Luray, SC Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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36%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

68%

Household income NAT. AVG.

336%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Luray	South Carolina	National
Income per capita	$19,010	$25,521	$29,829
Median household income	$17,917	$46,898	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$0	$57,389	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$0	$29,505	$35,192
Median earnings male	$0	$32,196	$36,919
Median earnings female	$0	$23,580	$26,250
Unemployment rate	20.3%	5.0%	4.7%
Poverty level	42.5%	17.2%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Luray is 36% lower than the national average
The median household income in Luray is 68% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Luray is 336% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Luray is 181% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$11,943 $17,917 $35,834

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Luray median earnings by income bracket

Luray employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	11.1%	11.1%
Manufacturing sector	16.7%	16.7%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	0.0%	0.0%
Public administration	22.2%	22.2%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	5.6%	5.6%
Education, health & social services	0.0%	0.0%
Other	44.4%	44.4%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Furman, SC	622	$87,500	58.2%
Hampton, SC	3,077	$39,786	28.1%
Brunson, SC	481	$32,422	41.4%
Estill, SC	2,759	$31,555	43.0%
Varnville, SC	1,832	$31,381	43.3%
Luray, SC	73	$17,917	67.6%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Spruce Pine, AL	73	$0	100.0%
McCaskill, AR	73	$58,125	5.1%
Lindcove, CA	73	$0	100.0%
Sattley, CA	73	$0	100.0%
Paoli, CO	73	$0	100.0%
Luray, SC	73	$17,917	67.6%

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