Folly Beach, SC Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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81%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

61%

Household income NAT. AVG.

100%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Folly Beach	South Carolina	National
Income per capita	$54,061	$25,521	$29,829
Median household income	$89,000	$46,898	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$94,839	$57,389	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$0	$29,505	$35,192
Median earnings male	$79,346	$32,196	$36,919
Median earnings female	$24,575	$23,580	$26,250
Unemployment rate	0.0%	5.0%	4.7%
Poverty level	10.1%	17.2%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Folly Beach is 81% higher than the national average
The median household income in Folly Beach is 61% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Folly Beach is 100% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Folly Beach is 33% lower than the national average

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$59,327 $89,000 $178,000

City

$31,262 $46,898 $93,796

State

$36,877 $55,322 $110,644

Nation

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Folly Beach employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	19.4%	19.4%
Manufacturing sector	2.8%	2.8%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	1.9%	1.9%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	0.0%	0.0%
Education, health & social services	3.9%	3.9%
Other	70.6%	70.6%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Kiawah Island, SC	1,772	$202,885	266.7%
Sullivan's Island, SC	2,177	$150,000	171.1%
Isle of Palms, SC	4,371	$128,523	132.3%
Rockville, SC	132	$106,875	93.2%
Mount Pleasant, SC	89,410	$104,772	89.4%
Folly Beach, SC	2,664	$89,000	60.9%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Spaniard's Bay, NL	2,664	n/a
Mountain View, MO	2,663	$43,140	22.0%
Dyer, TN	2,663	$35,707	35.5%
Juneau, WI	2,663	$65,450	18.3%
Dawson Springs, KY	2,665	$29,828	46.1%
Folly Beach, SC	2,664	$89,000	60.9%

Source: The Folly Beach, SC employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).