Aiken County vs. Edgefield County

Aiken County (SC)Edgefield County (SC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)169,40127,052
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)5.8%0.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)160,11426,975
Population, Census, April 1, 2010160,09926,985
Persons under 5 years, percent5.8%4.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent21.8%18.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent19.4%18.8%
Female persons, percent51.7%46.3%
White alone, percent70.8%61.7%
Black or African American alone, percent25.3%35.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.6%0.5%
Asian alone, percent1.2%0.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent2.1%1.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent5.9%6.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent65.9%56.7%
Veterans, 2014-201813,0672,062
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20184.7%4.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)77,68711,047
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201871.7%73.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$142,200$126,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,143$1,182
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$366$389
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$794$617
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-20139.4%6.8%
Building permits, 2018879114
Households, 2014-201866,7109,063
Persons per household, 2014-20182.462.65
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201886.8%85.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20186.5%5.8%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201886.8%76.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201875.5%63.1%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201887.3%82.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201826.4%17.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20189.2%11.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent13.4%13.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201857.6%49.9%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201853.6%49.0%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)519,79834,267
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)4,639,337389,481
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)399,42462,708
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,749,453152,092
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$10,745$5,773
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201824.924.6
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$50,036$49,200
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$27,526$25,410
Persons in poverty, percent15.0%18.5%
Total employer establishments, 20172,797314
Total employment, 201748,4864,737
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)2,200,736174,531
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-3.6%-4.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201710,8691,470
All firms, 201212,1381,443
Men-owned firms, 20126,598749
Women-owned firms, 20124,430470
Minority-owned firms, 20122,491314
Nonminority-owned firms, 20129,2001,020
Veteran-owned firms, 20121,750184
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20129,7111,147
Black-owned firms, percent, 200711.2%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20071.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20071.8%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20072.4%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200731.0%0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010149.553.9
Land area in square miles, 20101,071.03500.41

Source: United States Census Bureau

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