Burton, SC Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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27%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

7%

Household income NAT. AVG.

5%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Burton	South Carolina	National
Income per capita	$21,770	$25,521	$29,829
Median household income	$51,664	$46,898	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$59,063	$57,389	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$40,989	$29,505	$35,192
Median earnings male	$32,708	$32,196	$36,919
Median earnings female	$26,065	$23,580	$26,250
Unemployment rate	4.9%	5.0%	4.7%
Poverty level	13.1%	17.2%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Burton is 27% lower than the national average
The median household income in Burton is 7% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Burton is 5% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Burton is 13% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$34,439 $51,664 $103,328

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Burton median earnings by income bracket

Burton employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	23.3%	23.3%
Manufacturing sector	5.3%	5.3%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	26.7%	26.7%
Public administration	7.9%	7.9%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	1.5%	1.5%
Education, health & social services	8.3%	8.3%
Other	27.0%	27.0%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Bluffton, SC	23,176	$85,844	55.2%
Shell Point, SC	2,991	$69,555	25.7%
Port Royal, SC	13,265	$59,081	6.8%
Beaufort, SC	13,417	$54,061	2.3%
Laurel Bay, SC	6,388	$50,412	8.9%
Burton, SC	8,779	$51,664	6.6%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Edgewood, KY	8,779	$105,714	91.1%
Palm Beach, FL	8,776	$169,003	205.5%
Collingdale, PA	8,776	$48,170	12.9%
Pitman, NJ	8,785	$80,716	45.9%
Thomaston, GA	8,771	$26,595	51.9%
Burton, SC	8,779	$51,664	6.6%

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