Greenville County vs. Spartanburg County

Greenville County (SC)Spartanburg County (SC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)514,213313,888
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)14.0%10.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)451,184284,317
Population, Census, April 1, 2010451,225284,307
Persons under 5 years, percent6.2%6.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent23.0%23.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent15.8%16.2%
Female persons, percent51.5%51.5%
White alone, percent76.4%74.1%
Black or African American alone, percent18.5%21.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.5%0.4%
Asian alone, percent2.6%2.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent2.0%1.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent9.3%7.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent68.3%68.0%
Veterans, 2014-201829,70418,334
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20188.1%6.4%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)214,128131,451
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201866.5%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, 2009-201320.1%14.0%
Building permits, 20184,6692,659
Households, 2014-2018189,334114,640
Persons per household, 2014-20182.572.57
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201884.8%85.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201811.5%10.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201887.5%86.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201879.9%76.4%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201887.8%85.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201834.2%23.8%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20188.8%10.7%
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%61.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201858.3%56.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)999,853477,921
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)9,628,08715,038,106
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)10,153,0005,340,493
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)6,380,5183,966,747
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$13,645$13,738
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201822.622.7
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, percent11.1%13.6%
Total employer establishments, 201713,3696,430
Total employment, 2017237,218128,430
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)10,713,6845,897,757
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20175.5%1.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201740,28420,849
All firms, 201241,89821,249
Men-owned firms, 201223,20912,904
Women-owned firms, 201213,8676,698
Minority-owned firms, 20127,6833,525
Nonminority-owned firms, 201232,56616,929
Veteran-owned firms, 20124,7672,670
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201234,63817,358
Black-owned firms, percent, 20077.8%7.1%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.4%0.6%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20072.2%2.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20073.1%2.3%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200726.4%25.6%
Population per square mile, 2010574.7351.9
Land area in square miles, 2010785.12807.93

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.