West Columbia, South Carolina Economy Profile

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West Columbia, South Carolina Economy

15.1% West Columbia, South Carolina households have a household income of between $25,000 and $34,999.17.98% West Columbia, South Carolina households have a household income of between $35,000 to $49,999. Median household income in a West Columbia, South Carolina household is $30,999. West Columbia, South Carolina households with supplemental security income account for 1.97% of West Columbia, South Carolina households. There are 1.96% households with public assistance income in West Columbia, South Carolina.

seventy-eight point one two percent of workers comprise private wage and salary workers in West Columbia, South Carolina. Government workers account for 16.27% of West Columbia, South Carolina workers. The earnings of male full-time, year-round workers, in West Columbia, South Carolina are $30,033. The amount of earnings of female full-time, year-round workers reaches twenty-four thousand, six hundred and thirty-seven dollars.

61.96% of population 16 years and over is in the active work force in West Columbia, South Carolina. Among them 29.99% are females aged 16 and over. 18.21% of workers provide educational, health and social services. Ten point nine two percent of people provide Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services in West Columbia, South Carolina.

	West Columbia, South Carolina	%, West Columbia, South Carolina	United States
Population 16 years and over	10,997		217,168,077
In labor force	6,814	61.96%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	6,802	61.85%	63.39%
- - Employed	6,491	59.03%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	311	2.83%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	4.6		5.8
- Armed Forces	12	0.11%	0.53%
Not in labor force	4,183	38.04%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	6,002	54.58%	51.66%
In labor force	3,298	29.99%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	3,298	29.99%	29.65%
- - Employed	3,105	28.23%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	925	8.41%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	491		12,787,501
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over	6,354		128,279,228
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone	4,850	76.33%	75.7%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled	807	12.7%	12.19%
Public transportation (including taxicab)	116	1.83%	4.73%
Walked	199	3.13%	2.93%
Other means	200	3.15%	1.19%
Worked at home	182	2.86%	3.26%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)	19.1	0.3%	25.5
Employed civilian population 16 years and over	6,491		129,721,512
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations	1,922	29.61%	33.65%
Service occupations	1,119	17.24%	14.86%
Sales and office occupations	1,910	29.43%	26.69%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	7	0.11%	0.73%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations	891	13.73%	9.45%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	642	9.89%	14.62%
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	12	0.18%	1.87%
Construction	747	11.51%	6.78%
Manufacturing	592	9.12%	14.1%
Wholesale trade	236	3.64%	3.6%
Retail trade	785	12.09%	11.73%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	282	4.34%	5.2%
Information	246	3.79%	3.08%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing	493	7.6%	6.89%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services	468	7.21%	9.3%
Educational, health and social services	1,182	18.21%	19.92%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services	709	10.92%	7.87%
Other services (except public administration)	348	5.36%	4.87%
Public administration	391	6.02%	4.79%
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers	5,071	78.12%	78.47%
Government workers	1,056	16.27%	14.59%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business	353	5.44%	6.63%
Unpaid family workers	11	0.17%	0.31%

	West Columbia, South Carolina	%, West Columbia, South Carolina	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	6,133		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	850	13.86%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	565	9.21%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	1,067	17.4%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	926	15.1%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	1,103	17.98%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	922	15.03%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	438	7.14%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	177	2.89%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	64	1.04%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	21	0.34%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	30,999		41,994
With earnings	4,639	42.18%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	39,351		56,604
With Social Security income	1,867	16.98%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	10,766		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	217	1.97%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	5,445		6,320
With public assistance income	216	1.96%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	2,472		3,032
With retirement income	956	8.69%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	14,735		17,376
Families	3,348		72,261,780
Less than $10,000	357	10.66%	5.75%
$10,000 to $14,999	196	5.85%	4.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	436	13.02%	10.74%
$25,000 to $34,999	466	13.92%	12.02%
$35,000 to $49,999	688	20.55%	17.13%
$50,000 to $74,999	664	19.83%	22.32%
$75,000 to $99,999	328	9.8%	12.47%
$100,000 to $149,999	146	4.36%	9.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	52	1.55%	2.75%
$200,000 or more	15	0.45%	2.92%
Median family income (dollars)	40,253		50,046
Per capita income (dollars)	18,135		21,587
Median earnings (dollars):
Male full-time, year-round workers	30,033		37,057
Female full-time, year-round workers	24,637		27,194
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)
Families	429		6,620,945
With related children under 18 years	356	82.98%	77.87%
- With related children under 5 years	186	43.36%	38.7%
Families with female householder, no husband present	284		3,315,916
With related children under 18 years	264	92.96%	88.68%
- With related children under 5 years	137	48.24%	42.27%
Individuals	2,189		33,899,812
18 years and over	1,579	72.13%	65.35%
- 65 years and over	254	11.6%	9.7%
Related children under 18 years	598	27.32%	33.59%
- Related children 5 to 17 years	378	17.27%	23.52%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over	981	44.81%	31.63%

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