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Bluffton, South Carolina Economy Profile

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 Bluffton, South Carolina United States
StateSouth Carolina
CityBluffton
Total population1,275 281,421,906
Male619138,053,563
Female656143,368,343
Median age (years)35.935.3
Total households465105,480,101
Median household income (dollars)43,28141,994

Bluffton, South Carolina Economy

15.52% Bluffton, South Carolina households have a household income of between $25,000 and $34,999.13.98% Bluffton, South Carolina households have a household income of between $35,000 to $49,999. Median household income in a Bluffton, South Carolina household is forty-three thousand, two hundred and eighty-one dollars. Bluffton, South Carolina households with supplemental security income account for 3.54% of Bluffton, South Carolina households. There are 2.14% households with public assistance income in Bluffton, South Carolina.

eighty percent of workers comprise private wage and salary workers in Bluffton, South Carolina. Government workers account for eleven point eight four percent of Bluffton, South Carolina workers. The earnings of male full-time, year-round workers, in Bluffton, South Carolina are $35,139. The amount of earnings of female full-time, year-round workers reaches twenty-four thousand, four hundred and forty-four dollars.

seventy-three point six three percent of population 16 years and over is in the active work force in Bluffton, South Carolina. Among them 35.69% are females aged 16 and over. 10.2% of workers provide educational, health and social services. 13.2% of people provide Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services in Bluffton, South Carolina.

 Bluffton, South Carolina %, Bluffton, South Carolina United States
Population 16 years and over1,073  217,168,077
In labor force790 73.63%63.92%
- Civilian labor force788 73.44%63.39%
- - Employed735 68.5%59.73%
- - Unemployed53 4.94%3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force6.7  5.8
- Armed Forces2 0.19%0.53%
Not in labor force283 26.37%36.08%
 
Females 16 years and over542 50.51%51.66%
In labor force383 35.69%29.72%
- Civilian labor force383 35.69%29.65%
- - Employed347 32.34%27.92%
 
Own children under 6 years138 12.86%10.05%
All parents in family in labor force113  12,787,501
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over723  128,279,228
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone538 74.41%75.7%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled114 15.77%12.19%
Public transportation (including taxicab)6 0.83%4.73%
Walked23 3.18%2.93%
Other means3 0.41%1.19%
Worked at home39 5.39%3.26%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)24.5 3.39%25.5
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over735  129,721,512
 
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations180 24.49%33.65%
Service occupations125 17.01%14.86%
Sales and office occupations174 23.67%26.69%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations3 0.41%0.73%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations158 21.5%9.45%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations95 12.93%14.62%
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining3 0.41%1.87%
Construction182 24.76%6.78%
Manufacturing46 6.26%14.1%
Wholesale trade12 1.63%3.6%
Retail trade125 17.01%11.73%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities28 3.81%5.2%
Information8 1.09%3.08%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing40 5.44%6.89%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services50 6.8%9.3%
Educational, health and social services75 10.2%19.92%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services97 13.2%7.87%
Other services (except public administration)41 5.58%4.87%
Public administration28 3.81%4.79%
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers588 80.0%78.47%
Government workers87 11.84%14.59%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business60 8.16%6.63%
Unpaid family workers0  0.31%
 Bluffton, South Carolina %, Bluffton, South Carolina United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households522  105,539,122
Less than $10,00055 10.54%9.54%
$10,000 to $14,99923 4.41%6.31%
$15,000 to $24,99966 12.64%12.83%
$25,000 to $34,99981 15.52%12.81%
$35,000 to $49,99973 13.98%16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999155 29.69%19.46%
$75,000 to $99,99940 7.66%10.23%
$100,000 to $149,99921 4.02%7.72%
$150,000 to $199,9998 1.53%2.2%
$200,000 or more0  2.37%
Median household income (dollars)43,281  41,994
With earnings438 40.82%39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)45,330  56,604
With Social Security income106 9.88%12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)10,672  11,320
With Supplemental Security Income38 3.54%2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)5,808  6,320
With public assistance income23 2.14%1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)870  3,032
With retirement income69 6.43%8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)17,241  17,376
 
Families396  72,261,780
Less than $10,00018 4.55%5.75%
$10,000 to $14,99923 5.81%4.31%
$15,000 to $24,99948 12.12%10.74%
$25,000 to $34,99949 12.37%12.02%
$35,000 to $49,99965 16.41%17.13%
$50,000 to $74,999130 32.83%22.32%
$75,000 to $99,99939 9.85%12.47%
$100,000 to $149,99916 4.04%9.6%
$150,000 to $199,9998 2.02%2.75%
$200,000 or more0  2.92%
Median family income (dollars)48,611  50,046
 
Per capita income (dollars)17,327  21,587
Median earnings (dollars):
Male full-time, year-round workers35,139  37,057
Female full-time, year-round workers24,444  27,194
 
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)
Families34  6,620,945
With related children under 18 years13 38.24%77.87%
- With related children under 5 years3 8.82%38.7%
 
Families with female householder, no husband present18  3,315,916
With related children under 18 years10 55.56%88.68%
- With related children under 5 years0  42.27%
 
Individuals176  33,899,812
18 years and over140 79.55%65.35%
- 65 years and over33 18.75%9.7%
Related children under 18 years31 17.61%33.59%
- Related children 5 to 17 years27 15.34%23.52%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over62 35.23%31.63%
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The data is taken from www.census.gov reports.