Lancaster County vs. Chester County

Lancaster County (SC)Chester County (SC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)95,38032,251
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)24.4%-2.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)76,65333,147
Population, Census, April 1, 201076,65233,140
Persons under 5 years, percent6.1%5.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent21.8%22.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent21.0%18.8%
Female persons, percent51.5%51.8%
White alone, percent74.9%60.1%
Black or African American alone, percent21.6%37.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.3%0.5%
Asian alone, percent1.5%0.5%
Two or More Races, percent1.6%1.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent5.6%2.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent70.0%58.5%
Veterans, 2014-20186,0441,851
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20184.0%0.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)38,54114,795
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201878.2%75.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$182,400$90,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,217$963
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$350$292
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$753$625
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-20138.0%6.8%
Building permits, 20181,22831
Households, 2014-201832,63212,453
Persons per household, 2014-20182.682.58
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201887.9%95.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20186.3%2.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201885.3%74.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201875.9%54.8%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201886.4%82.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201826.9%13.7%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20189.8%13.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent13.3%12.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201856.9%54.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201853.5%49.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)65,91325,502
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)229,04175,327
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)1,292,4861,140,650
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)719,744302,127
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)732,889234,113
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$9,267$7,193
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201829.827.2
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$55,223$40,080
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$29,271$21,240
Persons in poverty, percent13.3%18.2%
Total employer establishments, 20171,420542
Total employment, 201719,8507,146
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)915,011304,206
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20171.5%2.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20175,7131,722
All firms, 20125,4111,760
Men-owned firms, 20122,906905
Women-owned firms, 20121,948659
Minority-owned firms, 20121,097600
Nonminority-owned firms, 20124,0841,083
Veteran-owned firms, 2012770214
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20124,2781,430
Black-owned firms, percent, 20079.3%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20071.6%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20071.7%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200723.4%23.0%
Population per square mile, 2010139.657.1
Land area in square miles, 2010549.16580.66

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