Brunswick County vs. Horry County

	Brunswick County (NC)	Horry County (SC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	136,744	344,147
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	27.3%	27.9%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	107,429	269,126
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	107,431	269,291
Persons under 5 years, percent	3.9%	4.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent	15.3%	17.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	31.5%	24.0%
Female persons, percent	52.2%	51.8%
White alone, percent	86.3%	82.7%
Black or African American alone, percent	10.3%	13.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.8%	0.6%
Asian alone, percent	0.8%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	1.7%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	4.9%	6.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	82.1%	77.5%
Veterans, 2014-2018	13,572	27,893
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	4.0%	6.1%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	92,264	210,698
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	79.0%	70.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$199,900	$172,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,370	$1,229
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$453	$389
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$903	$915
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	10.9%	36.7%
Building permits, 2018	2,926	4,520
Households, 2014-2018	54,226	128,586
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.32	2.46
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	84.4%	85.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	5.2%	7.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	90.9%	90.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	81.2%	81.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	90.4%	89.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	28.6%	23.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	12.9%	12.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	13.5%	17.4%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	49.9%	56.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	46.1%	52.4%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	180,820	1,716,688
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	326,561	1,274,110
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	1,982,957	759,758
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	237,118	734,255
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	1,125,773	5,240,156
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$10,029	$18,563
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	24.2	22.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$54,406	$48,279
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$31,204	$26,917
Persons in poverty, percent	10.5%	14.3%
Total employer establishments, 2017	2,531	9,092
Total employment, 2017	25,971	112,407
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	938,792	3,522,778
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	2.6%	4.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	10,722	25,302
All firms, 2012	10,065	28,464
Men-owned firms, 2012	5,793	16,067
Women-owned firms, 2012	3,259	9,050
Minority-owned firms, 2012	1,172	3,804
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	8,681	23,825
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	1,534	3,520
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	7,882	23,232
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	4.7%	4.7%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.5%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.1%	1.9%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	2.2%	1.5%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	27.6%	23.6%
Population per square mile, 2010	126.8	237.5
Land area in square miles, 2010	846.97	1,133.90

Source: United States Census Bureau

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