St. Matthews, SC Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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32%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

31%

Household income NAT. AVG.

135%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	St. Matthews	South Carolina	National
Income per capita	$20,299	$25,521	$29,829
Median household income	$38,333	$46,898	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$56,607	$57,389	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$16,606	$29,505	$35,192
Median earnings male	$31,250	$32,196	$36,919
Median earnings female	$20,269	$23,580	$26,250
Unemployment rate	11.0%	5.0%	4.7%
Poverty level	32.8%	17.2%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in St. Matthews is 32% lower than the national average
The median household income in St. Matthews is 31% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in St. Matthews is 135% higher than the national average
The poverty level in St. Matthews is 117% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$25,552 $38,333 $76,666

City

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

State

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

Nation

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St. Matthews median earnings by income bracket

St. Matthews employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	13.4%	13.4%
Manufacturing sector	19.1%	19.1%
Financial & insurance services	3.4%	3.4%
Wholesale & retail services	25.4%	25.4%
Public administration	11.7%	11.7%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	8.9%	8.9%
Education, health & social services	2.6%	2.6%
Other	15.4%	15.4%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Cameron, SC	338	$55,000	0.6%
Gadsden, SC	983	$31,066	43.8%
Orangeburg, SC	12,713	$28,587	48.3%
Brookdale, SC	4,740	$28,156	49.1%
Elloree, SC	955	$27,500	50.3%
St. Matthews, SC	2,400	$38,333	30.7%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Dover, AR	2,400	$31,328	43.4%
Fort Polk North, LA	2,400	$35,615	35.6%
Russell-Binscarth, MB	2,400	n/a
Eatonville, FL	2,399	$27,367	50.5%
West Wareham, MA	2,398	$48,583	12.2%
St. Matthews, SC	2,400	$38,333	30.7%

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