South Carolina Economic Characteristics

EMPLOYMENT STATUS NUMBER % Population 16 years and over  3,114,016  100.0 In labor force  1,974,222  63.4 Civilian labor force  1,938,195  62.2 Employed  1,824,700  58.6 Unemployed  113,495  3.6 Percent of civilian labor force  5.9  (X) Armed Forces  36,027  1.2 Not in labor force  1,139,794  36.6 Females 16 years and over  1,626,362  100.0 In labor force  935,656  57.5 Civilian labor force  928,772  57.1 Employed  868,936  53.4 Own children under 6 years  297,176  100.0 All parents in family in labor force  186,013  62.6 OCCUPATION NUMBER % Employed civilian population 16 years and over  1,824,700  100.0 Management, professional, and related occupations  530,117  29.1 Service occupations  268,661  14.7 Sales and office occupations  459,724  25.2 Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations  10,679  0.6 Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations  209,048  11.5 Production, transportation, and material moving occupations  346,471  19.0 INDUSTRY NUMBER % Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining  20,785  1.1 Construction  150,608  8.3 Manufacturing  354,386  19.4 Wholesale trade  60,503  3.3 Retail trade  217,604  11.9 Transportation and warehousing, and utilities  91,698  5.0 Information  38,554  2.1 Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing  102,764  5.6 Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services  125,514  6.9 Educational, health and social services  339,708  18.6 Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services  151,099  8.3 Other services (except public administration)  85,794  4.7 Public administration  85,683  4.7 CLASS OF WORKER NUMBER % Private wage and salary workers  1,425,333  78.1 Government workers  289,867  15.9 Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business  104,649  5.7 Unpaid family workers  4,851  0.3 INCOME IN 1999 NUMBER % Households  1,534,334  100.0 Less than $10,000  181,777  11.8 $10,000 to $14,999  106,693  7.0 $15,000 to $24,999  220,065  14.3 $25,000 to $34,999  213,504  13.9 $35,000 to $49,999  269,559  17.6 $50,000 to $74,999  288,757  18.8 $75,000 to $99,999  129,518  8.4 $100,000 to $149,999  81,624  5.3 $150,000 to $199,999  19,873  1.3 $200,000 or more  22,964  1.5 Median household income (dollars)  37,082  (X) With earnings  1,225,859  79.9 Mean earnings (dollars)  47,936  (X) With Social Security income  406,777  26.5 Mean Social Security income (dollars)  10,686  (X) With Supplemental Security Income  71,720  4.7 Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)  5,726  (X) With public assistance income  37,864  2.5 Mean public assistance income (dollars)  2,145  (X) With retirement income  274,216  17.9 Mean retirement income (dollars)  16,933  (X) Families  1,078,736  100.0 Less than $10,000  76,639  7.1 $10,000 to $14,999  55,247  5.1 $15,000 to $24,999  135,330  12.5 $25,000 to $34,999  143,201  13.3 $35,000 to $49,999  201,370  18.7 $50,000 to $74,999  241,243  22.4 $75,000 to $99,999  114,775  10.6 $100,000 to $149,999  73,186  6.8 $150,000 to $199,999  17,752  1.6 $200,000 or more  19,993  1.9 Median family income (dollars)  44,227  (X) Per capita income (dollars)  18,795  (X) Median earnings (dollars):     Male full-time, year-round workers  32,027  (X) Female full-time, year-round workers  23,329  (X) POVERTY STATUS IN 1999 (BELOW POVERTY LEVEL) NUMBER % Families  115,899  (X) Percent below poverty level  (X)  10.7 With related children under 18 years  87,631  (X) Percent below poverty level  (X)  15.7 With related children under 5 years  39,142  (X) Percent below poverty level  (X)  18.4 Families with female householder, no husband present  67,249  (X) Percent below poverty level  (X)  30.6 With related children under 18 years  58,503  (X) Percent below poverty level  (X)  37.7 With related children under 5 years  25,796  (X) Percent below poverty level  (X)  48.2 Individuals  547,869  (X) Percent below poverty level  (X)  14.1 18 years and over  360,594  (X) Percent below poverty level  (X)  12.5 65 years and over  64,688  (X) Percent below poverty level  (X)  13.9 Related children under 18 years  182,757  (X) Percent below poverty level  (X)  18.5 Related children 5 to 17 years  130,304  (X) Percent below poverty level  (X)  17.9 Unrelated individuals 15 years and over  164,484  (X) Percent below poverty level  (X)  26.5 COMMUTING TO WORK NUMBER % Workers 16 years and over  1,822,969  100.0 Car, truck, or van -- drove alone  1,447,338  79.4 Car, truck, or van -- carpooled  255,857  14.0 Public transportation (including taxicab)  15,468  0.8 Walked  42,567  2.3 Other means  23,504  1.3 Worked at home  38,235  2.1 Mean travel time to work (minutes)  24.3  (X) Source: Source U.S. Census Bureau (2009)  (http://factfinder.census.gov). Data derived from Population Estimates, Census of Population and Housing, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, State and County Housing Unit Estimates, County Business Patterns, Nonemployer Statistics, Economic Census, Survey of Business Owners, Building Permits, Consolidated Federal Funds Report.