Socastee, SC Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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14%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

13%

Household income NAT. AVG.

39%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Socastee	South Carolina	National
Income per capita	$38,406	$37,827	$44,883
Median household income	$70,959	$68,647	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$80,372	$87,094	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$58,386	$44,371	$52,080
Median earnings male	$44,527	$46,426	$54,343
Median earnings female	$36,392	$34,595	$38,439
Unemployment rate	3.0%	5.3%	4.9%
Poverty level	15.8%	17.2%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Socastee is 14% lower than the national average
The median household income in Socastee is 13% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Socastee is 39% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Socastee is 4% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$47,301 $70,959 $141,918

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Socastee median earnings by income bracket

Socastee employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	20.2%	20.2%
Manufacturing sector	4.3%	4.3%
Financial & insurance services	1.9%	1.9%
Wholesale & retail services	19.7%	19.7%
Public administration	1.4%	1.4%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	3.8%	3.8%
Education, health & social services	4.4%	4.4%
Other	41.5%	41.5%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Briarcliffe Acres, SC	540	$219,692	170.1%
Murrells Inlet, SC	9,626	$91,083	12.0%
Surfside Beach, SC	4,617	$88,493	8.8%
Forestbrook, SC	7,853	$82,142	1.0%
Red Hill, SC	16,638	$72,318	11.1%
Socastee, SC	26,401	$70,959	12.8%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Fairland, MD	26,400	$124,614	53.2%
Lockport, IL	26,386	$129,733	59.5%
Reedley, CA	26,417	$67,504	17.0%
Mercer Island, WA	26,374	$227,166	179.3%
Asheboro, NC	26,430	$54,660	32.8%
Socastee, SC	26,401	$70,959	12.8%

Source: The Socastee, 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.