Spartanburg County vs. Union County

Spartanburg County (SC)Union County (SC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)313,88827,410
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)10.4%-5.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)284,31728,972
Population, Census, April 1, 2010284,30728,961
Persons under 5 years, percent6.1%5.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent23.1%21.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent16.2%20.3%
Female persons, percent51.5%52.6%
White alone, percent74.1%65.3%
Black or African American alone, percent21.0%32.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.4%0.3%
Asian alone, percent2.5%0.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent1.9%1.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent7.1%1.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent68.0%64.2%
Veterans, 2014-201818,3341,796
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20186.4%0.6%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)131,45114,095
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201869.6%69.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$133,700$77,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,090$933
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$336$328
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$773$664
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201314.0%7.8%
Building permits, 20182,65926
Households, 2014-2018114,64011,544
Persons per household, 2014-20182.572.35
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201885.1%87.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201810.1%0.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201886.0%75.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201876.4%62.0%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201885.3%81.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201823.8%12.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201810.7%15.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent12.9%12.1%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201861.4%56.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201856.8%52.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)477,92120,987
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)15,038,106524,484
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)5,340,49343,431
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)3,966,747195,675
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$13,738$6,926
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201822.727.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$50,179$40,120
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$26,072$22,372
Persons in poverty, percent13.6%20.4%
Total employer establishments, 20176,430423
Total employment, 2017128,4306,917
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)5,897,757236,016
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20171.2%-1.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201720,8491,121
All firms, 201221,2491,694
Men-owned firms, 201212,904862
Women-owned firms, 20126,698572
Minority-owned firms, 20123,525239
Nonminority-owned firms, 201216,9291,383
Veteran-owned firms, 20122,670235
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201217,3581,345
Black-owned firms, percent, 20077.1%17.7%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.6%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20072.0%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20072.3%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200725.6%31.1%
Population per square mile, 2010351.956.3
Land area in square miles, 2010807.93514.17

Source: United States Census Bureau

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