Newberry County vs. Union County

	Newberry County (SC)	Union County (SC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	38,520	27,410
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	2.7%	-5.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	37,508	28,972
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	37,508	28,961
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.0%	5.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent	21.8%	21.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	19.6%	20.3%
Female persons, percent	51.2%	52.6%
White alone, percent	65.9%	65.3%
Black or African American alone, percent	30.8%	32.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.8%	0.3%
Asian alone, percent	0.7%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.3%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	1.6%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	7.6%	1.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	60.2%	64.2%
Veterans, 2014-2018	2,172	1,796
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	4.3%	0.6%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	18,325	14,095
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	73.0%	69.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$100,000	$77,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,099	$933
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$350	$328
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$722	$664
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	7.6%	7.8%
Building permits, 2018	77	26
Households, 2014-2018	14,939	11,544
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.47	2.35
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	90.1%	87.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	7.6%	0.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	76.2%	75.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	63.3%	62.0%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	81.0%	81.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	17.1%	12.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	9.6%	15.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	14.8%	12.1%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	57.9%	56.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	53.1%	52.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	36,609	20,987
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	1,651,454	524,484
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	160,529	43,431
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	428,103	195,675
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$11,393	$6,926
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	24.8	27.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$42,765	$40,120
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$23,344	$22,372
Persons in poverty, percent	17.1%	20.4%
Total employer establishments, 2017	750	423
Total employment, 2017	11,745	6,917
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	408,582	236,016
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-3.7%	-1.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	1,955	1,121
All firms, 2012	2,053	1,694
Men-owned firms, 2012	1,172	862
Women-owned firms, 2012	741	572
Minority-owned firms, 2012	470	239
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	1,484	1,383
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	232	235
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	1,704	1,345
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	17.7%
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	23.6%	31.1%
Population per square mile, 2010	59.5	56.3
Land area in square miles, 2010	630.04	514.17

Source: United States Census Bureau

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