Waterloo, SC Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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52%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

100%

Household income NAT. AVG.

13%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Waterloo	South Carolina	National
Income per capita	$14,202	$25,521	$29,829
Median household income	$0	$46,898	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$48,750	$57,389	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$0	$29,505	$35,192
Median earnings male	$0	$32,196	$36,919
Median earnings female	$11,250	$23,580	$26,250
Unemployment rate	5.3%	5.0%	4.7%
Poverty level	44.2%	17.2%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Waterloo is 52% lower than the national average
The median household income in Waterloo is 100% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Waterloo is 13% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Waterloo is 193% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$0 $0 $0

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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Waterloo median earnings by income bracket

Waterloo employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	33.3%	33.3%
Manufacturing sector	9.5%	9.5%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	0.0%	0.0%
Public administration	9.5%	9.5%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	9.5%	9.5%
Education, health & social services	19.0%	19.0%
Other	19.0%	19.0%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Joanna, SC	1,270	$62,188	12.4%
Hodges, SC	226	$48,750	11.9%
Ninety Six, SC	2,395	$47,833	13.5%
Laurens, SC	8,863	$41,486	25.0%
Clinton, SC	8,347	$34,882	36.9%
Waterloo, SC	181	$0	100.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Gulfcrest, AL	181	$0	100.0%
Humnoke, AR	181	$37,250	32.7%
Beaver Valley, AZ	181	$0	100.0%
Olancha, CA	181	$59,808	8.1%
Bristow, IA	181	$0	100.0%
Waterloo, SC	181	$0	100.0%

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