Saluda, SC Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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47%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

36%

Household income NAT. AVG.

31%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Saluda	South Carolina	National
Income per capita	$23,637	$37,827	$44,883
Median household income	$52,046	$68,647	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$56,000	$87,094	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$24,568	$44,371	$52,080
Median earnings male	$23,939	$46,426	$54,343
Median earnings female	$16,449	$34,595	$38,439
Unemployment rate	3.4%	5.3%	4.9%
Poverty level	38.3%	17.2%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Saluda is 47% lower than the national average
The median household income in Saluda is 36% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Saluda is 31% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Saluda is 154% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$34,693 $52,046 $104,092

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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Saluda median earnings by income bracket

Saluda employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	6.6%	6.6%
Manufacturing sector	17.5%	17.5%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	20.4%	20.4%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	3.9%	3.9%
Education, health & social services	4.9%	4.9%
Other	46.8%	46.8%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Silverstreet, SC	162	$87,780	7.9%
Batesburg-Leesville, SC	5,630	$75,162	7.6%
Ninety Six, SC	2,451	$70,930	12.8%
Prosperity, SC	1,306	$70,304	13.6%
Ward, SC	220	$65,912	19.0%
Saluda, SC	3,688	$52,046	36.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Copperopolis, CA	3,688	$123,679	52.1%
Sloan, NY	3,688	$80,957	0.5%
Vienna, GA	3,689	$49,614	39.0%
North Okanagan B, BC	3,689	n/a
El Dorado Springs, MO	3,686	$43,862	46.1%
Saluda, SC	3,688	$52,046	36.0%

Source: The Saluda, 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.