Union County vs. Lancaster County
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Union County (NC) Lancaster County (SC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 235,908 95,380
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 17.2% 24.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 201,334 76,653
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 201,292 76,652
Persons under 5 years, percent 5.7% 6.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent 26.8% 21.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 12.7% 21.0%
Female persons, percent 50.8% 51.5%
White alone, percent 81.6% 74.9%
Black or African American alone, percent 12.3% 21.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 0.6% 0.3%
Asian alone, percent 3.4% 1.5%
Two or More Races, percent 2.0% 1.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 11.4% 5.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 71.6% 70.0%
Veterans, 2014-2018 11,962 6,044
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 9.0% 4.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 82,557 38,541
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 80.5% 78.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $229,200 $182,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,533 $1,217
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $435 $350
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $984 $753
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 5.3% 8.0%
Building permits, 2018 1,634 1,228
Households, 2014-2018 75,165 32,632
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.99 2.68
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 88.1% 87.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 14.2% 6.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 93.3% 85.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 89.2% 75.9%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 89.8% 86.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 34.8% 26.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 6.3% 9.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 10.5% 13.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 67.5% 56.9%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 59.8% 53.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 192,873 65,913
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 533,877 229,041
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 3,645,446 1,292,486
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 1,449,136 719,744
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 1,943,631 732,889
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $9,321 $9,267
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 29.5 29.8
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $75,397 $55,223
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $34,379 $29,271
Persons in poverty, percent 7.0% 13.3%
Total employer establishments, 2017 4,747 1,420
Total employment, 2017 55,898 19,850
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 2,201,702 915,011
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 3.9% 1.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 18,688 5,713
All firms, 2012 17,701 5,411
Men-owned firms, 2012 10,054 2,906
Women-owned firms, 2012 5,541 1,948
Minority-owned firms, 2012 2,977 1,097
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 14,176 4,084
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 1,743 770
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 15,167 4,278
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 4.9% 9.3%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.2% 0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.8% 1.6%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.9% 1.7%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 24.4% 23.4%
Population per square mile, 2010 318.7 139.6
Land area in square miles, 2010 631.52 549.16
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Union county (NC) and Lancaster county (SC) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.