South Carolina vs. North Carolina
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South Carolina North Carolina
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 5,148,714 10,488,084 Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 11.3% 10.0% Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 4,625,366 9,535,751 Population, Census, April 1, 2010 4,625,364 9,535,483 Persons under 5 years, percent 5.8% 5.9% Persons under 18 years, percent 21.8% 22.2% Persons 65 years and over, percent 17.7% 16.3% Female persons, percent 51.5% 51.4% White alone, percent 68.5% 70.6% Black or African American alone, percent 27.1% 22.2% American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 0.5% 1.6% Asian alone, percent 1.8% 3.2% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.1% 0.1% Two or More Races, percent 1.9% 2.3% Hispanic or Latino, percent 5.8% 9.6% White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 63.7% 62.8% Veterans, 2014-2018 366,862 667,696 Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 4.9% 7.9% Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 2,318,271 4,684,876 Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 68.9% 65.0% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $154,800 $165,900 Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,227 $1,290 Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $371 $394 Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $868 $877 Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 17.9% 17.2% Building permits, 2018 35,487 71,691 Households, 2014-2018 1,894,711 3,918,597 Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.54 2.52 Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 85.3% 84.8% Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 7.0% 11.6% Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 86.2% 87.4% Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 75.3% 78.3% High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 87.1% 87.4% Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 27.4% 30.5% With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 10.4% 9.5% Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 12.7% 12.7% In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 59.7% 61.3% In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 56.0% 57.2% Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 9,763,818 18,622,258 Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 22,941,292 55,227,505 Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 99,160,840 202,344,646 Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 45,520,900 105,275,586 Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 58,093,824 120,691,007 Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $12,298 $12,376 Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 24.6 24.5 Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $51,015 $52,413 Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $27,986 $29,456 Persons in poverty, percent 15.3% 14.0% Total employer establishments, 2017 109,238 233,363 Total employment, 2017 1,866,451 3,774,377 Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 76,707,295 175,695,531 Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 8.7% -0.5% Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 351,453 760,638 All firms, 2012 367,726 805,985 Men-owned firms, 2012 202,446 435,677 Women-owned firms, 2012 131,856 287,058 Minority-owned firms, 2012 83,233 183,380 Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 276,269 603,182 Veteran-owned firms, 2012 47,987 86,571 Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 303,137 684,743 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 12.1% 10.5% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.5% 1.0% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.8% 2.5% Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.1% 0.1% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.7% 2.7% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 27.6% 28.2% Population per square mile, 2010 153.9 196.1 Land area in square miles, 2010 30,060.70 48,617.91
Source: United States Census Bureau
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About this page: Side-by-side comparison between South Carolina and North Carolina using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.
