Summerville, South Carolina Economy Profile

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Summerville, South Carolina Economy

13.67% Summerville, South Carolina households have a household income of between $25,000 and $34,999.17.67% Summerville, South Carolina households have a household income of between $35,000 to $49,999. Median household income in a Summerville, South Carolina household is $43,635. Summerville, South Carolina households with supplemental security income account for 1.91% of Summerville, South Carolina households. There are 0.93% households with public assistance income in Summerville, South Carolina.

76.48% of workers comprise private wage and salary workers in Summerville, South Carolina. Government workers account for 19.55% of Summerville, South Carolina workers. The earnings of male full-time, year-round workers, in Summerville, South Carolina are $36,980. The amount of earnings of female full-time, year-round workers reaches $25,529.

66.74% of population 16 years and over is in the active work force in Summerville, South Carolina. Among them 31.56% are females aged 16 and over. 21.86% of workers provide educational, health and social services. 7.14% of people provide Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services in Summerville, South Carolina.

	Summerville, South Carolina	%, Summerville, South Carolina	United States
Population 16 years and over	21,103		217,168,077
In labor force	14,084	66.74%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	13,788	65.34%	63.39%
- - Employed	13,217	62.63%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	571	2.71%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	4.1		5.8
- Armed Forces	296	1.4%	0.53%
Not in labor force	7,019	33.26%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	11,293	53.51%	51.66%
In labor force	6,660	31.56%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	6,591	31.23%	29.65%
- - Employed	6,331	30.0%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	2,269	10.75%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	1,391		12,787,501
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over	13,295		128,279,228
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone	11,114	83.6%	75.7%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled	1,588	11.94%	12.19%
Public transportation (including taxicab)	90	0.68%	4.73%
Walked	144	1.08%	2.93%
Other means	99	0.74%	1.19%
Worked at home	260	1.96%	3.26%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)	27.1	0.2%	25.5
Employed civilian population 16 years and over	13,217		129,721,512
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations	4,798	36.3%	33.65%
Service occupations	1,666	12.6%	14.86%
Sales and office occupations	3,517	26.61%	26.69%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	69	0.52%	0.73%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations	1,335	10.1%	9.45%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	1,832	13.86%	14.62%
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	140	1.06%	1.87%
Construction	1,088	8.23%	6.78%
Manufacturing	1,818	13.76%	14.1%
Wholesale trade	536	4.06%	3.6%
Retail trade	1,475	11.16%	11.73%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	800	6.05%	5.2%
Information	301	2.28%	3.08%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing	723	5.47%	6.89%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services	1,072	8.11%	9.3%
Educational, health and social services	2,889	21.86%	19.92%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services	944	7.14%	7.87%
Other services (except public administration)	536	4.06%	4.87%
Public administration	895	6.77%	4.79%
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers	10,109	76.48%	78.47%
Government workers	2,584	19.55%	14.59%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business	498	3.77%	6.63%
Unpaid family workers	26	0.2%	0.31%

	Summerville, South Carolina	%, Summerville, South Carolina	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	10,476		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	825	7.88%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	563	5.37%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	1,264	12.07%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	1,432	13.67%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	1,851	17.67%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	2,308	22.03%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	1,192	11.38%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	783	7.47%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	92	0.88%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	166	1.58%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	43,635		41,994
With earnings	8,660	41.04%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	52,210		56,604
With Social Security income	2,345	11.11%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	10,234		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	403	1.91%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	5,615		6,320
With public assistance income	196	0.93%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	1,344		3,032
With retirement income	2,185	10.35%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	17,939		17,376
Families	7,659		72,261,780
Less than $10,000	319	4.17%	5.75%
$10,000 to $14,999	247	3.22%	4.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	758	9.9%	10.74%
$25,000 to $34,999	941	12.29%	12.02%
$35,000 to $49,999	1,363	17.8%	17.13%
$50,000 to $74,999	1,964	25.64%	22.32%
$75,000 to $99,999	1,104	14.41%	12.47%
$100,000 to $149,999	726	9.48%	9.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	92	1.2%	2.75%
$200,000 or more	145	1.89%	2.92%
Median family income (dollars)	51,469		50,046
Per capita income (dollars)	20,103		21,587
Median earnings (dollars):
Male full-time, year-round workers	36,980		37,057
Female full-time, year-round workers	25,529		27,194
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)
Families	466		6,620,945
With related children under 18 years	377	80.9%	77.87%
- With related children under 5 years	134	28.76%	38.7%
Families with female householder, no husband present	265		3,315,916
With related children under 18 years	247	93.21%	88.68%
- With related children under 5 years	104	39.25%	42.27%
Individuals	2,566		33,899,812
18 years and over	1,748	68.12%	65.35%
- 65 years and over	310	12.08%	9.7%
Related children under 18 years	732	28.53%	33.59%
- Related children 5 to 17 years	547	21.32%	23.52%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over	1,018	39.67%	31.63%

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