Lancaster County vs. Chesterfield County
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Palm Beach - FL
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Prince George's - MD
Queens - NY
Riverside - CA
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Lancaster County (SC) Chesterfield County (SC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 95,380 45,754
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 24.4% -2.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 76,653 46,729
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 76,652 46,734
Persons under 5 years, percent 6.1% 5.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent 21.8% 21.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 21.0% 18.3%
Female persons, percent 51.5% 51.4%
White alone, percent 74.9% 63.9%
Black or African American alone, percent 21.6% 32.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 0.3% 0.7%
Asian alone, percent 1.5% 0.6%
Two or More Races, percent 1.6% 1.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 5.6% 4.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 70.0% 60.3%
Veterans, 2014-2018 6,044 2,261
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 4.0% 3.1%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 38,541 21,687
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 78.2% 71.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $182,400 $82,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,217 $894
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $350 $318
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $753 $647
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 8.0% 8.6%
Building permits, 2018 1,228 73
Households, 2014-2018 32,632 17,977
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.68 2.52
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 87.9% 89.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 6.3% 4.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 85.3% 75.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 75.9% 60.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 86.4% 76.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 26.9% 10.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 9.8% 12.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 13.3% 14.8%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 56.9% 56.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 53.5% 52.4%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 65,913 37,794
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 229,041 125,405
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 1,292,486 1,345,197
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 719,744 96,406
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 732,889 317,734
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $9,267 $6,892
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 29.8 24.5
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $55,223 $40,033
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $29,271 $20,676
Persons in poverty, percent 13.3% 20.9%
Total employer establishments, 2017 1,420 704
Total employment, 2017 19,850 14,343
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 915,011 558,034
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 1.5% 8.5%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 5,713 2,285
All firms, 2012 5,411 2,740
Men-owned firms, 2012 2,906 1,355
Women-owned firms, 2012 1,948 1,128
Minority-owned firms, 2012 1,097 664
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 4,084 1,971
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 770 257
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 4,278 2,370
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 9.3% 15.7%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.6% 0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.7% 0.8%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 23.4% 0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010 139.6 58.5
Land area in square miles, 2010 549.16 799.08
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Lancaster county (SC) and Chesterfield county (SC) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.