Greenville County vs. Laurens County

Greenville County (SC)Laurens County (SC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)514,21366,994
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)14.0%0.7%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)451,18466,535
Population, Census, April 1, 2010451,22566,537
Persons under 5 years, percent6.2%5.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent23.0%21.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent15.8%18.5%
Female persons, percent51.5%51.7%
White alone, percent76.4%72.0%
Black or African American alone, percent18.5%25.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.5%0.4%
Asian alone, percent2.6%0.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent2.0%1.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent9.3%5.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent68.3%67.9%
Veterans, 2014-201829,7044,317
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20188.1%2.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)214,12831,503
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201866.5%70.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$172,100$91,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,237$1,022
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$368$322
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$880$733
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201320.1%7.0%
Building permits, 20184,669161
Households, 2014-2018189,33425,373
Persons per household, 2014-20182.572.54
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201884.8%83.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201811.5%4.6%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201887.5%80.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201879.9%67.9%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201887.8%80.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201834.2%15.4%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20188.8%14.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent13.1%14.1%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201863.9%56.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201858.3%52.9%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)999,85356,628
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)2,261,746179,011
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)9,628,0871,728,181
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)10,153,000115,220
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)6,380,518412,059
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$13,645$6,222
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201822.624.8
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$56,789$41,578
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$30,776$21,743
Persons in poverty, percent11.1%19.7%
Total employer establishments, 201713,369904
Total employment, 2017237,21816,753
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)10,713,684660,453
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20175.5%-1.6%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201740,2843,370
All firms, 201241,8983,848
Men-owned firms, 201223,2092,247
Women-owned firms, 201213,8671,203
Minority-owned firms, 20127,683677
Nonminority-owned firms, 201232,5663,027
Veteran-owned firms, 20124,767479
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201234,6383,176
Black-owned firms, percent, 20077.8%12.1%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.4%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20072.2%1.7%
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%29.3%
Population per square mile, 2010574.793.2
Land area in square miles, 2010785.12713.80

Source: United States Census Bureau

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