Rutherford County vs. Cherokee County
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Rutherford County (NC) Cherokee County (SC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 66,826 57,078
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) -1.5% 2.9%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 67,816 55,488
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 67,810 55,342
Persons under 5 years, percent 5.1% 5.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent 20.6% 23.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 21.6% 16.8%
Female persons, percent 51.8% 51.3%
White alone, percent 87.0% 76.4%
Black or African American alone, percent 9.9% 20.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 0.4% 0.5%
Asian alone, percent 0.7% 0.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.1% 0.1%
Two or More Races, percent 2.0% 1.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 4.6% 4.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 83.0% 72.7%
Veterans, 2014-2018 4,064 3,596
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 2.5% 2.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 34,466 24,638
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 71.3% 69.1%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $114,800 $95,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $995 $953
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $296 $311
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $639 $686
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 6.9% 10.1%
Building permits, 2018 150 172
Households, 2014-2018 26,345 20,373
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.48 2.74
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 87.6% 88.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 4.3% 4.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 78.6% 77.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 66.6% 61.1%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 82.6% 79.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 17.3% 13.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 14.6% 13.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 13.6% 13.8%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 53.0% 52.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 47.3% 47.3%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 71,845 73,430
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 245,843 84,540
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 672,462 3,050,569
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 165,979 131,607
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 600,079 800,563
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $8,913 $14,383
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 25.8 23.1
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $40,347 $35,836
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $22,493 $21,432
Persons in poverty, percent 19.1% 16.8%
Total employer establishments, 2017 1,260 941
Total employment, 2017 15,861 18,539
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 512,921 640,607
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 0.1% 4.9%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 4,134 2,534
All firms, 2012 5,034 3,165
Men-owned firms, 2012 2,879 1,665
Women-owned firms, 2012 1,510 1,116
Minority-owned firms, 2012 470 713
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 4,366 2,205
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 527 493
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 4,235 2,398
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 4.4% 0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 1.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 21.2% 26.3%
Population per square mile, 2010 120.2 140.9
Land area in square miles, 2010 564.15 392.66
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Rutherford county (NC) and Cherokee county (SC) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.