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Ridge Spring, SC Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Ridge Spring is $15,092, which is much lower than the state average of $24,222 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Ridge Spring median household income is $29,750, which has grown by 14.50% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 21.44% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Ridge Spring residents spend 25.1 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 23.5 minutes and is about the same as 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, #301

Ridge Spring, SC	15,092 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

Ridge Spring, SC	17,708 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

Ridge Spring, SC	23,942 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

Ridge Spring, SC	15,398 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, #251

Ridge Spring, SC	29,750 USD
South Carolina	45,033 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Ridge Spring, SC	37,455 USD
South Carolina	61,196 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #169

Ridge Spring, SC	14.50%
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

	Ridge Spring, SC		South Carolina		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	13.61%	$6,315, see rank	17.72%	$16,178	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	57.14%	$14,827, see rank	33.28%	$17,816	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	0.34%	$6,200, see rank	1.59%	$3,088	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	17.69%	$16,056, 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

Ridge Spring, SC	39,808 USD
South Carolina	55,506 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Ridge Spring, SC	51,152 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

	Ridge Spring, SC	South Carolina	U.S.
White	$37,500, see rank	$52,089	$56,900
Black	$24,773, see rank	$29,971	$35,600

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Ridge Spring, SC	South Carolina	U.S.
less than 25	$31,563, see rank	$22,083	$25,788
25 to 44	$25,625, see rank	$48,649	$58,398
45 to 64	$37,750, see rank	$52,814	$65,027
65 or over	$24,808, see rank	$35,552	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Ridge Spring, SC	South Carolina	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	635, see rank	3,768,421	248,775,628
Male¹	263, 41.42%, see rank	48.08%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	161, 61.22%, see rank	65.98%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.46%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	161, 61.22%, see rank	64.52%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	142, 88.20%, see rank	89.22%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	19, 11.80%, see rank	10.78%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	102, 38.78%, see rank	34.02%	30.72%
Female¹	372, 58.58%, see rank	51.92%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	165, 44.35%, see rank	56.78%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.30%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	165, 44.35%, see rank	56.49%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	158, 95.76%, see rank	89.49%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	7, 4.24%, see rank	10.51%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	207, 55.65%, 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

	Ridge Spring, SC	South Carolina	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	299, 100%	2,022,019	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	249, 83.28%, see rank	82.69%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	31, 10.37%, see rank	9.32%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.61%	5.06%
Walked	9, 3.01%, see rank	2.10%	2.78%
Other Means	7, 2.34%, see rank	1.66%	1.79%
Worked at Home	3, 1.00%, see rank	3.61%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Ridge Spring, SC	25.1 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

	Ridge Spring, SC	South Carolina	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	300	2,031,997	143,435,233
Male¹	142, 47.33%, see rank	51.32%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	11, 7.75%, see rank	28.29%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	26, 18.31%, see rank	16.00%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	16, 11.27%, 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	16, 11.27%, see rank	9.53%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	63, 44.37%, see rank	21.15%	17.94%
Female¹	158, 52.67%, see rank	48.68%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	37, 23.42%, see rank	37.16%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	37, 23.42%, see rank	21.23%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	74, 46.84%, see rank	33.23%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	5, 3.16%, 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	5, 3.16%, 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

	Ridge Spring, SC	South Carolina	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	300, 100%	2,031,997	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	11, 3.67%, see rank	1.05%	1.96%
Construction	17, 5.67%, see rank	6.51%	6.17%
Manufacturing	43, 14.33%, see rank	13.68%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	5, 1.67%, see rank	2.70%	2.75%
Retail Trade	85, 28.33%, see rank	12.18%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	0, 0.00%, see rank	4.61%	4.93%
Information	7, 2.33%, see rank	1.80%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	13, 4.33%, see rank	5.77%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	23, 7.67%, see rank	9.52%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	52, 17.33%, see rank	21.73%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	6, 2.00%, see rank	10.45%	9.49%
Public Administration	25, 8.33%, see rank	5.03%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	13, 4.33%, see rank	4.95%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Ridge Spring, SC	%	South Carolina	U.S.
Population in Poverty	177	22.26%, see rank	18.32%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	20	11.90%, see rank	13.89%	11.47%

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