Colleton County vs. Dorchester County

Colleton County (SC)Dorchester County (SC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)37,660160,647
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)-3.2%18.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)38,893136,173
Population, Census, April 1, 201038,892136,555
Persons under 5 years, percent6.0%6.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent22.3%24.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent20.2%14.1%
Female persons, percent51.9%51.4%
White alone, percent59.6%68.5%
Black or African American alone, percent37.2%25.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.9%0.7%
Asian alone, percent0.5%2.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.2%
Two or More Races, percent1.7%2.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent3.4%5.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent57.0%64.0%
Veterans, 2014-20182,73515,851
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20182.7%4.4%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)20,10161,647
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201875.7%71.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$85,100$186,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,127$1,448
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$304$443
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$716$1,069
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-20137.5%16.7%
Building permits, 201858696
Households, 2014-201815,14554,549
Persons per household, 2014-20182.442.82
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201892.4%83.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20183.2%5.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201885.8%90.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201876.1%79.8%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201886.7%90.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201815.2%27.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20189.6%8.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent13.6%11.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201857.2%63.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201852.1%59.4%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)65,596132,411
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)158,516271,019
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)137,7852,026,405
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)107,222215,300
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)408,338973,162
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$10,703$6,829
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201831.630.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$36,276$61,698
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$21,003$28,704
Persons in poverty, percent20.0%11.0%
Total employer establishments, 20177512,361
Total employment, 20178,07530,217
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)256,9291,113,202
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20173.4%13.0%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20173,06910,519
All firms, 20123,4559,713
Men-owned firms, 20121,8665,220
Women-owned firms, 20121,3453,613
Minority-owned firms, 20121,0012,535
Nonminority-owned firms, 20122,3536,923
Veteran-owned firms, 20124571,353
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20122,8737,874
Black-owned firms, percent, 200720.4%15.6%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.3%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%2.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200723.5%29.6%
Population per square mile, 201036.8238.2
Land area in square miles, 20101,056.49573.23

Source: United States Census Bureau

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