Laurens County vs. Greenville County

Laurens County (SC)Greenville County (SC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)66,994514,213
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)0.7%14.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)66,535451,184
Population, Census, April 1, 201066,537451,225
Persons under 5 years, percent5.7%6.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent21.8%23.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent18.5%15.8%
Female persons, percent51.7%51.5%
White alone, percent72.0%76.4%
Black or African American alone, percent25.4%18.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.4%0.5%
Asian alone, percent0.6%2.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent1.5%2.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent5.1%9.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent67.9%68.3%
Veterans, 2014-20184,31729,704
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20182.5%8.1%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)31,503214,128
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201870.4%66.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$91,300$172,100
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,022$1,237
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$322$368
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$733$880
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-20137.0%20.1%
Building permits, 20181614,669
Households, 2014-201825,373189,334
Persons per household, 2014-20182.542.57
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201883.8%84.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20184.6%11.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201880.8%87.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201867.9%79.9%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201880.5%87.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201815.4%34.2%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201814.8%8.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent14.1%13.1%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201856.8%63.9%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201852.9%58.3%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)56,628999,853
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)179,0112,261,746
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)1,728,1819,628,087
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)115,22010,153,000
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)412,0596,380,518
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$6,222$13,645
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201824.822.6
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$41,578$56,789
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$21,743$30,776
Persons in poverty, percent19.7%11.1%
Total employer establishments, 201790413,369
Total employment, 201716,753237,218
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)660,45310,713,684
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-1.6%5.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20173,37040,284
All firms, 20123,84841,898
Men-owned firms, 20122,24723,209
Women-owned firms, 20121,20313,867
Minority-owned firms, 20126777,683
Nonminority-owned firms, 20123,02732,566
Veteran-owned firms, 20124794,767
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20123,17634,638
Black-owned firms, percent, 200712.1%7.8%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.4%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20071.7%2.2%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%3.1%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200729.3%26.4%
Population per square mile, 201093.2574.7
Land area in square miles, 2010713.80785.12

Source: United States Census Bureau

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