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Wellford, SC Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Wellford is $16,639, which is lower than the state average of $24,222 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Wellford median household income is $32,434, which has grown by 0.02% 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 Wellford residents spend 21.6 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, #250

Wellford, SC	16,639 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

Wellford, SC	22,862 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

Wellford, SC	26,140 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

Wellford, SC	20,625 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, #217

Wellford, SC	32,434 USD
South Carolina	45,033 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Wellford, SC	41,957 USD
South Carolina	61,196 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #272

Wellford, SC	0.02%
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

	Wellford, SC		South Carolina		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	10.65%	$8,459, see rank	17.72%	$16,178	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	35.70%	$18,598, see rank	33.28%	$17,816	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.37%	$859, see rank	1.59%	$3,088	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	15.59%	$19,731, 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

Wellford, SC	36,406 USD
South Carolina	55,506 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Wellford, SC	46,281 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

	Wellford, SC	South Carolina	U.S.
White	$36,048, see rank	$52,089	$56,900
Black	$31,008, see rank	$29,971	$35,600
Hispanic	$27,500, see rank	$36,646	$42,396
One Race, Other	$25,192, see rank	$34,798	$40,300

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Wellford, SC	South Carolina	U.S.
less than 25	$33,194, see rank	$22,083	$25,788
25 to 44	$39,375, see rank	$48,649	$58,398
45 to 64	$30,536, see rank	$52,814	$65,027
65 or over	$26,250, see rank	$35,552	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Wellford, SC	South Carolina	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	1,984, see rank	3,768,421	248,775,628
Male¹	1,031, 51.97%, see rank	48.08%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	573, 55.58%, see rank	65.98%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.46%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	573, 55.58%, see rank	64.52%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	473, 82.55%, see rank	89.22%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	100, 17.45%, see rank	10.78%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	458, 44.42%, see rank	34.02%	30.72%
Female¹	953, 48.03%, see rank	51.92%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	578, 60.65%, see rank	56.78%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.30%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	578, 60.65%, see rank	56.49%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	516, 89.27%, see rank	89.49%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	62, 10.73%, see rank	10.51%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	375, 39.35%, 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

	Wellford, SC	South Carolina	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	963, 100%	2,022,019	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	831, 86.29%, see rank	82.69%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	112, 11.63%, see rank	9.32%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.61%	5.06%
Walked	10, 1.04%, see rank	2.10%	2.78%
Other Means	3, 0.31%, see rank	1.66%	1.79%
Worked at Home	7, 0.73%, see rank	3.61%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Wellford, SC	21.6 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

	Wellford, SC	South Carolina	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	989	2,031,997	143,435,233
Male¹	473, 47.83%, see rank	51.32%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	77, 16.28%, see rank	28.29%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	72, 15.22%, see rank	16.00%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	34, 7.19%, see rank	17.17%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	37, 7.82%, see rank	0.89%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	38, 8.03%, see rank	9.53%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	180, 38.05%, see rank	21.15%	17.94%
Female¹	516, 52.17%, see rank	48.68%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	89, 17.25%, see rank	37.16%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	172, 33.33%, see rank	21.23%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	185, 35.85%, 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	70, 13.57%, 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

	Wellford, SC	South Carolina	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	989, 100%	2,031,997	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	54, 5.46%, see rank	1.05%	1.96%
Construction	54, 5.46%, see rank	6.51%	6.17%
Manufacturing	210, 21.23%, see rank	13.68%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	34, 3.44%, see rank	2.70%	2.75%
Retail Trade	113, 11.43%, see rank	12.18%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	59, 5.97%, see rank	4.61%	4.93%
Information	19, 1.92%, see rank	1.80%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	14, 1.42%, see rank	5.77%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	40, 4.04%, see rank	9.52%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	178, 18.00%, see rank	21.73%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	152, 15.37%, see rank	10.45%	9.49%
Public Administration	19, 1.92%, see rank	5.03%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	43, 4.35%, see rank	4.95%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Wellford, SC	%	South Carolina	U.S.
Population in Poverty	619	25.36%, see rank	18.32%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	117	18.66%, see rank	13.89%	11.47%

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