York County vs. Gaston County

	York County (SC)	Gaston County (NC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	274,118	222,846
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	21.3%	8.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	226,046	206,094
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	226,073	206,086
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.1%	5.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent	24.3%	22.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	14.3%	16.1%
Female persons, percent	51.8%	51.8%
White alone, percent	75.0%	78.0%
Black or African American alone, percent	19.4%	17.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.9%	0.6%
Asian alone, percent	2.5%	1.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.2%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	5.7%	7.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	70.2%	71.8%
Veterans, 2014-2018	17,053	13,233
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	5.0%	5.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	110,237	93,881
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	71.5%	66.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$186,000	$136,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,335	$1,170
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$365	$379
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$938	$808
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	16.5%	14.0%
Building permits, 2018	2,692	1,230
Households, 2014-2018	98,155	81,494
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.60	2.62
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	85.1%	86.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	7.2%	8.2%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	91.5%	85.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	84.2%	77.7%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	89.6%	84.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	32.0%	20.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	7.2%	11.5%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	11.1%	12.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	66.6%	61.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	60.7%	55.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	336,900	297,365
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	896,951	1,177,432
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	3,111,140	5,021,369
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	3,236,973	2,037,658
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	2,845,178	2,329,466
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$12,126	$11,197
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	27.4	26.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$62,431	$49,384
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$32,227	$26,069
Persons in poverty, percent	9.8%	14.2%
Total employer establishments, 2017	5,114	4,183
Total employment, 2017	85,386	64,158
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	3,749,941	2,439,857
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	10.3%	-3.7%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	18,340	13,872
All firms, 2012	16,984	15,375
Men-owned firms, 2012	8,860	8,619
Women-owned firms, 2012	6,059	5,202
Minority-owned firms, 2012	3,095	2,336
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	13,317	12,514
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	2,063	1,644
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	13,984	12,963
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	8.7%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.3%	2.2%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.4%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	29.2%	27.4%
Population per square mile, 2010	332.2	578.8
Land area in square miles, 2010	680.60	356.03

Source: United States Census Bureau

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