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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Kiawah Island is $111,448, which is much higher than the state average of $24,222 and is much higher than the national average of $28,555. Kiawah Island median household income is $132,083, which has grown by 73.53% 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 Kiawah Island residents spend 23.9 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as 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, #2

Kiawah Island, SC	111,448 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

Kiawah Island, SC	25,750 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

Kiawah Island, SC	65,729 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

Kiawah Island, SC	7,250 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, #1

Kiawah Island, SC	132,083 USD
South Carolina	45,033 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Kiawah Island, SC	206,843 USD
South Carolina	61,196 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #23

Kiawah Island, SC	73.53%
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

	Kiawah Island, SC		South Carolina		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	76.27%	$103,770, see rank	17.72%	$16,178	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	65.40%	$27,957, see rank	33.28%	$17,816	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	-0.14%	$0, see rank	1.59%	$3,088	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	44.35%	$79,949, 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

Kiawah Island, SC	146,103 USD
South Carolina	55,506 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Kiawah Island, SC	235,021 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

	Kiawah Island, SC	South Carolina	U.S.
White	$131,250, see rank	$52,089	$56,900

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Kiawah Island, SC	South Carolina	U.S.
25 to 44	$66,406, see rank	$48,649	$58,398
45 to 64	$136,250, see rank	$52,814	$65,027
65 or over	$136,250, see rank	$35,552	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Kiawah Island, SC	South Carolina	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	1,294, see rank	3,768,421	248,775,628
Male¹	648, 50.08%, see rank	48.08%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	232, 35.80%, see rank	65.98%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.46%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	232, 35.80%, see rank	64.52%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	232, 100.00%, see rank	89.22%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	0, 0.00%, see rank	10.78%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	416, 64.20%, see rank	34.02%	30.72%
Female¹	646, 49.92%, see rank	51.92%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	146, 22.60%, see rank	56.78%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.30%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	146, 22.60%, see rank	56.49%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	141, 96.58%, see rank	89.49%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	5, 3.42%, see rank	10.51%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	500, 77.40%, 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

	Kiawah Island, SC	South Carolina	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	360, 100%	2,022,019	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	265, 73.61%, see rank	82.69%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	1, 0.28%, see rank	9.32%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.61%	5.06%
Walked	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.10%	2.78%
Other Means	16, 4.44%, see rank	1.66%	1.79%
Worked at Home	78, 21.67%, see rank	3.61%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Kiawah Island, SC	23.9 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

	Kiawah Island, SC	South Carolina	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	373	2,031,997	143,435,233
Male¹	232, 62.20%, see rank	51.32%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	151, 65.09%, see rank	28.29%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	50, 21.55%, see rank	16.00%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	31, 13.36%, 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	0, 0.00%, see rank	9.53%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	21.15%	17.94%
Female¹	141, 37.80%, see rank	48.68%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	61, 43.26%, see rank	37.16%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	21.23%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	74, 52.48%, 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	6, 4.26%, 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

	Kiawah Island, SC	South Carolina	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	373, 100%	2,031,997	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.05%	1.96%
Construction	11, 2.95%, see rank	6.51%	6.17%
Manufacturing	12, 3.22%, see rank	13.68%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	19, 5.09%, see rank	2.70%	2.75%
Retail Trade	28, 7.51%, see rank	12.18%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	0, 0.00%, see rank	4.61%	4.93%
Information	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.80%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	58, 15.55%, see rank	5.77%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	74, 19.84%, see rank	9.52%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	83, 22.25%, see rank	21.73%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	84, 22.52%, see rank	10.45%	9.49%
Public Administration	0, 0.00%, see rank	5.03%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	4, 1.07%, see rank	4.95%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Kiawah Island, SC	%	South Carolina	U.S.
Population in Poverty	130	9.92%, see rank	18.32%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	38	6.97%, see rank	13.89%	11.47%

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