Kiawah Island, SC Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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484%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

269%

Household income NAT. AVG.

80%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Kiawah Island	South Carolina	National
Income per capita	$262,158	$37,827	$44,883
Median household income	$300,296	$68,647	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$299,371	$87,094	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$251,733	$44,371	$52,080
Median earnings male	$262,878	$46,426	$54,343
Median earnings female	$46,221	$34,595	$38,439
Unemployment rate	1.0%	5.3%	4.9%
Poverty level	5.6%	17.2%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Kiawah Island is 484% higher than the national average
The median household income in Kiawah Island is 269% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Kiawah Island is 80% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Kiawah Island is 63% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$200,177 $300,296 $600,592

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Kiawah Island median earnings by income bracket

Kiawah Island employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	4.3%	4.3%
Manufacturing sector	2.8%	2.8%
Financial & insurance services	9.6%	9.6%
Wholesale & retail services	12.1%	12.1%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	0.0%	0.0%
Education, health & social services	24.1%	24.1%
Other	45.5%	45.5%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Sullivan's Island, SC	2,226	$222,978	174.2%
Rockville, SC	137	$158,798	95.2%
Seabrook Island, SC	1,864	$147,189	81.0%
Folly Beach, SC	2,735	$131,824	62.1%
James Island, SC	12,534	$121,553	49.5%
Kiawah Island, SC	1,832	$300,296	269.2%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Scotland Neck, NC	1,832	$22,888	71.9%
Burns Lake, BC	1,832	n/a
Mountain Village, CO	1,831	$79,469	2.3%
Higganum, CT	1,831	$166,567	104.8%
Channel Lake, IL	1,833	$75,820	6.8%
Kiawah Island, SC	1,832	$300,296	269.2%

Source: The Kiawah Island, 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.