Richmond County vs. Aiken County

Richmond County (GA)Aiken County (SC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)201,554169,401
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)0.5%5.8%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)200,569160,114
Population, Census, April 1, 2010200,549160,099
Persons under 5 years, percent6.7%5.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent22.9%21.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent14.1%19.4%
Female persons, percent51.6%51.7%
White alone, percent37.7%70.8%
Black or African American alone, percent57.1%25.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.4%0.6%
Asian alone, percent1.8%1.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.2%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent2.7%2.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent5.0%5.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent34.3%65.9%
Veterans, 2014-201819,27513,067
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20183.7%4.7%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)89,09277,687
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201853.3%71.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$104,700$142,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,120$1,143
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$399$366
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$850$794
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201325.6%9.4%
Building permits, 2018518879
Households, 2014-201872,16566,710
Persons per household, 2014-20182.652.46
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201882.7%86.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20185.9%6.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201884.6%86.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201872.2%75.5%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201883.4%87.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201821.3%26.4%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201813.0%9.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent14.2%13.4%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201856.5%57.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201856.1%53.6%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)3,260,377519,798
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)5,452,2044,639,337
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)864,737399,424
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)2,627,2831,749,453
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$12,969$10,745
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201821.224.9
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$40,644$50,036
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$22,045$27,526
Persons in poverty, percent21.9%15.0%
Total employer establishments, 20174,2642,797
Total employment, 201785,05848,486
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)3,700,6422,200,736
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-2.9%-3.6%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201712,78510,869
All firms, 201216,00312,138
Men-owned firms, 20126,9746,598
Women-owned firms, 20127,4894,430
Minority-owned firms, 20128,5222,491
Nonminority-owned firms, 20126,7149,200
Veteran-owned firms, 20121,9441,750
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201212,9199,711
Black-owned firms, percent, 200738.1%11.2%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.3%1.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20072.8%1.8%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20072.4%2.4%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200736.1%31.0%
Population per square mile, 2010618.4149.5
Land area in square miles, 2010324.331,071.03

Source: United States Census Bureau

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