Williamston, SC Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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18%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

7%

Household income NAT. AVG.

43%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Williamston	South Carolina	National
Income per capita	$36,666	$37,827	$44,883
Median household income	$87,136	$68,647	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$95,945	$87,094	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$42,484	$44,371	$52,080
Median earnings male	$44,900	$46,426	$54,343
Median earnings female	$41,681	$34,595	$38,439
Unemployment rate	7.0%	5.3%	4.9%
Poverty level	12.3%	17.2%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Williamston is 18% lower than the national average
The median household income in Williamston is 7% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Williamston is 43% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Williamston is 19% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$58,084 $87,136 $174,272

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Williamston median earnings by income bracket

Williamston employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	31.6%	31.6%
Manufacturing sector	21.9%	21.9%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	20.7%	20.7%
Public administration	5.9%	5.9%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	2.3%	2.3%
Education, health & social services	6.0%	6.0%
Other	9.5%	9.5%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Five Forks, SC	20,122	$165,408	103.4%
Ware Place, SC	118	$128,192	57.6%
Northlake, SC	3,783	$116,648	43.4%
Simpsonville, SC	23,729	$110,851	36.3%
Mauldin, SC	26,699	$101,335	24.6%
Williamston, SC	4,366	$87,136	7.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Prescott, WI	4,364	$101,914	25.3%
Taylor, AZ	4,368	$80,404	1.1%
Indian Rocks Beach, FL	4,368	$109,641	34.8%
Elmira Heights, NY	4,368	$71,381	12.2%
Summerville, GA	4,370	$36,705	54.9%
Williamston, SC	4,366	$87,136	7.1%

Source: The Williamston, 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.