Union County vs. Spartanburg County

Union County (SC)Spartanburg County (SC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)27,410313,888
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)-5.4%10.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)28,972284,317
Population, Census, April 1, 201028,961284,307
Persons under 5 years, percent5.8%6.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent21.2%23.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent20.3%16.2%
Female persons, percent52.6%51.5%
White alone, percent65.3%74.1%
Black or African American alone, percent32.2%21.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.3%0.4%
Asian alone, percent0.4%2.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent1.8%1.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent1.7%7.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent64.2%68.0%
Veterans, 2014-20181,79618,334
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20180.6%6.4%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)14,095131,451
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201869.3%69.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$77,300$133,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$933$1,090
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$328$336
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$664$773
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-20137.8%14.0%
Building permits, 2018262,659
Households, 2014-201811,544114,640
Persons per household, 2014-20182.352.57
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201887.0%85.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20180.9%10.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201875.6%86.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201862.0%76.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201881.4%85.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201812.1%23.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201815.0%10.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent12.1%12.9%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201856.2%61.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201852.5%56.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)20,987477,921
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)524,48415,038,106
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)43,4315,340,493
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)195,6753,966,747
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$6,926$13,738
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201827.722.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$40,120$50,179
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$22,372$26,072
Persons in poverty, percent20.4%13.6%
Total employer establishments, 20174236,430
Total employment, 20176,917128,430
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)236,0165,897,757
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-1.4%1.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20171,12120,849
All firms, 20121,69421,249
Men-owned firms, 201286212,904
Women-owned firms, 20125726,698
Minority-owned firms, 20122393,525
Nonminority-owned firms, 20121,38316,929
Veteran-owned firms, 20122352,670
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20121,34517,358
Black-owned firms, percent, 200717.7%7.1%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.6%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%2.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%2.3%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200731.1%25.6%
Population per square mile, 201056.3351.9
Land area in square miles, 2010514.17807.93

Source: United States Census Bureau

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