Georgetown County vs. Horry County

Georgetown County (SC)Horry County (SC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)62,249344,147
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)3.2%27.9%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)60,328269,126
Population, Census, April 1, 201060,158269,291
Persons under 5 years, percent4.5%4.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent18.4%17.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent27.8%24.0%
Female persons, percent52.7%51.8%
White alone, percent66.9%82.7%
Black or African American alone, percent31.0%13.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.3%0.6%
Asian alone, percent0.6%1.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent1.1%2.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent3.2%6.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent64.4%77.5%
Veterans, 2014-20184,99627,893
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20182.6%6.1%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)35,874210,698
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201877.1%70.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$187,200$172,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,373$1,229
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$415$389
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$933$915
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201317.1%36.7%
Building permits, 20183684,520
Households, 2014-201825,111128,586
Persons per household, 2014-20182.432.46
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201888.7%85.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20183.4%7.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201884.7%90.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201872.9%81.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201887.1%89.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201827.2%23.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201811.3%12.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent13.2%17.4%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201852.8%56.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201848.8%52.4%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)151,9881,716,688
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)467,2171,274,110
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)1,032,583759,758
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)135,289734,255
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)703,3015,240,156
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$11,685$18,563
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201825.622.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$48,071$48,279
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$29,929$26,917
Persons in poverty, percent19.6%14.3%
Total employer establishments, 20171,8269,092
Total employment, 201719,642112,407
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)782,3023,522,778
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20170.9%4.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20175,28425,302
All firms, 20126,26628,464
Men-owned firms, 20123,37016,067
Women-owned firms, 20122,2169,050
Minority-owned firms, 20121,1583,804
Nonminority-owned firms, 20124,91623,825
Veteran-owned firms, 20126923,520
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20125,25623,232
Black-owned firms, percent, 20079.9%4.7%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.5%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.4%1.9%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%1.5%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200729.7%23.6%
Population per square mile, 201073.9237.5
Land area in square miles, 2010813.551,133.90

Source: United States Census Bureau

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