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

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59%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

12%

Household income NAT. AVG.

71%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Murrells Inlet	South Carolina	National
Income per capita	$71,551	$37,827	$44,883
Median household income	$91,083	$68,647	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$92,419	$87,094	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$62,726	$44,371	$52,080
Median earnings male	$54,849	$46,426	$54,343
Median earnings female	$36,235	$34,595	$38,439
Unemployment rate	1.4%	5.3%	4.9%
Poverty level	7.9%	17.2%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Murrells Inlet is 59% higher than the national average
The median household income in Murrells Inlet is 12% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Murrells Inlet is 71% 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

$60,715 $91,083 $182,166

City

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

State

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

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	86	$199,117	144.8%
Surfside Beach, SC	4,617	$88,493	8.8%
Forestbrook, SC	7,853	$82,142	1.0%
Socastee, SC	26,401	$70,959	12.8%
Bucksport, SC	621	$66,390	18.4%
Murrells Inlet, SC	9,626	$91,083	12.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Minto, ON	9,623	n/a
Audubon, PA	9,620	$128,746	58.3%
Murillo, TX	9,633	$90,750	11.6%
Monticello, AR	9,618	$51,288	36.9%
Carencro, LA	9,636	$71,340	12.3%
Murrells Inlet, SC	9,626	$91,083	12.0%

Source: The Murrells Inlet, 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.