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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Simpsonville is $27,599, which is higher than the state average of $24,222 and is about the same as the national average of $28,555. Simpsonville median household income is $55,910, which has grown by 18.40% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 21.44% and is lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Simpsonville residents spend 21.3 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, #53

Simpsonville, SC	27,599 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

Simpsonville, SC	32,080 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

Simpsonville, SC	36,664 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

Simpsonville, SC	25,277 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, #49

Simpsonville, SC	55,910 USD
South Carolina	45,033 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Simpsonville, SC	67,739 USD
South Carolina	61,196 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #156

Simpsonville, SC	18.40%
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

	Simpsonville, SC		South Carolina		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	17.53%	$6,356, see rank	17.72%	$16,178	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	20.93%	$19,130, see rank	33.28%	$17,816	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.43%	$3,022, see rank	1.59%	$3,088	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	15.45%	$18,623, 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

Simpsonville, SC	66,375 USD
South Carolina	55,506 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Simpsonville, SC	75,114 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

	Simpsonville, SC	South Carolina	U.S.
White	$56,713, see rank	$52,089	$56,900
Black	$56,845, see rank	$29,971	$35,600
Hispanic	$33,590, see rank	$36,646	$42,396
Asian	$43,029, see rank	$54,865	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$32,273, see rank	$31,972	$37,170
One Race, Other	$42,279, see rank	$34,798	$40,300

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Simpsonville, SC	South Carolina	U.S.
less than 25	$39,018, see rank	$22,083	$25,788
25 to 44	$52,803, see rank	$48,649	$58,398
45 to 64	$71,719, see rank	$52,814	$65,027
65 or over	$38,188, see rank	$35,552	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Simpsonville, SC	South Carolina	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	15,475, see rank	3,768,421	248,775,628
Male¹	7,549, 48.78%, see rank	48.08%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	6,053, 80.18%, see rank	65.98%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	3, 0.04%, see rank	1.46%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	6,050, 80.14%, see rank	64.52%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	5,758, 95.17%, see rank	89.22%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	292, 4.83%, see rank	10.78%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	1,496, 19.82%, see rank	34.02%	30.72%
Female¹	7,926, 51.22%, see rank	51.92%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	5,201, 65.62%, see rank	56.78%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.30%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	5,201, 65.62%, see rank	56.49%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	4,778, 91.87%, see rank	89.49%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	423, 8.13%, see rank	10.51%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	2,725, 34.38%, 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

	Simpsonville, SC	South Carolina	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	10,372, 100%	2,022,019	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	9,109, 87.82%, see rank	82.69%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	927, 8.94%, see rank	9.32%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.61%	5.06%
Walked	27, 0.26%, see rank	2.10%	2.78%
Other Means	118, 1.14%, see rank	1.66%	1.79%
Worked at Home	191, 1.84%, see rank	3.61%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Simpsonville, SC	21.3 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

	Simpsonville, SC	South Carolina	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	10,536	2,031,997	143,435,233
Male¹	5,758, 54.65%, see rank	51.32%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,897, 32.95%, see rank	28.29%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	559, 9.71%, see rank	16.00%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	996, 17.30%, 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	352, 6.11%, see rank	9.53%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,642, 28.52%, see rank	21.15%	17.94%
Female¹	4,778, 45.35%, see rank	48.68%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,727, 36.14%, see rank	37.16%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	811, 16.97%, see rank	21.23%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,585, 33.17%, 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	20, 0.42%, see rank	0.33%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	635, 13.29%, 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

	Simpsonville, SC	South Carolina	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	10,536, 100%	2,031,997	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	160, 1.52%, see rank	1.05%	1.96%
Construction	468, 4.44%, see rank	6.51%	6.17%
Manufacturing	2,542, 24.13%, see rank	13.68%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	370, 3.51%, see rank	2.70%	2.75%
Retail Trade	1,494, 14.18%, see rank	12.18%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	328, 3.11%, see rank	4.61%	4.93%
Information	142, 1.35%, see rank	1.80%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	412, 3.91%, see rank	5.77%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	1,097, 10.41%, see rank	9.52%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	1,700, 16.14%, see rank	21.73%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	930, 8.83%, see rank	10.45%	9.49%
Public Administration	293, 2.78%, see rank	5.03%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	600, 5.69%, see rank	4.95%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Simpsonville, SC	%	South Carolina	U.S.
Population in Poverty	1,496	7.83%, see rank	18.32%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	238	4.59%, see rank	13.89%	11.47%

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