Greenville County vs. Transylvania County

Greenville County (SC)Transylvania County (NC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)514,21334,215
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)14.0%3.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)451,18433,091
Population, Census, April 1, 2010451,22533,090
Persons under 5 years, percent6.2%4.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent23.0%15.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent15.8%30.5%
Female persons, percent51.5%51.7%
White alone, percent76.4%93.4%
Black or African American alone, percent18.5%3.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.5%0.4%
Asian alone, percent2.6%0.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent2.0%1.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent9.3%3.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent68.3%90.2%
Veterans, 2014-201829,7043,316
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20188.1%3.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)214,12819,723
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201866.5%76.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$172,100$211,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,237$1,207
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$368$354
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$880$720
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201320.1%6.8%
Building permits, 20184,669128
Households, 2014-2018189,33414,123
Persons per household, 2014-20182.572.28
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201884.8%86.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201811.5%4.8%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201887.5%89.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201879.9%78.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201887.8%88.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201834.2%31.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20188.8%10.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent13.1%15.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201863.9%50.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201858.3%47.1%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)999,85368,533
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)2,261,746148,670
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)9,628,08761,066
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)6,380,518311,288
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$13,645$9,476
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201822.625.2
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$56,789$46,629
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$30,776$27,050
Persons in poverty, percent11.1%12.8%
Total employer establishments, 201713,369832
Total employment, 2017237,2187,801
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)10,713,684246,840
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20175.5%2.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201740,2843,247
All firms, 201241,8983,488
Men-owned firms, 201223,2091,908
Women-owned firms, 201213,8671,153
Minority-owned firms, 20127,683215
Nonminority-owned firms, 201232,5663,172
Veteran-owned firms, 20124,767257
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201234,6383,018
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%17.3%
Population per square mile, 2010574.787.4
Land area in square miles, 2010785.12378.53

Source: United States Census Bureau

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