| | People QuickFacts | Lee County | South Carolina |
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Population, 2011 estimate | NA | 4,679,230 |
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Population, 2010 | 19,220 | 4,625,364 |
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Population, percent change, 2000 to 2010 | -4.5% | 15.3% |
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Population, 2000 | 20,119 | 4,012,012 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 5.8% | 6.5% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 22.2% | 23.4% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 | 13.5% | 13.7% |
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Female persons, percent, 2010 | 48.2% | 51.4% |
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White persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 33.4% | 66.2% |
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Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 64.3% | 27.9% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.3% | 0.4% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.3% | 1.3% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) | Z | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 | 0.9% | 1.7% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) | 1.7% | 5.1% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 | 32.9% | 64.1% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 | 91.1% | 84.3% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 | 1.2% | 4.7% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 | 2.5% | 6.6% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 67.7% | 83.0% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 8.5% | 24.0% |
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Veterans, 2006-2010 | 1,265 | 401,258 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 | 26.7 | 23.2 |
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Housing units, 2010 | 7,775 | 2,137,683 |
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Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 | 71.6% | 69.9% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 | 6.3% | 17.4% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 | $61,400 | $134,100 |
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Households, 2006-2010 | 6,631 | 1,741,994 |
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Persons per household, 2006-2010 | 2.66 | 2.51 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 | $12,924 | $23,443 |
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Median household income 2006-2010 | $23,378 | $43,939 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 | 29.9% | 16.4% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Lee County | South Carolina |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2009 | 223 | 103,2542 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2009 | 2,161 | 1,542,8252 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2009 | -20.3% | -3.7%2 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2009 | 808 | 280,119 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 652 | 360,397 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 12.1% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.5% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 1.8% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.1% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 1.7% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 17.0% | 27.6% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 01 | 93,977,455 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 49,595 | 40,498,047 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 154,589 | 54,298,410 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $7,684 | $12,273 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 10,724 | 8,383,463 |
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Building permits, 2010 | 11 | 14,021 |
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Federal spending, 2009 | 165,270 | 48,331,4802 |
