Kershaw County vs. Lee County

	Kershaw County (SC)	Lee County (SC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	65,592	17,142
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	6.5%	-10.8%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	61,592	19,213
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	61,697	19,220
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.9%	5.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent	23.1%	20.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	18.3%	18.4%
Female persons, percent	51.8%	48.6%
White alone, percent	72.4%	33.8%
Black or African American alone, percent	24.7%	64.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.4%	0.4%
Asian alone, percent	0.8%	0.4%
Two or More Races, percent	1.7%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	4.4%	2.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	68.8%	32.1%
Veterans, 2014-2018	6,120	919
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	2.2%	0.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	29,381	7,775
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	82.2%	73.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$124,700	$73,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,115	$1,005
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$344	$322
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$745	$644
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	5.9%	5.1%
Building permits, 2018	292	11
Households, 2014-2018	24,833	6,357
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.58	2.51
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	92.7%	92.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	4.3%	2.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	81.9%	73.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	68.7%	53.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	86.5%	78.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	19.9%	12.3%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	11.3%	15.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	11.7%	11.8%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	57.1%	44.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	53.3%	45.6%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	55,473	10,117
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	43,516	138,176
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	586,319	86,039
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$9,405	$4,612
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	27.1	26.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$49,392	$31,651
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$24,253	$17,544
Persons in poverty, percent	14.5%	28.1%
Total employer establishments, 2017	1,116	189
Total employment, 2017	15,297	1,639
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	568,574	46,431
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-1.7%	1.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	4,329	842
All firms, 2012	4,596	845
Men-owned firms, 2012	2,470	323
Women-owned firms, 2012	1,737	471
Minority-owned firms, 2012	964	474
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	3,481	342
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	917	58
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	3,507	742
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.6%	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	28.0%	17.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	84.9	46.9
Land area in square miles, 2010	726.56	410.18

Source: United States Census Bureau

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