Goose Creek, SC Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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5%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

39%

Household income NAT. AVG.

43%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Goose Creek	South Carolina	National
Income per capita	$47,072	$37,827	$44,883
Median household income	$113,429	$68,647	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$125,469	$87,094	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$82,642	$44,371	$52,080
Median earnings male	$58,971	$46,426	$54,343
Median earnings female	$45,882	$34,595	$38,439
Unemployment rate	2.8%	5.3%	4.9%
Poverty level	8.8%	17.2%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Goose Creek is 5% higher than the national average
The median household income in Goose Creek is 39% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Goose Creek is 43% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Goose Creek is 42% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$75,611 $113,429 $226,858

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Goose Creek median earnings by income bracket

Goose Creek employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	12.0%	12.0%
Manufacturing sector	21.6%	21.6%
Financial & insurance services	2.1%	2.1%
Wholesale & retail services	13.5%	13.5%
Public administration	10.6%	10.6%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	7.1%	7.1%
Education, health & social services	7.8%	7.8%
Other	24.2%	24.2%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Isle of Palms, SC	4,493	$190,737	134.5%
Mount Pleasant, SC	91,527	$153,267	88.4%
Charleston, SC	142,427	$106,951	31.5%
Hanahan, SC	26,450	$104,458	28.4%
Moncks Corner, SC	11,816	$100,033	23.0%
Goose Creek, SC	44,214	$113,429	39.5%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Altadena, CA	44,242	$148,900	83.1%
Rohnert Park, CA	44,183	$115,223	41.7%
Pittsfield, MA	44,143	$84,052	3.3%
Farmers Branch, TX	44,287	$108,679	33.6%
Innisfil, ON	44,305	n/a
Goose Creek, SC	44,214	$113,429	39.5%

Source: The Goose Creek, 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.