Spartanburg County vs. Rutherford County

Spartanburg County (SC)Rutherford County (NC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)313,88866,826
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)10.4%-1.5%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)284,31767,816
Population, Census, April 1, 2010284,30767,810
Persons under 5 years, percent6.1%5.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent23.1%20.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent16.2%21.6%
Female persons, percent51.5%51.8%
White alone, percent74.1%87.0%
Black or African American alone, percent21.0%9.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.4%0.4%
Asian alone, percent2.5%0.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent1.9%2.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent7.1%4.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent68.0%83.0%
Veterans, 2014-201818,3344,064
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20186.4%2.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)131,45134,466
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201869.6%71.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$133,700$114,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,090$995
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$336$296
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$773$639
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201314.0%6.9%
Building permits, 20182,659150
Households, 2014-2018114,64026,345
Persons per household, 2014-20182.572.48
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201885.1%87.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201810.1%4.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201886.0%78.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201876.4%66.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201885.3%82.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201823.8%17.3%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201810.7%14.6%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent12.9%13.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201861.4%53.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201856.8%47.3%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)477,92171,845
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)15,038,106672,462
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)5,340,493165,979
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)3,966,747600,079
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$13,738$8,913
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201822.725.8
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$50,179$40,347
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$26,072$22,493
Persons in poverty, percent13.6%19.1%
Total employer establishments, 20176,4301,260
Total employment, 2017128,43015,861
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)5,897,757512,921
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20171.2%0.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201720,8494,134
All firms, 201221,2495,034
Men-owned firms, 201212,9042,879
Women-owned firms, 20126,6981,510
Minority-owned firms, 20123,525470
Nonminority-owned firms, 201216,9294,366
Veteran-owned firms, 20122,670527
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201217,3584,235
Black-owned firms, percent, 20077.1%4.4%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.6%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20072.0%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20072.3%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200725.6%21.2%
Population per square mile, 2010351.9120.2
Land area in square miles, 2010807.93564.15

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