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As of 2006-2010, the per capita income of Fairfield County is $18,877, which is lower than the state average of $23,443 and is lower than the national average of $27,334. Fairfield County median household income is $32,022, which has grown by 5.42% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 13.31% and is much lower than the national average rate of 19.17%. On average Fairfield County residents spend 27.7 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 23.0 minutes and is higher than the national average of 25.3 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, #26

Fairfield County	18,877 USD
South Carolina	23,443 USD
U.S.	27,334 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Fairfield County	26,692 USD
South Carolina	26,226 USD
U.S.	29,701 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Fairfield County	32,098 USD
South Carolina	31,323 USD
U.S.	35,201 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Fairfield County	23,519 USD
South Carolina	21,709 USD
U.S.	24,139 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #40

Fairfield County	32,022 USD
South Carolina	43,939 USD
U.S.	51,914 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Fairfield County	44,657 USD
South Carolina	58,941 USD
U.S.	70,883 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #38

Fairfield County	5.42%
South Carolina	13.31%
U.S.	19.17%

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

	Fairfield County		South Carolina		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	12.75%	$5,364, see rank	19.23%	$14,705	24.21%	$15,308
Social Security Income	34.23%	$13,470, see rank	30.41%	$15,366	27.48%	$15,495
Public Assistance Income	1.80%	$1,713, see rank	1.65%	$2,951	2.47%	$3,553
Retirement Income	19.67%	$16,376, see rank	19.66%	$20,272	17.51%	$21,489

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

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Fairfield County	40,849 USD
South Carolina	54,223 USD
U.S.	62,982 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Fairfield County	54,903 USD
South Carolina	69,172 USD
U.S.	82,446 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 2006-2010 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Fairfield County	South Carolina	U.S.
White	$45,578, see rank	$51,141	$54,999
Black	$24,656, see rank	$28,899	$35,194
Hispanic	$2,499, see rank	$35,843	$41,534

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Fairfield County	South Carolina	U.S.
less than 25	$23,529, see rank	$23,327	$26,465
25 to 44	$33,321, see rank	$48,181	$57,132
45 to 64	$39,142, see rank	$52,047	$63,398
65 or over	$24,082, see rank	$31,454	$33,906

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Fairfield County	%	South Carolina	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	19,015	see rank	3,567,959	238,733,844
Male¹	9,037	47.53%, see rank	48.03%	48.60%
Male, In Labor Force:²	5,164	57.14%, see rank	68.21%	70.92%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0	0.00%, see rank	1.72%	0.83%
Male, Civilian²	5,164	57.14%, see rank	66.49%	70.09%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	4,554	88.19%, see rank	90.73%	91.78%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	610	11.81%, see rank	9.27%	8.22%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	3,873	42.86%, see rank	31.79%	29.08%
Female¹	9,978	52.47%, see rank	51.97%	51.40%
Female, In Labor Force:²	5,507	55.19%, see rank	57.96%	59.40%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.42%	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	5,507	55.19%, see rank	57.54%	59.26%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	5,209	94.59%, see rank	90.76%	92.41%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	298	5.41%, see rank	9.24%	7.59%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	4,471	44.81%, see rank	42.04%	40.60%

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 2006-2010 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Fairfield County	%	South Carolina	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	9,513	100%	1,989,319	139,255,035
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	8,183	86.02%, see rank	81.57%	76.00%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	910	9.57%, see rank	10.57%	10.35%
Public Transportation	15	0.16%, see rank	0.64%	4.94%
Walked	68	0.71%, see rank	1.86%	2.85%
Other Means	115	1.21%, see rank	1.59%	1.72%
Worked at Home	222	2.33%, see rank	3.77%	4.14%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Fairfield County	27.7 minutes
South Carolina	23.0 minutes
U.S.	25.3 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 2006-2010 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Fairfield County	%	South Carolina	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	9,763	-	2,002,289	141,833,331
Male¹	4,554	46.65%, see rank	51.64%	52.63%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,108	24.33%, see rank	27.77%	32.27%
Service Occupations²	679	14.91%, see rank	14.14%	14.06%
Sales and Office Occupations²	581	12.76%, see rank	16.93%	17.76%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	45	0.99%, see rank	0.85%	1.08%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	511	11.22%, see rank	11.45%	10.60%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,258	27.62%, see rank	21.13%	18.08%
Female¹	5,209	53.35%, see rank	48.36%	47.37%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,676	32.18%, see rank	36.09%	38.62%
Service Occupations²	1,168	22.42%, see rank	20.44%	20.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,500	28.80%, see rank	34.28%	33.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.19%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	41	0.79%, see rank	0.42%	0.34%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	746	14.32%, see rank	8.23%	6.07%

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

Industry

	Fairfield County	%	South Carolina	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	9,763	100%	2,002,289	141,833,331
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	85	0.87%, see rank	1.03%	1.86%
Construction	769	7.88%, see rank	8.07%	7.13%
Manufacturing	1,711	17.53%, see rank	14.03%	10.99%
Wholesale Trade	256	2.62%, see rank	2.90%	3.06%
Retail Trade	811	8.31%, see rank	12.04%	11.49%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	726	7.44%, see rank	4.86%	5.07%
Information	148	1.52%, see rank	1.79%	2.38%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	595	6.09%, see rank	6.13%	7.00%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	867	8.88%, see rank	9.03%	10.42%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	1,836	18.81%, see rank	20.85%	22.05%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	635	6.50%, see rank	9.58%	8.86%
Public Administration	961	9.84%, see rank	4.86%	4.84%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	363	3.72%, see rank	4.85%	4.86%

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Fairfield County	%	South Carolina	U.S.
Population in Poverty	5,346	22.70%, see rank	16.40%	13.82%
Family in Poverty	912	15.82%, see rank	12.30%	10.08%

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical poverty level data.