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

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6%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

35%

Household income NAT. AVG.

43%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Goose Creek	South Carolina	National
Income per capita	$31,747	$25,521	$29,829
Median household income	$74,730	$46,898	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$83,903	$57,389	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$54,461	$29,505	$35,192
Median earnings male	$40,825	$32,196	$36,919
Median earnings female	$30,944	$23,580	$26,250
Unemployment rate	2.7%	5.0%	4.7%
Poverty level	8.8%	17.2%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Goose Creek is 6% higher than the national average
The median household income in Goose Creek is 35% 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

$49,815 $74,730 $149,460

City

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

State

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

Nation

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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	4,371	$128,523	132.3%
Mount Pleasant, SC	89,410	$104,772	89.4%
Charleston, SC	137,041	$72,071	30.3%
Hanahan, SC	25,743	$71,291	28.9%
Moncks Corner, SC	11,370	$67,151	21.4%
Goose Creek, SC	42,944	$74,730	35.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Fond du Lac, WI	42,944	$54,587	1.3%
Winter Haven, FL	42,933	$48,560	12.2%
DeKalb, IL	42,961	$44,223	20.1%
Vaudreuil-Dorion, QC	42,920	n/a
St. Thomas, ON	42,918	n/a
Goose Creek, SC	42,944	$74,730	35.1%

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