Colleton County vs. Dorchester County
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Colleton County (SC) Dorchester County (SC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 37,660 160,647
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) -3.2% 18.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 38,893 136,173
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 38,892 136,555
Persons under 5 years, percent 6.0% 6.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent 22.3% 24.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 20.2% 14.1%
Female persons, percent 51.9% 51.4%
White alone, percent 59.6% 68.5%
Black or African American alone, percent 37.2% 25.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 0.9% 0.7%
Asian alone, percent 0.5% 2.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.1% 0.2%
Two or More Races, percent 1.7% 2.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 3.4% 5.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 57.0% 64.0%
Veterans, 2014-2018 2,735 15,851
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 2.7% 4.4%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 20,101 61,647
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 75.7% 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, 2009-2013 7.5% 16.7%
Building permits, 2018 58 696
Households, 2014-2018 15,145 54,549
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.44 2.82
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 92.4% 83.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 3.2% 5.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 85.8% 90.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 76.1% 79.8%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 86.7% 90.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 15.2% 27.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 9.6% 8.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 13.6% 11.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 57.2% 63.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 52.1% 59.4%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 65,596 132,411
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 158,516 271,019
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 137,785 2,026,405
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 107,222 215,300
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 408,338 973,162
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $10,703 $6,829
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 31.6 30.0
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, percent 20.0% 11.0%
Total employer establishments, 2017 751 2,361
Total employment, 2017 8,075 30,217
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 256,929 1,113,202
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 3.4% 13.0%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 3,069 10,519
All firms, 2012 3,455 9,713
Men-owned firms, 2012 1,866 5,220
Women-owned firms, 2012 1,345 3,613
Minority-owned firms, 2012 1,001 2,535
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 2,353 6,923
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 457 1,353
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 2,873 7,874
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 20.4% 15.6%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.3%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 2.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 23.5% 29.6%
Population per square mile, 2010 36.8 238.2
Land area in square miles, 2010 1,056.49 573.23
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.