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Chester Micro Area Income and Careers

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As of 2008-2012, the per capita income of Chester Area is $17,927, which is lower than the state average of $23,906 and is much lower than the national average of $28,051. Chester Area median household income is $32,718. On average Chester Area residents spend 29.7 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 23.2 minutes and is higher than the national average of 25.4 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, #874

Chester Area	17,927 USD
South Carolina	23,906 USD
U.S.	28,051 USD

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Chester Area	25,263 USD
South Carolina	26,787 USD
U.S.	30,376 USD

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Chester Area	31,208 USD
South Carolina	31,690 USD
U.S.	35,771 USD

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Chester Area	20,908 USD
South Carolina	22,355 USD
U.S.	25,299 USD

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #891

Chester Area	32,718 USD
South Carolina	44,623 USD
U.S.	53,046 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Chester Area	45,276 USD
South Carolina	60,416 USD
U.S.	73,034 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Chester Area	2.36%
South Carolina	21.44%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Chester Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The South Carolina and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

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

	Chester Area		South Carolina		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	13.27%	$13,214, see rank	18.32%	$15,560	22.39%	$16,134
Social Security Income	39.20%	$14,830, see rank	32.04%	$16,714	28.34%	$16,727
Public Assistance Income	2.37%	$3,126, see rank	1.77%	$3,189	2.72%	$3,807
Retirement Income	17.44%	$14,141, see rank	19.91%	$21,904	17.61%	$23,126

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

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Chester Area	42,032 USD
South Carolina	55,058 USD
U.S.	64,585 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Chester Area	50,753 USD
South Carolina	70,863 USD
U.S.	85,065 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 2008-2012 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Chester Area	South Carolina	U.S.
White	$37,175, see rank	$51,830	$56,203
Black	$24,208, see rank	$29,676	$35,564
Hispanic	$25,984, see rank	$36,190	$41,994
Asian	$72,889, see rank	$54,282	$71,709
American Indian, Alaska Native	$41,875, see rank	$32,673	$37,469
One Race, Other	$2,499, see rank	$35,466	$40,405
Two or More Races	$27,442, see rank	$37,885	$46,787

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Chester Area	South Carolina	U.S.
less than 25	$30,427, see rank	$22,851	$25,955
25 to 44	$34,331, see rank	$48,635	$58,073
45 to 64	$43,245, see rank	$52,501	$64,486
65 or over	$23,972, see rank	$33,831	$36,181

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Chester Area	South Carolina	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	26,049, see rank	3,675,075	243,810,053
Male¹	12,354, 47.43%, see rank	48.05%	48.65%
Male, In Labor Force:²	7,802, 63.15%, see rank	67.02%	70.20%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.71%	0.82%
Male, Civilian²	7,802, 63.15%, see rank	65.31%	69.38%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	6,527, 83.66%, see rank	88.68%	90.27%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,275, 16.34%, see rank	11.32%	9.73%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	4,552, 36.85%, see rank	32.98%	29.80%
Female¹	13,695, 52.57%, see rank	51.95%	51.35%
Female, In Labor Force:²	6,952, 50.76%, see rank	57.46%	59.43%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.33%	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	6,952, 50.76%, see rank	57.14%	59.30%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	5,909, 85.00%, see rank	89.16%	91.21%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,043, 15.00%, see rank	10.84%	8.79%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	6,743, 49.24%, see rank	42.54%	40.57%

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 2008-2012 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Chester Area	South Carolina	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	12,203, 100%	1,988,444	139,893,639
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	10,167, 83.32%, see rank	82.19%	76.14%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	1,371, 11.23%, see rank	9.91%	10.03%
Public Transportation	100, 0.82%, see rank	0.60%	4.98%
Walked	203, 1.66%, see rank	2.03%	2.82%
Other Means	185, 1.52%, see rank	1.62%	1.76%
Worked at Home	177, 1.45%, see rank	3.65%	4.27%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Chester Area	29.7 minutes
South Carolina	23.2 minutes
U.S.	25.4 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 2008-2012 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Chester Area	South Carolina	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	12,436	1,995,222	141,996,548
Male¹	6,527, 52.48%, see rank	51.25%	52.32%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,169, 17.91%, see rank	28.28%	32.75%
Service Occupations²	595, 9.12%, see rank	15.25%	14.76%
Sales and Office Occupations²	944, 14.46%, see rank	17.03%	17.65%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	24, 0.37%, see rank	0.87%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	656, 10.05%, see rank	10.19%	9.75%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	2,444, 37.44%, see rank	20.88%	17.87%
Female¹	5,909, 47.52%, see rank	48.75%	47.68%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,513, 25.61%, see rank	36.54%	39.35%
Service Occupations²	1,338, 22.64%, see rank	20.96%	21.19%
Sales and Office Occupations²	2,130, 36.05%, see rank	33.85%	32.82%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	45, 0.76%, see rank	0.16%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	33, 0.56%, see rank	0.35%	0.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	811, 13.72%, see rank	7.79%	5.77%

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

Industry

	Chester Area	South Carolina	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	12,436, 100%	1,995,222	141,996,548
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	203, 1.63%, see rank	1.04%	1.90%
Construction	801, 6.44%, see rank	7.11%	6.49%
Manufacturing	2,760, 22.19%, see rank	13.65%	10.62%
Wholesale Trade	514, 4.13%, see rank	2.72%	2.83%
Retail Trade	1,518, 12.21%, see rank	12.09%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	907, 7.29%, see rank	4.69%	5.00%
Information	209, 1.68%, see rank	1.78%	2.21%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	620, 4.99%, see rank	5.98%	6.74%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	641, 5.15%, see rank	9.32%	10.66%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	2,238, 18.00%, see rank	21.57%	22.90%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	810, 6.51%, see rank	10.02%	9.18%
Public Administration	614, 4.94%, see rank	5.05%	4.94%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	601, 4.83%, see rank	4.98%	4.95%

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Chester Area	%	South Carolina	U.S.
Population in Poverty	7,814	24.02%, see rank	17.55%	14.88%
Family in Poverty	1,758	20.52%, see rank	13.22%	10.92%

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical poverty level data.