Laurens County vs. Greenwood County

Laurens County (SC)Greenwood County (SC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)66,99470,741
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)0.7%1.5%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)66,53569,711
Population, Census, April 1, 201066,53769,661
Persons under 5 years, percent5.7%6.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent21.8%22.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent18.5%18.5%
Female persons, percent51.7%53.4%
White alone, percent72.0%64.1%
Black or African American alone, percent25.4%32.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.4%0.5%
Asian alone, percent0.6%1.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent1.5%1.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent5.1%6.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent67.9%59.2%
Veterans, 2014-20184,3174,492
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20182.5%4.2%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)31,50331,541
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201870.4%64.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$91,300$117,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,022$1,011
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$322$319
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$733$705
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-20137.0%17.7%
Building permits, 2018161115
Households, 2014-201825,37327,207
Persons per household, 2014-20182.542.49
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201883.8%87.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20184.6%5.7%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201880.8%81.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201867.9%70.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201880.5%83.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201815.4%23.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201814.8%10.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent14.1%14.4%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201856.8%58.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201852.9%54.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)56,628102,500
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)179,011585,232
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)1,728,1812,478,939
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)115,220837,914
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)412,059758,896
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$6,222$10,879
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201824.821.6
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$41,578$40,982
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$21,743$23,945
Persons in poverty, percent19.7%18.3%
Total employer establishments, 20179041,316
Total employment, 201716,75322,559
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)660,453845,198
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-1.6%0.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20173,3703,855
All firms, 20123,8485,227
Men-owned firms, 20122,2472,914
Women-owned firms, 20121,2031,720
Minority-owned firms, 20126771,229
Nonminority-owned firms, 20123,0273,728
Veteran-owned firms, 2012479980
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20123,1763,729
Black-owned firms, percent, 200712.1%13.3%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20071.7%1.3%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%1.6%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200729.3%25.7%
Population per square mile, 201093.2153.2
Land area in square miles, 2010713.80454.73

Source: United States Census Bureau

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