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Elgin, South Carolina Economy Profile

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 Elgin, South Carolina United States
StateSouth Carolina
CityElgin
Total population806 281,421,906
Male390138,053,563
Female416143,368,343
Median age (years)35.035.3
Total households288105,480,101
Median household income (dollars)49,06341,994

Elgin, South Carolina Economy

The number of private wage and salary workers in Elgin, South Carolina equals 307. Government workers comprise 19.12% of workers in Elgin, South Carolina. Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business make up 5.64% of Elgin, South Carolina labor force. There are zero unpaid family workers in Elgin, South Carolina.

ten point zero five percent of population are involved in construction, 12.5% are in manufacturing, and two point nine four percent are in wholesale trade. Seven point one one percent of labor force provide professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services in Elgin, South Carolina. 7.84% of people provide Arts, entertainment, recreation, in Elgin, South Carolina.

67.68% of population 16 years and over is in the active work force in Elgin, South Carolina. 83.01% of Elgin, South Carolina workers 16 years and over commute to work by car, truck, or van - drive alone. One point two one percent of Elgin, South Carolina residents work at home. 0.0% use public transportation (including taxicab).

 Elgin, South Carolina %, Elgin, South Carolina United States
Population 16 years and over628  217,168,077
In labor force425 67.68%63.92%
- Civilian labor force419 66.72%63.39%
- - Employed408 64.97%59.73%
- - Unemployed11 1.75%3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force2.6  5.8
- Armed Forces6 0.96%0.53%
Not in labor force203 32.32%36.08%
 
Females 16 years and over340 54.14%51.66%
In labor force197 31.37%29.72%
- Civilian labor force197 31.37%29.65%
- - Employed191 30.41%27.92%
 
Own children under 6 years82 13.06%10.05%
All parents in family in labor force61  12,787,501
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over412  128,279,228
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone342 83.01%75.7%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled56 13.59%12.19%
Public transportation (including taxicab)0  4.73%
Walked6 1.46%2.93%
Other means3 0.73%1.19%
Worked at home5 1.21%3.26%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)28.3 6.87%25.5
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over408  129,721,512
 
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations157 38.48%33.65%
Service occupations50 12.25%14.86%
Sales and office occupations104 25.49%26.69%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations0  0.73%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations35 8.58%9.45%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations62 15.2%14.62%
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining0  1.87%
Construction41 10.05%6.78%
Manufacturing51 12.5%14.1%
Wholesale trade12 2.94%3.6%
Retail trade56 13.73%11.73%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities27 6.62%5.2%
Information2 0.49%3.08%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing47 11.52%6.89%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services29 7.11%9.3%
Educational, health and social services58 14.22%19.92%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services32 7.84%7.87%
Other services (except public administration)14 3.43%4.87%
Public administration39 9.56%4.79%
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers307 75.25%78.47%
Government workers78 19.12%14.59%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business23 5.64%6.63%
Unpaid family workers0  0.31%
 Elgin, South Carolina %, Elgin, South Carolina United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households287  105,539,122
Less than $10,00024 8.36%9.54%
$10,000 to $14,99913 4.53%6.31%
$15,000 to $24,99932 11.15%12.83%
$25,000 to $34,99935 12.2%12.81%
$35,000 to $49,99941 14.29%16.53%
$50,000 to $74,99995 33.1%19.46%
$75,000 to $99,99926 9.06%10.23%
$100,000 to $149,99914 4.88%7.72%
$150,000 to $199,9993 1.05%2.2%
$200,000 or more4 1.39%2.37%
Median household income (dollars)49,063  41,994
With earnings247 39.33%39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)50,863  56,604
With Social Security income66 10.51%12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)10,667  11,320
With Supplemental Security Income18 2.87%2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)5,856  6,320
With public assistance income8 1.27%1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)2,163  3,032
With retirement income41 6.53%8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)16,461  17,376
 
Families244  72,261,780
Less than $10,00015 6.15%5.75%
$10,000 to $14,9998 3.28%4.31%
$15,000 to $24,99923 9.43%10.74%
$25,000 to $34,99926 10.66%12.02%
$35,000 to $49,99936 14.75%17.13%
$50,000 to $74,99991 37.3%22.32%
$75,000 to $99,99926 10.66%12.47%
$100,000 to $149,99912 4.92%9.6%
$150,000 to $199,9993 1.23%2.75%
$200,000 or more4 1.64%2.92%
Median family income (dollars)51,667  50,046
 
Per capita income (dollars)17,592  21,587
Median earnings (dollars):
Male full-time, year-round workers37,417  37,057
Female full-time, year-round workers25,288  27,194
 
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)
Families23  6,620,945
With related children under 18 years20 86.96%77.87%
- With related children under 5 years9 39.13%38.7%
 
Families with female householder, no husband present5  3,315,916
With related children under 18 years5 100.0%88.68%
- With related children under 5 years0  42.27%
 
Individuals100  33,899,812
18 years and over66 66.0%65.35%
- 65 years and over9 9.0%9.7%
Related children under 18 years32 32.0%33.59%
- Related children 5 to 17 years25 25.0%23.52%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over21 21.0%31.63%
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The data is taken from www.census.gov reports.