Columbia County vs. McCormick County

	Columbia County (GA)	McCormick County (SC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	154,291	9,410
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	24.4%	-8.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	124,041	10,233
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	124,053	10,233
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.3%	2.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent	25.4%	11.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	13.5%	34.9%
Female persons, percent	51.2%	46.3%
White alone, percent	73.5%	52.8%
Black or African American alone, percent	18.4%	45.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.4%	0.1%
Asian alone, percent	4.2%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.2%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	3.2%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	6.9%	1.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	68.1%	51.8%
Veterans, 2014-2018	16,560	1,054
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	7.4%	2.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	58,736	5,671
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	79.0%	76.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$192,200	$117,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,446	$1,179
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$462	$426
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$1,134	$579
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	7.4%	4.7%
Building permits, 2018	1,273	65
Households, 2014-2018	46,840	3,967
Persons per household, 2014-2018	3.13	2.11
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	87.7%	87.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	9.6%	3.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	92.5%	77.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	80.9%	67.2%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	92.6%	81.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	35.1%	20.2%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	8.4%	17.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	11.3%	12.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	60.5%	35.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	56.4%	39.3%
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	254,365	12,125
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,580,571	31,851
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$12,008	$3,203
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	25.5	26.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$76,938	$42,262
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$32,509	$24,419
Persons in poverty, percent	7.1%	18.6%
Total employer establishments, 2017	2,404	91
Total employment, 2017	31,817	957
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	1,145,059	28,153
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	11.5%	5.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	10,606	500
All firms, 2012	9,544	554
Men-owned firms, 2012	5,002	278
Women-owned firms, 2012	3,673	212
Minority-owned firms, 2012	2,412	235
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	6,917	277
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	1,177	111
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	7,884	401
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	7.4%	28.7%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.6%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	5.7%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	3.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	32.0%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	427.6	28.5
Land area in square miles, 2010	290.09	359.13

Source: United States Census Bureau

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