Greenville County vs. Spartanburg County
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Greenville County (SC) Spartanburg County (SC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 514,213 313,888
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 14.0% 10.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 451,184 284,317
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 451,225 284,307
Persons under 5 years, percent 6.2% 6.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent 23.0% 23.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 15.8% 16.2%
Female persons, percent 51.5% 51.5%
White alone, percent 76.4% 74.1%
Black or African American alone, percent 18.5% 21.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 0.5% 0.4%
Asian alone, percent 2.6% 2.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.1% 0.1%
Two or More Races, percent 2.0% 1.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 9.3% 7.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 68.3% 68.0%
Veterans, 2014-2018 29,704 18,334
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 8.1% 6.4%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 214,128 131,451
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 66.5% 69.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $172,100 $133,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,237 $1,090
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $368 $336
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $880 $773
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 20.1% 14.0%
Building permits, 2018 4,669 2,659
Households, 2014-2018 189,334 114,640
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.57 2.57
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 84.8% 85.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 11.5% 10.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 87.5% 86.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 79.9% 76.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 87.8% 85.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 34.2% 23.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 8.8% 10.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 13.1% 12.9%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 63.9% 61.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 58.3% 56.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 999,853 477,921
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 9,628,087 15,038,106
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 10,153,000 5,340,493
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 6,380,518 3,966,747
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $13,645 $13,738
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 22.6 22.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $56,789 $50,179
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $30,776 $26,072
Persons in poverty, percent 11.1% 13.6%
Total employer establishments, 2017 13,369 6,430
Total employment, 2017 237,218 128,430
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 10,713,684 5,897,757
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 5.5% 1.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 40,284 20,849
All firms, 2012 41,898 21,249
Men-owned firms, 2012 23,209 12,904
Women-owned firms, 2012 13,867 6,698
Minority-owned firms, 2012 7,683 3,525
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 32,566 16,929
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 4,767 2,670
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 34,638 17,358
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 7.8% 7.1%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.4% 0.6%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.2% 2.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 3.1% 2.3%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 26.4% 25.6%
Population per square mile, 2010 574.7 351.9
Land area in square miles, 2010 785.12 807.93
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Greenville county (SC) and Spartanburg county (SC) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.