096,828
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$9,405$10,151
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201827.122.4
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$49,392$43,792
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$24,253$22,272
Persons in poverty, percent14.5%18.7%
Total employer establishments, 20171,1161,753
Total employment, 201715,29731,398
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)568,5741,146,102
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-1.7%-3.9%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20174,3296,284
All firms, 20124,5967,518
Men-owned firms, 20122,4704,045
Women-owned firms, 20121,7372,803
Minority-owned firms, 20129642,825
Nonminority-owned firms, 20123,4814,428
Veteran-owned firms, 20129171,057
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20123,5076,049
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%23.5%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.4%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20071.6%3.2%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%1.9%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200728.0%30.4%
Population per square mile, 201084.9161.6
Land area in square miles, 2010726.56665.07

Source: United States Census Bureau

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