Dorchester County vs. Orangeburg County
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Dorchester County (SC) Orangeburg County (SC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 160,647 86,934
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 18.0% -6.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 136,173 92,509
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 136,555 92,501
Persons under 5 years, percent 6.1% 5.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent 24.4% 21.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 14.1% 19.7%
Female persons, percent 51.4% 53.4%
White alone, percent 68.5% 34.7%
Black or African American alone, percent 25.8% 62.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 0.7% 0.7%
Asian alone, percent 2.0% 1.0%
Two or More Races, percent 2.8% 1.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 5.6% 2.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 64.0% 33.2%
Veterans, 2014-2018 15,851 4,937
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 4.4% 1.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 61,647 42,785
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 71.4% 68.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $186,300 $93,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,448 $1,086
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $443 $368
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $1,069 $679
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 16.7% 9.3%
Building permits, 2018 696 59
Households, 2014-2018 54,549 32,966
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.82 2.60
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 83.8% 91.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 5.9% 3.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 90.4% 76.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 79.8% 63.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 90.1% 85.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 27.9% 19.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 8.8% 10.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 11.3% 13.9%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 63.7% 54.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 59.4% 50.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 132,411 152,140
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 271,019 381,933
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 2,026,405 2,470,371
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 215,300 387,781
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 973,162 1,016,637
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $6,829 $11,114
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 30.0 28.5
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $61,698 $36,188
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $28,704 $19,992
Persons in poverty, percent 11.0% 25.9%
Total employer establishments, 2017 2,361 1,614
Total employment, 2017 30,217 24,888
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 1,113,202 876,677
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 13.0% -1.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 10,519 5,131
All firms, 2012 9,713 5,587
Men-owned firms, 2012 5,220 2,926
Women-owned firms, 2012 3,613 2,136
Minority-owned firms, 2012 2,535 2,513
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 6,923 2,847
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 1,353 809
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 7,874 4,446
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 15.6% 35.2%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.3% 0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 1.3%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.0% 0.5%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 29.6% 34.1%
Population per square mile, 2010 238.2 83.6
Land area in square miles, 2010 573.23 1,106.10
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Dorchester county (SC) and Orangeburg county (SC) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.