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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Saluda is $13,853, which is much lower than the state average of $24,222 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Saluda median household income is $20,449, which has shrunk by 24.16% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 21.44% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Saluda residents spend 30.5 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 23.5 minutes and is higher 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, #336

Saluda, SC	13,853 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

Saluda, SC	18,406 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

Saluda, SC	19,633 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

Saluda, SC	15,225 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, #370

Saluda, SC	20,449 USD
South Carolina	45,033 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Saluda, SC	35,025 USD
South Carolina	61,196 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #346

Saluda, SC		-24.16%
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

	Saluda, SC		South Carolina		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	12.51%	$13,244, see rank	17.72%	$16,178	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	40.33%	$12,070, see rank	33.28%	$17,816	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	0.91%	$809, see rank	1.59%	$3,088	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	18.27%	$12,489, 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

Saluda, SC	25,806 USD
South Carolina	55,506 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Saluda, SC	39,341 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

	Saluda, SC	South Carolina	U.S.
White	$36,875, see rank	$52,089	$56,900
Black	$10,750, see rank	$29,971	$35,600
Hispanic	$27,315, see rank	$36,646	$42,396
One Race, Other	$26,343, see rank	$34,798	$40,300
Two or More Races	$120,000, see rank	$38,191	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Saluda, SC	South Carolina	U.S.
25 to 44	$18,112, see rank	$48,649	$58,398
45 to 64	$41,563, see rank	$52,814	$65,027
65 or over	$17,122, see rank	$35,552	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Saluda, SC	South Carolina	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	2,704, see rank	3,768,421	248,775,628
Male¹	1,357, 50.18%, see rank	48.08%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	918, 67.65%, see rank	65.98%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.46%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	918, 67.65%, see rank	64.52%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	821, 89.43%, see rank	89.22%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	97, 10.57%, see rank	10.78%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	439, 32.35%, see rank	34.02%	30.72%
Female¹	1,347, 49.82%, see rank	51.92%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	585, 43.43%, see rank	56.78%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.30%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	585, 43.43%, see rank	56.49%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	528, 90.26%, see rank	89.49%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	57, 9.74%, see rank	10.51%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	762, 56.57%, 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

	Saluda, SC	South Carolina	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	1,317, 100%	2,022,019	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	846, 64.24%, see rank	82.69%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	323, 24.53%, see rank	9.32%	9.59%
Public Transportation	13, 0.99%, see rank	0.61%	5.06%
Walked	9, 0.68%, see rank	2.10%	2.78%
Other Means	31, 2.35%, see rank	1.66%	1.79%
Worked at Home	95, 7.21%, see rank	3.61%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Saluda, SC	30.5 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

	Saluda, SC	South Carolina	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,349	2,031,997	143,435,233
Male¹	821, 60.86%, see rank	51.32%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	64, 7.80%, see rank	28.29%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	94, 11.45%, see rank	16.00%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	40, 4.87%, see rank	17.17%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	68, 8.28%, see rank	0.89%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	58, 7.06%, see rank	9.53%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	335, 40.80%, see rank	21.15%	17.94%
Female¹	528, 39.14%, see rank	48.68%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	98, 18.56%, see rank	37.16%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	110, 20.83%, see rank	21.23%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	271, 51.33%, 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	49, 9.28%, 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

	Saluda, SC	South Carolina	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,349, 100%	2,031,997	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	98, 7.26%, see rank	1.05%	1.96%
Construction	58, 4.30%, see rank	6.51%	6.17%
Manufacturing	234, 17.35%, see rank	13.68%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	90, 6.67%, see rank	2.70%	2.75%
Retail Trade	155, 11.49%, see rank	12.18%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	75, 5.56%, see rank	4.61%	4.93%
Information	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.80%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	136, 10.08%, see rank	5.77%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	76, 5.63%, see rank	9.52%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	217, 16.09%, see rank	21.73%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	56, 4.15%, see rank	10.45%	9.49%
Public Administration	13, 0.96%, see rank	5.03%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	141, 10.45%, see rank	4.95%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Saluda, SC	%	South Carolina	U.S.
Population in Poverty	1,405	39.47%, see rank	18.32%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	320	39.60%, see rank	13.89%	11.47%

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