Greenville County vs. Polk County

Greenville County (SC)Polk County (NC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)514,21320,611
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)14.0%0.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)451,18420,521
Population, Census, April 1, 2010451,22520,510
Persons under 5 years, percent6.2%3.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent23.0%16.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent15.8%31.1%
Female persons, percent51.5%52.0%
White alone, percent76.4%92.8%
Black or African American alone, percent18.5%4.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.5%0.6%
Asian alone, percent2.6%0.7%
Two or More Races, percent2.0%1.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent9.3%6.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent68.3%87.7%
Veterans, 2014-201829,7041,557
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20188.1%3.6%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)214,12811,803
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201866.5%73.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$172,100$212,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,237$1,259
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$368$386
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$880$828
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201320.1%9.3%
Building permits, 20184,66979
Households, 2014-2018189,3349,047
Persons per household, 2014-20182.572.22
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201884.8%89.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201811.5%5.6%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201887.5%86.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201879.9%76.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201887.8%90.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201834.2%31.7%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20188.8%10.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent13.1%14.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201863.9%52.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201858.3%50.1%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)999,85314,416
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)2,261,746104,400
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)9,628,08778,166
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)6,380,518100,771
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$13,645$4,971
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201822.627.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$56,789$48,834
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$30,776$30,344
Persons in poverty, percent11.1%11.8%
Total employer establishments, 201713,369476
Total employment, 2017237,2183,948
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)10,713,684121,103
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20175.5%1.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201740,2842,031
All firms, 201241,8982,163
Men-owned firms, 201223,2091,255
Women-owned firms, 201213,867701
Minority-owned firms, 20127,68388
Nonminority-owned firms, 201232,5662,021
Veteran-owned firms, 20124,767411
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201234,6381,677
Black-owned firms, percent, 20077.8%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.4%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20072.2%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20073.1%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200726.4%32.3%
Population per square mile, 2010574.786.3
Land area in square miles, 2010785.12237.79

Source: United States Census Bureau

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