Elbert County vs. Abbeville County

	Elbert County (GA)	Abbeville County (SC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	19,120	24,541
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-5.2%	-3.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	20,166	25,399
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	20,166	25,417
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.9%	4.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent	21.5%	20.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	20.9%	21.8%
Female persons, percent	52.2%	51.6%
White alone, percent	68.2%	70.2%
Black or African American alone, percent	28.9%	27.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.4%	0.3%
Asian alone, percent	1.1%	0.4%
Two or More Races, percent	1.3%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	5.9%	1.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	63.5%	68.9%
Veterans, 2014-2018	1,327	1,561
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	2.5%	1.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	9,619	12,175
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	73.0%	76.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$80,600	$89,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,014	$989
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$381	$333
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$634	$684
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	9.2%	6.2%
Building permits, 2018	42	38
Households, 2014-2018	7,491	9,455
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.53	2.51
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	88.8%	89.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	5.4%	2.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	67.4%	77.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	57.1%	65.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	77.4%	80.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	10.8%	15.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	15.2%	14.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	17.6%	12.9%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	53.0%	52.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	49.3%	49.0%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	13,708	12,507
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	379,644	598,825
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	61,792	22,054
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	142,017	91,371
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$7,215	$3,640
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	21.7	27.2
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$37,943	$36,685
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$22,593	$21,185
Persons in poverty, percent	18.5%	19.1%
Total employer establishments, 2017	443	338
Total employment, 2017	4,709	3,939
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	152,271	152,224
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	2.6%	-17.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	1,441	1,390
All firms, 2012	1,789	1,450
Men-owned firms, 2012	917	689
Women-owned firms, 2012	491	543
Minority-owned firms, 2012	371	317
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	1,379	1,080
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	325	187
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	1,322	1,211
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	19.1%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	33.4%
Population per square mile, 2010	57.4	51.8
Land area in square miles, 2010	351.06	490.48

Source: United States Census Bureau

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