Aiken County vs. Saluda County

Aiken County (SC)Saluda County (SC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)169,40120,544
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)5.8%3.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)160,11419,869
Population, Census, April 1, 2010160,09919,875
Persons under 5 years, percent5.8%6.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent21.8%21.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent19.4%19.8%
Female persons, percent51.7%49.3%
White alone, percent70.8%69.4%
Black or African American alone, percent25.3%26.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.6%1.4%
Asian alone, percent1.2%0.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%1.0%
Two or More Races, percent2.1%1.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent5.9%16.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent65.9%57.9%
Veterans, 2014-201813,0671,212
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20184.7%8.4%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)77,6879,434
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201871.7%73.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$142,200$107,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,143$1,146
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$366$330
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$794$684
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-20139.4%2.8%
Building permits, 201887940
Households, 2014-201866,7107,211
Persons per household, 2014-20182.462.77
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201886.8%92.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20186.5%15.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201886.8%75.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201875.5%64.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201887.3%79.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201826.4%16.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20189.2%8.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent13.4%18.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201857.6%57.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201853.6%50.2%
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)399,42414,445
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,749,453115,090
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$10,745$5,785
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201824.930.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$50,036$44,486
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$27,526$22,174
Persons in poverty, percent15.0%14.9%
Total employer establishments, 20172,797246
Total employment, 201748,4863,965
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)2,200,736123,916
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-3.6%3.6%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201710,8691,046
All firms, 201212,1381,048
Men-owned firms, 20126,598530
Women-owned firms, 20124,430364
Minority-owned firms, 20122,491234
Nonminority-owned firms, 20129,200793
Veteran-owned firms, 20121,75090
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20129,711891
Black-owned firms, percent, 200711.2%13.2%
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%21.6%
Population per square mile, 2010149.543.9
Land area in square miles, 20101,071.03452.78

Source: United States Census Bureau

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