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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Richland County is $25,920, which is higher than the state average of $24,222 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Richland County median household income is $48,674, which has grown by 21.80% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is about the same as the state average rate of 21.44% and is lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Richland County residents spend 20.8 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 23.5 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #6

Richland County	25,920 USD
South Carolina	24,222 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Richland County	26,058 USD
South Carolina	26,972 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Richland County	29,329 USD
South Carolina	31,966 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Richland County	23,212 USD
South Carolina	22,711 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #8

Richland County	48,674 USD
South Carolina	45,033 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Richland County	65,975 USD
South Carolina	61,196 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #14

Richland County	21.80%
South Carolina	21.44%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Richland County		South Carolina		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	23.20%	$12,101, see rank	17.72%	$16,178	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	24.96%	$17,211, see rank	33.28%	$17,816	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.65%	$2,671, see rank	1.59%	$3,088	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	20.05%	$24,326, see rank	20.18%	$22,391	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Richland County	63,033 USD
South Carolina	55,506 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Richland County	80,537 USD
South Carolina	71,602 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Richland County	South Carolina	U.S.
White	$60,644, see rank	$52,089	$56,900
Black	$37,333, see rank	$29,971	$35,600
Hispanic	$45,615, see rank	$36,646	$42,396
Asian	$55,616, see rank	$54,865	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$34,745, see rank	$31,972	$37,170
Hawaiian Native	$31,188, see rank	$31,531	$53,370
One Race, Other	$41,990, see rank	$34,798	$40,300
Two or More Races	$42,877, see rank	$38,191	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Richland County	South Carolina	U.S.
less than 25	$20,758, see rank	$22,083	$25,788
25 to 44	$49,242, see rank	$48,649	$58,398
45 to 64	$61,314, see rank	$52,814	$65,027
65 or over	$40,543, see rank	$35,552	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Richland County	South Carolina	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	316,391, see rank	3,768,421	248,775,628
Male¹	152,127, 48.08%, see rank	48.08%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	107,154, 70.44%, see rank	65.98%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	9,237, 6.07%, see rank	1.46%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	97,917, 64.37%, see rank	64.52%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	87,507, 89.37%, see rank	89.22%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	10,410, 10.63%, see rank	10.78%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	44,973, 29.56%, see rank	34.02%	30.72%
Female¹	164,264, 51.92%, see rank	51.92%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	105,952, 64.50%, see rank	56.78%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	3,457, 2.10%, see rank	0.30%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	102,495, 62.40%, see rank	56.49%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	92,161, 89.92%, see rank	89.49%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	10,334, 10.08%, see rank	10.51%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	58,312, 35.50%, see rank	43.22%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Richland County	South Carolina	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	187,790, 100%	2,022,019	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	148,274, 78.96%, see rank	82.69%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	13,383, 7.13%, see rank	9.32%	9.59%
Public Transportation	2,091, 1.11%, see rank	0.61%	5.06%
Walked	10,544, 5.61%, see rank	2.10%	2.78%
Other Means	4,247, 2.26%, see rank	1.66%	1.79%
Worked at Home	9,251, 4.93%, see rank	3.61%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Richland County	20.8 minutes
South Carolina	23.5 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Richland County	South Carolina	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	179,668	2,031,997	143,435,233
Male¹	87,507, 48.70%, see rank	51.32%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	30,154, 34.46%, see rank	28.29%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	15,847, 18.11%, see rank	16.00%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	18,556, 21.21%, see rank	17.17%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	483, 0.55%, see rank	0.89%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	5,676, 6.49%, see rank	9.53%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	12,907, 14.75%, see rank	21.15%	17.94%
Female¹	92,161, 51.30%, see rank	48.68%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	39,927, 43.32%, see rank	37.16%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	18,898, 20.51%, see rank	21.23%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	28,640, 31.08%, see rank	33.23%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	59, 0.06%, see rank	0.19%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	232, 0.25%, see rank	0.33%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	4,175, 4.53%, see rank	7.54%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Richland County	South Carolina	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	179,668, 100%	2,031,997	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	996, 0.55%, see rank	1.05%	1.96%
Construction	7,460, 4.15%, see rank	6.51%	6.17%
Manufacturing	12,677, 7.06%, see rank	13.68%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	3,945, 2.20%, see rank	2.70%	2.75%
Retail Trade	20,645, 11.49%, see rank	12.18%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	6,886, 3.83%, see rank	4.61%	4.93%
Information	4,096, 2.28%, see rank	1.80%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	15,456, 8.60%, see rank	5.77%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	17,861, 9.94%, see rank	9.52%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	44,639, 24.85%, see rank	21.73%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	20,447, 11.38%, see rank	10.45%	9.49%
Public Administration	15,750, 8.77%, see rank	5.03%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	8,810, 4.90%, see rank	4.95%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Richland County	%	South Carolina	U.S.
Population in Poverty	62,675	17.24%, see rank	18.32%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	10,768	12.21%, see rank	13.89%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.