Port Royal, SC Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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11%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

9%

Household income NAT. AVG.

76%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Port Royal	South Carolina	National
Income per capita	$39,857	$37,827	$44,883
Median household income	$88,902	$68,647	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$110,783	$87,094	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$75,260	$44,371	$52,080
Median earnings male	$37,178	$46,426	$54,343
Median earnings female	$32,851	$34,595	$38,439
Unemployment rate	1.2%	5.3%	4.9%
Poverty level	5.1%	17.2%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Port Royal is 11% lower than the national average
The median household income in Port Royal is 9% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Port Royal is 76% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Port Royal is 66% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$59,262 $88,902 $177,804

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Port Royal median earnings by income bracket

Port Royal employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	16.0%	16.0%
Manufacturing sector	3.1%	3.1%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	26.7%	26.7%
Public administration	9.1%	9.1%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	3.7%	3.7%
Education, health & social services	17.2%	17.2%
Other	24.2%	24.2%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Bluffton, SC	23,896	$129,896	59.7%
Hilton Head Island, SC	41,077	$128,100	57.5%
Shell Point, SC	3,074	$103,459	27.2%
Beaufort, SC	13,805	$80,224	1.4%
Burton, SC	9,109	$77,361	4.9%
Port Royal, SC	13,654	$88,902	9.3%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Bellefontaine, OH	13,658	$75,733	6.9%
Richton Park, IL	13,649	$96,573	18.7%
West Grey, ON	13,645	n/a
Montgomeryville, PA	13,672	$151,092	85.8%
Huron, SD	13,672	$73,274	9.9%
Port Royal, SC	13,654	$88,902	9.3%

Source: The Port Royal, 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.