York County vs. Union County

	York County (SC)	Union County (SC)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	274,118	27,410
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	21.3%	-5.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	226,046	28,972
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	226,073	28,961
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.1%	5.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent	24.3%	21.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	14.3%	20.3%
Female persons, percent	51.8%	52.6%
White alone, percent	75.0%	65.3%
Black or African American alone, percent	19.4%	32.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.9%	0.3%
Asian alone, percent	2.5%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.1%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.2%	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	5.7%	1.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	70.2%	64.2%
Veterans, 2014-2018	17,053	1,796
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	5.0%	0.6%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	110,237	14,095
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	71.5%	69.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$186,000	$77,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,335	$933
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$365	$328
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$938	$664
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	16.5%	7.8%
Building permits, 2018	2,692	26
Households, 2014-2018	98,155	11,544
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.60	2.35
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	85.1%	87.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	7.2%	0.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	91.5%	75.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	84.2%	62.0%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	89.6%	81.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	32.0%	12.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	7.2%	15.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	11.1%	12.1%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	66.6%	56.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	60.7%	52.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	336,900	20,987
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	3,111,140	524,484
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	3,236,973	43,431
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	2,845,178	195,675
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$12,126	$6,926
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	27.4	27.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$62,431	$40,120
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$32,227	$22,372
Persons in poverty, percent	9.8%	20.4%
Total employer establishments, 2017	5,114	423
Total employment, 2017	85,386	6,917
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	3,749,941	236,016
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	10.3%	-1.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	18,340	1,121
All firms, 2012	16,984	1,694
Men-owned firms, 2012	8,860	862
Women-owned firms, 2012	6,059	572
Minority-owned firms, 2012	3,095	239
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	13,317	1,383
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	2,063	235
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	13,984	1,345
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	8.7%	17.7%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.3%	0.0%
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%	31.1%
Population per square mile, 2010	332.2	56.3
Land area in square miles, 2010	680.60	514.17

Source: United States Census Bureau

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