Union County vs. Newberry County

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

Source: United States Census Bureau

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