Murrells Inlet, SC Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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62%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

9%

Household income NAT. AVG.

72%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Murrells Inlet	South Carolina	National
Income per capita	$48,329	$25,521	$29,829
Median household income	$60,487	$46,898	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$62,756	$57,389	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$42,778	$29,505	$35,192
Median earnings male	$37,262	$32,196	$36,919
Median earnings female	$24,766	$23,580	$26,250
Unemployment rate	1.3%	5.0%	4.7%
Poverty level	7.9%	17.2%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Murrells Inlet is 62% higher than the national average
The median household income in Murrells Inlet is 9% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Murrells Inlet is 72% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Murrells Inlet is 48% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$40,320 $60,487 $120,974

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Murrells Inlet median earnings by income bracket

Murrells Inlet employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	9.0%	9.0%
Manufacturing sector	5.8%	5.8%
Financial & insurance services	2.9%	2.9%
Wholesale & retail services	23.4%	23.4%
Public administration	2.4%	2.4%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	1.5%	1.5%
Education, health & social services	14.4%	14.4%
Other	39.1%	39.1%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Pawleys Island, SC	83	$136,250	146.3%
Surfside Beach, SC	4,470	$58,832	6.3%
Forestbrook, SC	7,613	$55,208	0.2%
Socastee, SC	25,846	$47,296	14.5%
Garden City, SC	11,193	$45,313	18.1%
Murrells Inlet, SC	9,292	$60,487	9.3%

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City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Harahan, LA	9,293	$70,720	27.8%
Girard, OH	9,293	$44,315	19.9%
Cowichan Valley B, BC	9,293	n/a
Steger, IL	9,289	$49,492	10.5%
Corman Park No. 344, SK	9,288	n/a
Murrells Inlet, SC	9,292	$60,487	9.3%

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