South Carolina state Economy Profile

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South Carolina state Economy

13.92% South Carolina households have a household income of between $25,000 and $34,999.17.57% South Carolina households have a household income of between $35,000 to $49,999. Median household income in a South Carolina household is thirty-seven thousand, eighty-two dollars. South Carolina households with supplemental security income account for 2.3% of South Carolina households. There are 1.22% households with public assistance income in South Carolina.

seventy-eight point one one percent of workers comprise private wage and salary workers in South Carolina. Government workers account for fifteen point eight nine percent of South Carolina workers. The earnings of male full-time, year-round workers, in South Carolina are thirty-two thousand, twenty-seven dollars. The amount of earnings of female full-time, year-round workers reaches twenty-three thousand, three hundred and twenty-nine dollars.

sixty-three point four percent of population 16 years and over is in the active work force in South Carolina. Among them 30.05% are females aged 16 and over. 18.62% of workers provide educational, health and social services. 8.28% of people provide Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services in South Carolina.

	South Carolina	%, South Carolina	United States
Population 16 years and over	3,114,016		217,168,077
In labor force	1,974,222	63.4%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	1,938,195	62.24%	63.39%
- - Employed	1,824,700	58.6%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	113,495	3.64%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	5.9		5.8
- Armed Forces	36,027	1.16%	0.53%
Not in labor force	1,139,794	36.6%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	1,626,362	52.23%	51.66%
In labor force	935,656	30.05%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	928,772	29.83%	29.65%
- - Employed	868,936	27.9%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	297,176	9.54%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	186,013		12,787,501
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over	1,822,969		128,279,228
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone	1,447,338	79.39%	75.7%
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled	255,857	14.04%	12.19%
Public transportation (including taxicab)	15,468	0.85%	4.73%
Walked	42,567	2.34%	2.93%
Other means	23,504	1.29%	1.19%
Worked at home	38,235	2.1%	3.26%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)	24.3		25.5
Employed civilian population 16 years and over	1,824,700		129,721,512
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations	530,117	29.05%	33.65%
Service occupations	268,661	14.72%	14.86%
Sales and office occupations	459,724	25.19%	26.69%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	10,679	0.59%	0.73%
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations	209,048	11.46%	9.45%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	346,471	18.99%	14.62%
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	20,785	1.14%	1.87%
Construction	150,608	8.25%	6.78%
Manufacturing	354,386	19.42%	14.1%
Wholesale trade	60,503	3.32%	3.6%
Retail trade	217,604	11.93%	11.73%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	91,698	5.03%	5.2%
Information	38,554	2.11%	3.08%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing	102,764	5.63%	6.89%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services	125,514	6.88%	9.3%
Educational, health and social services	339,708	18.62%	19.92%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services	151,099	8.28%	7.87%
Other services (except public administration)	85,794	4.7%	4.87%
Public administration	85,683	4.7%	4.79%
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers	1,425,333	78.11%	78.47%
Government workers	289,867	15.89%	14.59%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business	104,649	5.74%	6.63%
Unpaid family workers	4,851	0.27%	0.31%

	South Carolina	%, South Carolina	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	1,534,334		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	181,777	11.85%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	106,693	6.95%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	220,065	14.34%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	213,504	13.92%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	269,559	17.57%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	288,757	18.82%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	129,518	8.44%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	81,624	5.32%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	19,873	1.3%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	22,964	1.5%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	37,082		41,994
With earnings	1,225,859	39.37%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	47,936		56,604
With Social Security income	406,777	13.06%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	10,686		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	71,720	2.3%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	5,726		6,320
With public assistance income	37,864	1.22%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	2,145		3,032
With retirement income	274,216	8.81%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	16,933		17,376
Families	1,078,736		72,261,780
Less than $10,000	76,639	7.1%	5.75%
$10,000 to $14,999	55,247	5.12%	4.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	135,330	12.55%	10.74%
$25,000 to $34,999	143,201	13.27%	12.02%
$35,000 to $49,999	201,370	18.67%	17.13%
$50,000 to $74,999	241,243	22.36%	22.32%
$75,000 to $99,999	114,775	10.64%	12.47%
$100,000 to $149,999	73,186	6.78%	9.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	17,752	1.65%	2.75%
$200,000 or more	19,993	1.85%	2.92%
Median family income (dollars)	44,227		50,046
Per capita income (dollars)	18,795		21,587
Median earnings (dollars):
Male full-time, year-round workers	32,027		37,057
Female full-time, year-round workers	23,329		27,194
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (below poverty level)
Families	115,899		6,620,945
With related children under 18 years	87,631	75.61%	77.87%
- With related children under 5 years	39,142	33.77%	38.7%
Families with female householder, no husband present	67,249		3,315,916
With related children under 18 years	58,503	86.99%	88.68%
- With related children under 5 years	25,796	38.36%	42.27%
Individuals	547,869		33,899,812
18 years and over	360,594	65.82%	65.35%
- 65 years and over	64,688	11.81%	9.7%
Related children under 18 years	182,757	33.36%	33.59%
- Related children 5 to 17 years	130,304	23.78%	23.52%
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over	164,484	30.02%	31.63%

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