Greenville County vs. Abbeville County

Greenville County (SC)Abbeville County (SC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)514,21324,541
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)14.0%-3.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)451,18425,399
Population, Census, April 1, 2010451,22525,417
Persons under 5 years, percent6.2%4.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent23.0%20.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent15.8%21.8%
Female persons, percent51.5%51.6%
White alone, percent76.4%70.2%
Black or African American alone, percent18.5%27.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.5%0.3%
Asian alone, percent2.6%0.4%
Two or More Races, percent2.0%1.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent9.3%1.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent68.3%68.9%
Veterans, 2014-201829,7041,561
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20188.1%1.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)214,12812,175
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201866.5%76.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$172,100$89,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,237$989
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$368$333
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$880$684
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201320.1%6.2%
Building permits, 20184,66938
Households, 2014-2018189,3349,455
Persons per household, 2014-20182.572.51
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201884.8%89.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201811.5%2.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201887.5%77.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201879.9%65.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201887.8%80.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201834.2%15.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20188.8%14.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent13.1%12.9%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201863.9%52.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201858.3%49.0%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)999,85312,507
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)2,261,74637,856
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)9,628,087598,825
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)10,153,00022,054
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)6,380,51891,371
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$13,645$3,640
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201822.627.2
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$56,789$36,685
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$30,776$21,185
Persons in poverty, percent11.1%19.1%
Total employer establishments, 201713,369338
Total employment, 2017237,2183,939
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)10,713,684152,224
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20175.5%-17.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201740,2841,390
All firms, 201241,8981,450
Men-owned firms, 201223,209689
Women-owned firms, 201213,867543
Minority-owned firms, 20127,683317
Nonminority-owned firms, 201232,5661,080
Veteran-owned firms, 20124,767187
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201234,6381,211
Black-owned firms, percent, 20077.8%19.1%
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%33.4%
Population per square mile, 2010574.751.8
Land area in square miles, 2010785.12490.48

Source: United States Census Bureau

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