Spartanburg County vs. Laurens County

Spartanburg County (SC)Laurens County (SC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)313,88866,994
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)10.4%0.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)284,31766,535
Population, Census, April 1, 2010284,30766,537
Persons under 5 years, percent6.1%5.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent23.1%21.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent16.2%18.5%
Female persons, percent51.5%51.7%
White alone, percent74.1%72.0%
Black or African American alone, percent21.0%25.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.4%0.4%
Asian alone, percent2.5%0.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent1.9%1.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent7.1%5.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent68.0%67.9%
Veterans, 2014-201818,3344,317
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20186.4%2.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)131,45131,503
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201869.6%70.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$133,700$91,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,090$1,022
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$336$322
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$773$733
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201314.0%7.0%
Building permits, 20182,659161
Households, 2014-2018114,64025,373
Persons per household, 2014-20182.572.54
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201885.1%83.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201810.1%4.6%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201886.0%80.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201876.4%67.9%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201885.3%80.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201823.8%15.4%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201810.7%14.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent12.9%14.1%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201861.4%56.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201856.8%52.9%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)477,92156,628
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)15,038,1061,728,181
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)5,340,493115,220
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)3,966,747412,059
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$13,738$6,222
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201822.724.8
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$50,179$41,578
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$26,072$21,743
Persons in poverty, percent13.6%19.7%
Total employer establishments, 20176,430904
Total employment, 2017128,43016,753
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)5,897,757660,453
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20171.2%-1.6%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201720,8493,370
All firms, 201221,2493,848
Men-owned firms, 201212,9042,247
Women-owned firms, 20126,6981,203
Minority-owned firms, 20123,525677
Nonminority-owned firms, 201216,9293,027
Veteran-owned firms, 20122,670479
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201217,3583,176
Black-owned firms, percent, 20077.1%12.1%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.6%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20072.0%1.7%
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%29.3%
Population per square mile, 2010351.993.2
Land area in square miles, 2010807.93713.80

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