Pickens County vs. Anderson County

Pickens County (SC)Anderson County (SC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)124,937200,482
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)4.7%7.2%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)119,373186,943
Population, Census, April 1, 2010119,224187,126
Persons under 5 years, percent5.1%5.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent19.0%22.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent16.5%18.0%
Female persons, percent50.2%51.9%
White alone, percent88.9%80.6%
Black or African American alone, percent7.0%16.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.3%0.3%
Asian alone, percent2.1%1.0%
Two or More Races, percent1.8%1.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent3.8%3.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent85.6%77.2%
Veterans, 2014-20187,77713,914
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20183.5%2.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)55,07489,000
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201867.6%70.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$138,900$137,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,086$1,108
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$340$321
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$749$747
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201316.6%11.9%
Building permits, 20186001,000
Households, 2014-201847,37576,632
Persons per household, 2014-20182.462.52
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201879.8%86.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20184.6%4.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201885.5%84.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201875.2%72.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201884.9%84.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201824.5%21.4%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201810.4%11.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent13.1%13.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201856.7%60.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201852.0%55.3%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)186,941272,197
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)296,686928,573
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)1,500,7655,435,031
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)301,2672,641,343
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,163,1322,189,557
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$9,719$11,563
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201825.523.6
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$47,024$47,906
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$24,803$25,807
Persons in poverty, percent16.6%14.6%
Total employer establishments, 20172,0373,801
Total employment, 201726,62659,965
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)859,5882,328,266
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-4.4%4.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20177,89912,614
All firms, 20128,99715,115
Men-owned firms, 20125,1438,655
Women-owned firms, 20122,8554,881
Minority-owned firms, 20127472,363
Nonminority-owned firms, 20127,89212,272
Veteran-owned firms, 20128502,099
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20127,54411,969
Black-owned firms, percent, 20074.9%5.7%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.8%0.4%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20071.8%1.1%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.8%0.8%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200727.3%25.8%
Population per square mile, 2010240.2261.6
Land area in square miles, 2010496.41715.43

Source: United States Census Bureau

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