Summerville, SC Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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5%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

9%

Household income NAT. AVG.

7%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Summerville	South Carolina	National
Income per capita	$31,410	$25,521	$29,829
Median household income	$60,271	$46,898	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$76,119	$57,389	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$44,299	$29,505	$35,192
Median earnings male	$43,303	$32,196	$36,919
Median earnings female	$30,780	$23,580	$26,250
Unemployment rate	4.4%	5.0%	4.7%
Poverty level	10.0%	17.2%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Summerville is 5% higher than the national average
The median household income in Summerville is 9% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Summerville is 7% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Summerville is 34% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$40,176 $60,271 $120,542

City

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

State

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

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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Summerville median earnings by income bracket

Summerville employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	11.8%	11.8%
Manufacturing sector	15.0%	15.0%
Financial & insurance services	0.7%	0.7%
Wholesale & retail services	13.9%	13.9%
Public administration	9.4%	9.4%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	9.1%	9.1%
Education, health & social services	9.3%	9.3%
Other	29.8%	29.8%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Goose Creek, SC	42,944	$74,730	35.1%
Hanahan, SC	25,743	$71,291	28.9%
Moncks Corner, SC	11,370	$67,151	21.4%
Sangaree, SC	9,249	$64,861	17.2%
Ladson, SC	15,252	$63,820	15.4%
Summerville, SC	53,643	$60,271	8.9%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Kingsport, TN	53,699	$42,066	24.0%
West Sacramento, CA	53,574	$73,979	33.7%
Aloha, OR	53,724	$75,856	37.1%
Harrisonburg, VA	53,558	$49,117	11.2%
Apple Valley, MN	53,728	$90,162	63.0%
Summerville, SC	53,643	$60,271	8.9%

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