Richland, South Carolina county Economy Profile

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 Richland, South Carolina United States
StateSouth Carolina
CountyRichland
Total population320,677 281,421,906
Male154,737138,053,563
Female165,940143,368,343
Median age (years)32.635.3
Total households120,101105,480,101
Median household income (dollars)39,96141,994

Richland, South Carolina county Economy

The number of private wage and salary workers in Richland, South Carolina equals 104,838. Government workers comprise 25.64% of workers in Richland, South Carolina. Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business make up 4.42% of Richland, South Carolina labor force. There are 215 unpaid family workers in Richland, South Carolina.

5.34% of population are involved in construction, 8.64% are in manufacturing, and 2.8% are in wholesale trade. Eight point six seven percent of labor force provide professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services in Richland, South Carolina. 8.34% of people provide Arts, entertainment, recreation, in Richland, South Carolina.

67.64% of population 16 years and over is in the active work force in Richland, South Carolina. Seventy-six point six seven percent of Richland, South Carolina workers 16 years and over commute to work by car, truck, or van - drive alone. Two point two three percent of Richland, South Carolina residents work at home. 2.01% use public transportation (including taxicab).

 Richland, South Carolina %, Richland, South Carolina United States
Population 16 years and over252,390  217,168,077
In labor force170,704 67.64%63.92%
- Civilian labor force160,969 63.78%63.39%
- - Employed150,195 59.51%59.73%
- - Unemployed10,774 4.27%3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force6.7  5.8
- Armed Forces9,735 3.86%0.53%
Not in labor force81,686 32.36%36.08%
 
Females 16 years and over132,429 52.47%51.66%
In labor force84,793 33.6%29.72%
- Civilian labor force81,588 32.33%29.65%
- - Employed75,909 30.08%27.92%
 
Own children under 6 years22,580 8.95%10.05%
All parents in family in labor force14,973  12,787,501
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over155,968  128,279,228
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone119,580 76.67%75.7%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled18,956 12.15%12.19%
Public transportation (including taxicab)3,140 2.01%4.73%
Walked8,437 5.41%2.93%
Other means2,383 1.53%1.19%
Worked at home3,472 2.23%3.26%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)21.7 0.01%25.5
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over150,195  129,721,512
 
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations58,419 38.9%33.65%
Service occupations23,497 15.64%14.86%
Sales and office occupations41,402 27.57%26.69%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations324 0.22%0.73%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations10,725 7.14%9.45%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations15,828 10.54%14.62%
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining642 0.43%1.87%
Construction8,027 5.34%6.78%
Manufacturing12,982 8.64%14.1%
Wholesale trade4,205 2.8%3.6%
Retail trade16,187 10.78%11.73%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities6,175 4.11%5.2%
Information4,790 3.19%3.08%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing13,632 9.08%6.89%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services13,022 8.67%9.3%
Educational, health and social services36,200 24.1%19.92%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services12,525 8.34%7.87%
Other services (except public administration)7,172 4.78%4.87%
Public administration14,636 9.74%4.79%
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers104,838 69.8%78.47%
Government workers38,506 25.64%14.59%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business6,636 4.42%6.63%
Unpaid family workers215 0.14%0.31%
 Richland, South Carolina %, Richland, South Carolina United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households120,034  105,539,122
Less than $10,00012,391 10.32%9.54%
$10,000 to $14,9997,308 6.09%6.31%
$15,000 to $24,99916,038 13.36%12.83%
$25,000 to $34,99916,871 14.06%12.81%
$35,000 to $49,99920,684 17.23%16.53%
$50,000 to $74,99922,512 18.75%19.46%
$75,000 to $99,99911,301 9.41%10.23%
$100,000 to $149,9997,823 6.52%7.72%
$150,000 to $199,9992,411 2.01%2.2%
$200,000 or more2,695 2.25%2.37%
Median household income (dollars)39,961  41,994
With earnings101,936 40.39%39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)51,810  56,604
With Social Security income25,168 9.97%12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)10,700  11,320
With Supplemental Security Income4,390 1.74%2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)5,725  6,320
With public assistance income2,468 0.98%1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)2,235  3,032
With retirement income20,453 8.1%8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)18,144  17,376
 
Families76,746  72,261,780
Less than $10,0004,958 6.46%5.75%
$10,000 to $14,9993,368 4.39%4.31%
$15,000 to $24,9998,163 10.64%10.74%
$25,000 to $34,9999,294 12.11%12.02%
$35,000 to $49,99913,071 17.03%17.13%
$50,000 to $74,99916,831 21.93%22.32%
$75,000 to $99,9999,585 12.49%12.47%
$100,000 to $149,9997,013 9.14%9.6%
$150,000 to $199,9992,121 2.76%2.75%
$200,000 or more2,342 3.05%2.92%
Median family income (dollars)49,466  50,046
 
Per capita income (dollars)20,794  21,587
Median earnings (dollars):
Male full-time, year-round workers34,346  37,057
Female full-time, year-round workers25,909  27,194
 
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)
Families7,717  6,620,945
With related children under 18 years6,157 79.78%77.87%
- With related children under 5 years2,943 38.14%38.7%
 
Families with female householder, no husband present5,120  3,315,916
With related children under 18 years4,557 89.0%88.68%
- With related children under 5 years2,180 42.58%42.27%
 
Individuals40,386  33,899,812
18 years and over26,990 66.83%65.35%
- 65 years and over3,554 8.8%9.7%
Related children under 18 years13,064 32.35%33.59%
- Related children 5 to 17 years9,148 22.65%23.52%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over14,781 36.6%31.63%
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The data is taken from www.census.gov reports.