Fairforest, SC Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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12%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

22%

Household income NAT. AVG.

6%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Fairforest	South Carolina	National
Income per capita	$39,558	$37,827	$44,883
Median household income	$63,616	$68,647	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$40,768	$87,094	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$103,001	$44,371	$52,080
Median earnings male	$56,885	$46,426	$54,343
Median earnings female	$41,424	$34,595	$38,439
Unemployment rate	5.2%	5.3%	4.9%
Poverty level	22.2%	17.2%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Fairforest is 12% lower than the national average
The median household income in Fairforest is 22% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Fairforest is 6% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Fairforest is 47% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$42,406 $63,616 $127,232

City

$45,760 $68,647 $137,294

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Fairforest median earnings by income bracket

Fairforest employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	18.9%	18.9%
Manufacturing sector	13.9%	13.9%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	3.3%	3.3%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	0.0%	0.0%
Education, health & social services	0.0%	0.0%
Other	63.9%	63.9%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Five Forks, SC	20,122	$165,408	103.4%
Reidville, SC	1,358	$147,992	82.0%
Campobello, SC	683	$104,778	28.8%
Greer, SC	33,190	$97,274	19.6%
Lyman, SC	3,732	$96,783	19.0%
Fairforest, SC	1,544	$63,616	21.8%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Mount Vernon, AL	1,544	$63,121	22.4%
Shorewood-Tower Hills-Harbert, MI	1,544	$103,031	26.7%
Englewood, TN	1,544	$60,681	25.4%
Encinal, TX	1,544	$64,358	20.9%
Ripon, QC	1,544	n/a
Fairforest, SC	1,544	$63,616	21.8%

Source: The Fairforest, SC employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.