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Folly Beach, SC Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Folly Beach is $54,142, which is much higher than the state average of $24,222 and is much higher than the national average of $28,555. Folly Beach median household income is $90,565, which has grown by 92.96% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 21.44% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Folly Beach residents spend 18.5 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, #9

Folly Beach, SC	54,142 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

Folly Beach, SC	42,413 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

Folly Beach, SC	55,316 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

Folly Beach, SC	27,311 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, #11

Folly Beach, SC	90,565 USD
South Carolina	45,033 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Folly Beach, SC	109,591 USD
South Carolina	61,196 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #9

Folly Beach, SC	92.96%
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

	Folly Beach, SC		South Carolina		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	32.21%	$13,653, see rank	17.72%	$16,178	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	23.51%	$18,455, see rank	33.28%	$17,816	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	-0.08%	$0, see rank	1.59%	$3,088	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	17.71%	$39,032, 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

Folly Beach, SC	109,323 USD
South Carolina	55,506 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Folly Beach, SC	148,173 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

	Folly Beach, SC	South Carolina	U.S.
White	$91,210, see rank	$52,089	$56,900

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Folly Beach, SC	South Carolina	U.S.
25 to 44	$70,843, see rank	$48,649	$58,398
45 to 64	$98,268, see rank	$52,814	$65,027
65 or over	$93,281, see rank	$35,552	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Folly Beach, SC	South Carolina	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	2,483, see rank	3,768,421	248,775,628
Male¹	1,299, 52.32%, see rank	48.08%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	1,046, 80.52%, see rank	65.98%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.46%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	1,046, 80.52%, see rank	64.52%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	1,009, 96.46%, see rank	89.22%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	37, 3.54%, see rank	10.78%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	253, 19.48%, see rank	34.02%	30.72%
Female¹	1,184, 47.68%, see rank	51.92%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	900, 76.01%, see rank	56.78%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.30%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	900, 76.01%, see rank	56.49%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	879, 97.67%, see rank	89.49%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	21, 2.33%, see rank	10.51%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	284, 23.99%, 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

	Folly Beach, SC	South Carolina	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	1,888, 100%	2,022,019	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	1,181, 62.55%, see rank	82.69%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	47, 2.49%, see rank	9.32%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.61%	5.06%
Walked	276, 14.62%, see rank	2.10%	2.78%
Other Means	140, 7.42%, see rank	1.66%	1.79%
Worked at Home	244, 12.92%, see rank	3.61%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Folly Beach, SC	18.5 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

	Folly Beach, SC	South Carolina	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,888	2,031,997	143,435,233
Male¹	1,009, 53.44%, see rank	51.32%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	483, 47.87%, see rank	28.29%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	286, 28.34%, see rank	16.00%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	122, 12.09%, see rank	17.17%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.89%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	99, 9.81%, see rank	9.53%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	19, 1.88%, see rank	21.15%	17.94%
Female¹	879, 46.56%, see rank	48.68%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	368, 41.87%, see rank	37.16%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	291, 33.11%, see rank	21.23%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	201, 22.87%, see rank	33.23%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.19%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.33%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	0, 0.00%, 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

	Folly Beach, SC	South Carolina	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,888, 100%	2,031,997	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.05%	1.96%
Construction	99, 5.24%, see rank	6.51%	6.17%
Manufacturing	51, 2.70%, see rank	13.68%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	29, 1.54%, see rank	2.70%	2.75%
Retail Trade	148, 7.84%, see rank	12.18%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	0, 0.00%, see rank	4.61%	4.93%
Information	18, 0.95%, see rank	1.80%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	146, 7.73%, see rank	5.77%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	384, 20.34%, see rank	9.52%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	356, 18.86%, see rank	21.73%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	545, 28.87%, see rank	10.45%	9.49%
Public Administration	29, 1.54%, see rank	5.03%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	83, 4.40%, see rank	4.95%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Folly Beach, SC	%	South Carolina	U.S.
Population in Poverty	325	12.13%, see rank	18.32%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	46	6.68%, see rank	13.89%	11.47%

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