York County vs. Cherokee County

York County (SC)Cherokee County (SC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)274,11857,078
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)21.3%2.9%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)226,04655,488
Population, Census, April 1, 2010226,07355,342
Persons under 5 years, percent6.1%5.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent24.3%23.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent14.3%16.8%
Female persons, percent51.8%51.3%
White alone, percent75.0%76.4%
Black or African American alone, percent19.4%20.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.9%0.5%
Asian alone, percent2.5%0.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent2.2%1.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent5.7%4.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent70.2%72.7%
Veterans, 2014-201817,0533,596
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20185.0%2.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)110,23724,638
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201871.5%69.1%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$186,000$95,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,335$953
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$365$311
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$938$686
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201316.5%10.1%
Building permits, 20182,692172
Households, 2014-201898,15520,373
Persons per household, 2014-20182.602.74
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201885.1%88.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20187.2%4.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201891.5%77.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201884.2%61.1%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201889.6%79.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201832.0%13.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20187.2%13.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent11.1%13.8%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201866.6%52.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201860.7%47.3%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)336,90073,430
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)896,95184,540
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)3,111,1403,050,569
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)3,236,973131,607
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)2,845,178800,563
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$12,126$14,383
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201827.423.1
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$62,431$35,836
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$32,227$21,432
Persons in poverty, percent9.8%16.8%
Total employer establishments, 20175,114941
Total employment, 201785,38618,539
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)3,749,941640,607
Total employment, percent change, 2016-201710.3%4.9%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201718,3402,534
All firms, 201216,9843,165
Men-owned firms, 20128,8601,665
Women-owned firms, 20126,0591,116
Minority-owned firms, 20123,095713
Nonminority-owned firms, 201213,3172,205
Veteran-owned firms, 20122,063493
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201213,9842,398
Black-owned firms, percent, 20078.7%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20071.3%1.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20071.4%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200729.2%26.3%
Population per square mile, 2010332.2140.9
Land area in square miles, 2010680.60392.66

Source: United States Census Bureau

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