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Tega Cay, SC Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Tega Cay is $44,179, which is much higher than the state average of $24,222 and is much higher than the national average of $28,555. Tega Cay median household income is $114,294, which has grown by 42.46% 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 Tega Cay 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, #15

Tega Cay, SC	44,179 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

Tega Cay, SC	67,105 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

Tega Cay, SC	83,750 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

Tega Cay, SC	52,971 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, #2

Tega Cay, SC	114,294 USD
South Carolina	45,033 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Tega Cay, SC	129,411 USD
South Carolina	61,196 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #52

Tega Cay, SC	42.46%
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

	Tega Cay, SC		South Carolina		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	26.97%	$6,045, see rank	17.72%	$16,178	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	19.45%	$21,318, see rank	33.28%	$17,816	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	0.53%	$987, see rank	1.59%	$3,088	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	13.13%	$23,043, 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

Tega Cay, SC	117,025 USD
South Carolina	55,506 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Tega Cay, SC	133,214 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

	Tega Cay, SC	South Carolina	U.S.
White	$114,556, see rank	$52,089	$56,900
Black	$81,912, see rank	$29,971	$35,600
Hispanic	$76,080, see rank	$36,646	$42,396

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Tega Cay, SC	South Carolina	U.S.
25 to 44	$114,889, see rank	$48,649	$58,398
45 to 64	$124,934, see rank	$52,814	$65,027
65 or over	$56,989, see rank	$35,552	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Tega Cay, SC	South Carolina	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	6,049, see rank	3,768,421	248,775,628
Male¹	3,173, 52.45%, see rank	48.08%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	2,399, 75.61%, see rank	65.98%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	7, 0.22%, see rank	1.46%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	2,392, 75.39%, see rank	64.52%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	2,173, 90.84%, see rank	89.22%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	219, 9.16%, see rank	10.78%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	774, 24.39%, see rank	34.02%	30.72%
Female¹	2,876, 47.55%, see rank	51.92%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	1,723, 59.91%, see rank	56.78%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.30%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	1,723, 59.91%, see rank	56.49%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	1,659, 96.29%, see rank	89.49%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	64, 3.71%, see rank	10.51%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	1,153, 40.09%, 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

	Tega Cay, SC	South Carolina	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	3,821, 100%	2,022,019	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	3,236, 84.69%, see rank	82.69%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	200, 5.23%, see rank	9.32%	9.59%
Public Transportation	43, 1.13%, see rank	0.61%	5.06%
Walked	13, 0.34%, see rank	2.10%	2.78%
Other Means	67, 1.75%, see rank	1.66%	1.79%
Worked at Home	262, 6.86%, see rank	3.61%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Tega Cay, 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

	Tega Cay, SC	South Carolina	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	3,832	2,031,997	143,435,233
Male¹	2,173, 56.71%, see rank	51.32%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,328, 61.11%, see rank	28.29%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	104, 4.79%, see rank	16.00%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	586, 26.97%, 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	18, 0.83%, see rank	9.53%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	109, 5.02%, see rank	21.15%	17.94%
Female¹	1,659, 43.29%, see rank	48.68%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,172, 70.64%, see rank	37.16%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	100, 6.03%, see rank	21.23%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	369, 22.24%, 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	18, 1.08%, 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

	Tega Cay, SC	South Carolina	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	3,832, 100%	2,031,997	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.05%	1.96%
Construction	194, 5.06%, see rank	6.51%	6.17%
Manufacturing	430, 11.22%, see rank	13.68%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	179, 4.67%, see rank	2.70%	2.75%
Retail Trade	316, 8.25%, see rank	12.18%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	90, 2.35%, see rank	4.61%	4.93%
Information	244, 6.37%, see rank	1.80%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	870, 22.70%, see rank	5.77%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	366, 9.55%, see rank	9.52%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	673, 17.56%, see rank	21.73%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	281, 7.33%, see rank	10.45%	9.49%
Public Administration	84, 2.19%, see rank	5.03%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	105, 2.74%, see rank	4.95%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Tega Cay, SC	%	South Carolina	U.S.
Population in Poverty	145	1.76%, see rank	18.32%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	25	1.06%, see rank	13.89%	11.47%

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