Bluffton, SC Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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49%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

55%

Household income NAT. AVG.

68%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Bluffton	South Carolina	National
Income per capita	$44,326	$25,521	$29,829
Median household income	$85,844	$46,898	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$90,808	$57,389	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$72,987	$29,505	$35,192
Median earnings male	$51,508	$32,196	$36,919
Median earnings female	$34,654	$23,580	$26,250
Unemployment rate	1.5%	5.0%	4.7%
Poverty level	4.2%	17.2%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Bluffton is 49% higher than the national average
The median household income in Bluffton is 55% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Bluffton is 68% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Bluffton is 72% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$57,223 $85,844 $171,688

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Bluffton median earnings by income bracket

Bluffton employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	13.6%	13.6%
Manufacturing sector	9.0%	9.0%
Financial & insurance services	5.7%	5.7%
Wholesale & retail services	13.7%	13.7%
Public administration	4.9%	4.9%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	4.8%	4.8%
Education, health & social services	7.9%	7.9%
Other	35.2%	35.2%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Talahi Island, GA	1,224	$95,993	73.5%
Hilton Head Island, SC	40,000	$86,171	55.8%
Whitemarsh Island, GA	7,264	$78,433	41.8%
Shell Point, SC	2,991	$69,555	25.7%
Hardeeville, SC	6,788	$65,245	17.9%
Bluffton, SC	23,176	$85,844	55.2%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Clayton, NC	23,179	$61,954	12.0%
Blue Island, IL	23,160	$51,859	6.3%
Oxford, OH	23,192	$39,840	28.0%
Copiague, NY	23,200	$92,182	66.6%
Simpsonville, SC	23,200	$75,535	36.5%
Bluffton, SC	23,176	$85,844	55.2%

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