Little River, SC Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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17%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

2%

Household income NAT. AVG.

65%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Little River	South Carolina	National
Income per capita	$52,630	$37,827	$44,883
Median household income	$79,528	$68,647	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$85,668	$87,094	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$53,234	$44,371	$52,080
Median earnings male	$56,263	$46,426	$54,343
Median earnings female	$49,482	$34,595	$38,439
Unemployment rate	1.7%	5.3%	4.9%
Poverty level	9.9%	17.2%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Little River is 17% higher than the national average
The median household income in Little River is 2% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Little River is 65% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Little River is 34% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$53,013 $79,528 $159,056

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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Little River median earnings by income bracket

Little River employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	12.0%	12.0%
Manufacturing sector	9.7%	9.7%
Financial & insurance services	2.2%	2.2%
Wholesale & retail services	8.5%	8.5%
Public administration	3.3%	3.3%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	3.4%	3.4%
Education, health & social services	4.6%	4.6%
Other	55.6%	55.6%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Briarcliffe Acres, SC	540	$219,692	170.1%
Ocean Isle Beach, NC	760	$138,199	69.9%
North Myrtle Beach, SC	17,032	$93,262	14.7%
Sunset Beach, NC	4,096	$92,298	13.5%
Carolina Shores, NC	4,539	$86,585	6.5%
Little River, SC	9,987	$79,528	2.2%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Myers Corner, NY	9,986	$138,132	69.8%
Rio del Mar, CA	9,988	$170,844	110.1%
Kensington, CT	9,985	$147,233	81.0%
Temiskaming Shores, ON	9,984	n/a
Loudoun Valley Estates, VA	9,991	$281,434	246.0%
Little River, SC	9,987	$79,528	2.2%

Source: The Little River, 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.