Greenville County vs. Anderson County

Greenville County (SC)Anderson County (SC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)514,213200,482
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)14.0%7.2%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)451,184186,943
Population, Census, April 1, 2010451,225187,126
Persons under 5 years, percent6.2%5.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent23.0%22.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent15.8%18.0%
Female persons, percent51.5%51.9%
White alone, percent76.4%80.6%
Black or African American alone, percent18.5%16.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.5%0.3%
Asian alone, percent2.6%1.0%
Two or More Races, percent2.0%1.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent9.3%3.9%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent68.3%77.2%
Veterans, 2014-201829,70413,914
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20188.1%2.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)214,12889,000
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201866.5%70.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$172,100$137,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,237$1,108
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$368$321
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$880$747
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201320.1%11.9%
Building permits, 20184,6691,000
Households, 2014-2018189,33476,632
Persons per household, 2014-20182.572.52
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201884.8%86.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201811.5%4.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201887.5%84.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201879.9%72.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201887.8%84.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201834.2%21.4%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20188.8%11.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent13.1%13.3%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201863.9%60.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201858.3%55.3%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)999,853272,197
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)2,261,746928,573
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)9,628,0875,435,031
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)10,153,0002,641,343
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)6,380,5182,189,557
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$13,645$11,563
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201822.623.6
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$56,789$47,906
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$30,776$25,807
Persons in poverty, percent11.1%14.6%
Total employer establishments, 201713,3693,801
Total employment, 2017237,21859,965
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)10,713,6842,328,266
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20175.5%4.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201740,28412,614
All firms, 201241,89815,115
Men-owned firms, 201223,2098,655
Women-owned firms, 201213,8674,881
Minority-owned firms, 20127,6832,363
Nonminority-owned firms, 201232,56612,272
Veteran-owned firms, 20124,7672,099
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201234,63811,969
Black-owned firms, percent, 20077.8%5.7%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.4%0.4%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20072.2%1.1%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20073.1%0.8%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200726.4%25.8%
Population per square mile, 2010574.7261.6
Land area in square miles, 2010785.12715.43

Source: United States Census Bureau

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