Georgetown County vs. Horry County
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Georgetown County (SC) Horry County (SC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 62,249 344,147
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 3.2% 27.9%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 60,328 269,126
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 60,158 269,291
Persons under 5 years, percent 4.5% 4.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent 18.4% 17.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 27.8% 24.0%
Female persons, percent 52.7% 51.8%
White alone, percent 66.9% 82.7%
Black or African American alone, percent 31.0% 13.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 0.3% 0.6%
Asian alone, percent 0.6% 1.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.1% 0.1%
Two or More Races, percent 1.1% 2.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 3.2% 6.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 64.4% 77.5%
Veterans, 2014-2018 4,996 27,893
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 2.6% 6.1%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 35,874 210,698
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 77.1% 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, 2009-2013 17.1% 36.7%
Building permits, 2018 368 4,520
Households, 2014-2018 25,111 128,586
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.43 2.46
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 88.7% 85.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 3.4% 7.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 84.7% 90.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 72.9% 81.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 87.1% 89.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 27.2% 23.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 11.3% 12.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 13.2% 17.4%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 52.8% 56.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 48.8% 52.4%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 151,988 1,716,688
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 467,217 1,274,110
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 1,032,583 759,758
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 135,289 734,255
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 703,301 5,240,156
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $11,685 $18,563
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 25.6 22.3
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, percent 19.6% 14.3%
Total employer establishments, 2017 1,826 9,092
Total employment, 2017 19,642 112,407
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 782,302 3,522,778
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 0.9% 4.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 5,284 25,302
All firms, 2012 6,266 28,464
Men-owned firms, 2012 3,370 16,067
Women-owned firms, 2012 2,216 9,050
Minority-owned firms, 2012 1,158 3,804
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 4,916 23,825
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 692 3,520
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 5,256 23,232
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 9.9% 4.7%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.5%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.4% 1.9%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 1.5%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 29.7% 23.6%
Population per square mile, 2010 73.9 237.5
Land area in square miles, 2010 813.55 1,133.90
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.