Richland County vs. Kershaw County
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Richland County (SC) Kershaw County (SC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 414,576 65,592
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 7.8% 6.5%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 384,450 61,592
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 384,504 61,697
Persons under 5 years, percent 5.8% 5.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent 21.4% 23.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 12.7% 18.3%
Female persons, percent 51.7% 51.8%
White alone, percent 45.9% 72.4%
Black or African American alone, percent 48.2% 24.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 0.4% 0.4%
Asian alone, percent 2.9% 0.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.1% 0.1%
Two or More Races, percent 2.4% 1.7%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 5.2% 4.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 42.1% 68.8%
Veterans, 2014-2018 31,545 6,120
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 5.5% 2.2%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 175,070 29,381
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 58.8% 82.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $158,200 $124,700
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,294 $1,115
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $441 $344
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $952 $745
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 27.8% 5.9%
Building permits, 2018 2,644 292
Households, 2014-2018 150,309 24,833
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.51 2.58
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 77.5% 92.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 8.5% 4.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 91.5% 81.9%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 79.9% 68.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 91.1% 86.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 37.7% 19.9%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 9.9% 11.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 11.0% 11.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 63.4% 57.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 62.0% 53.3%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 862,224 55,473
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 5,374,991 1,419,717
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 4,191,339 43,516
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 4,780,665 586,319
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $12,139 $9,405
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 21.7 27.1
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $53,922 $49,392
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $29,010 $24,253
Persons in poverty, percent 16.7% 14.5%
Total employer establishments, 2017 9,065 1,116
Total employment, 2017 163,353 15,297
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 7,326,352 568,574
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 1.1% -1.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 28,354 4,329
All firms, 2012 31,595 4,596
Men-owned firms, 2012 16,333 2,470
Women-owned firms, 2012 12,297 1,737
Minority-owned firms, 2012 11,676 964
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 18,645 3,481
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 4,010 917
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 25,680 3,507
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 23.1% 0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.6% 0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.7% 1.6%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.2% 0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 27.5% 28.0%
Population per square mile, 2010 507.9 84.9
Land area in square miles, 2010 757.07 726.56
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Richland county (SC) and Kershaw county (SC) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.