Chester County vs. Fairfield County

	Chester County (SC)	Fairfield County (SC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	32,251	22,402
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-2.7%	-6.5%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	33,147	23,960
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	33,140	23,956
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.7%	4.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent	22.5%	19.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	18.8%	21.7%
Female persons, percent	51.8%	52.2%
White alone, percent	60.1%	39.8%
Black or African American alone, percent	37.0%	57.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.5%	0.3%
Asian alone, percent	0.5%	0.7%
Two or More Races, percent	1.9%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	2.1%	2.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	58.5%	38.2%
Veterans, 2014-2018	1,851	1,444
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	0.9%	1.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	14,795	11,946
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	75.3%	73.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$90,500	$102,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$963	$1,112
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$292	$367
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$625	$722
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	6.8%	8.0%
Building permits, 2018	31	51
Households, 2014-2018	12,453	8,979
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.58	2.49
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	95.0%	92.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	2.9%	2.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	74.4%	74.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	54.8%	52.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	82.2%	82.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	13.7%	17.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	13.4%	15.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	12.2%	11.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	54.7%	49.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	49.8%	45.4%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	25,502	9,099
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	1,140,650	232,293
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	234,113	224,856
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$7,193	$9,624
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	27.2	31.6
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$40,080	$36,294
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$21,240	$22,527
Persons in poverty, percent	18.2%	23.7%
Total employer establishments, 2017	542	320
Total employment, 2017	7,146	7,746
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	304,206	554,227
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	2.1%	-0.6%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	1,722	1,445
All firms, 2012	1,760	1,702
Men-owned firms, 2012	905	824
Women-owned firms, 2012	659	728
Minority-owned firms, 2012	600	848
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	1,083	766
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	214	186
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	1,430	1,452
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	32.6%
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	23.0%	34.1%
Population per square mile, 2010	57.1	34.9
Land area in square miles, 2010	580.66	686.28

Source: United States Census Bureau

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