Union County vs. York County

Union County (SC)York County (SC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)27,410274,118
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)-5.4%21.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)28,972226,046
Population, Census, April 1, 201028,961226,073
Persons under 5 years, percent5.8%6.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent21.2%24.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent20.3%14.3%
Female persons, percent52.6%51.8%
White alone, percent65.3%75.0%
Black or African American alone, percent32.2%19.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.3%0.9%
Asian alone, percent0.4%2.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent1.8%2.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent1.7%5.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent64.2%70.2%
Veterans, 2014-20181,79617,053
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20180.6%5.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)14,095110,237
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201869.3%71.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$77,300$186,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$933$1,335
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$328$365
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$664$938
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-20137.8%16.5%
Building permits, 2018262,692
Households, 2014-201811,54498,155
Persons per household, 2014-20182.352.60
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%7.2%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201875.6%91.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201862.0%84.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201881.4%89.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201812.1%32.0%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201815.0%7.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent12.1%11.1%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201856.2%66.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201852.5%60.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)20,987336,900
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)524,4843,111,140
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)43,4313,236,973
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)195,6752,845,178
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$6,926$12,126
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201827.727.4
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$40,120$62,431
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$22,372$32,227
Persons in poverty, percent20.4%9.8%
Total employer establishments, 20174235,114
Total employment, 20176,91785,386
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)236,0163,749,941
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-1.4%10.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20171,12118,340
All firms, 20121,69416,984
Men-owned firms, 20128628,860
Women-owned firms, 20125726,059
Minority-owned firms, 20122393,095
Nonminority-owned firms, 20121,38313,317
Veteran-owned firms, 20122352,063
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20121,34513,984
Black-owned firms, percent, 200717.7%8.7%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%1.3%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%1.4%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200731.1%29.2%
Population per square mile, 201056.3332.2
Land area in square miles, 2010514.17680.60

Source: United States Census Bureau

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