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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Saint Matthews is $19,107, which is lower than the state average of $24,222 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Saint Matthews median household income is $31,765, which has grown by 27.22% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 21.44% and is about the same as the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Saint Matthews residents spend 23.9 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as 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, #171

Saint Matthews, SC	19,107 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

Saint Matthews, SC	24,677 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

Saint Matthews, SC	29,777 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

Saint Matthews, SC	21,591 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, #223

Saint Matthews, SC	31,765 USD
South Carolina	45,033 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Saint Matthews, SC	45,710 USD
South Carolina	61,196 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #109

Saint Matthews, SC	27.22%
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

	Saint Matthews, SC		South Carolina		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	10.40%	$3,907, see rank	17.72%	$16,178	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	43.81%	$14,805, see rank	33.28%	$17,816	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	3.34%	$1,563, see rank	1.59%	$3,088	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	28.59%	$20,940, 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

Saint Matthews, SC	55,278 USD
South Carolina	55,506 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Saint Matthews, SC	64,619 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

	Saint Matthews, SC	South Carolina	U.S.
White	$60,729, see rank	$52,089	$56,900
Black	$21,367, see rank	$29,971	$35,600

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Saint Matthews, SC	South Carolina	U.S.
less than 25	$31,458, see rank	$22,083	$25,788
25 to 44	$16,736, see rank	$48,649	$58,398
45 to 64	$42,500, see rank	$52,814	$65,027
65 or over	$30,700, see rank	$35,552	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Saint Matthews, SC	South Carolina	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	1,534, see rank	3,768,421	248,775,628
Male¹	591, 38.53%, see rank	48.08%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	348, 58.88%, see rank	65.98%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	6, 1.02%, see rank	1.46%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	342, 57.87%, see rank	64.52%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	293, 85.67%, see rank	89.22%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	49, 14.33%, see rank	10.78%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	243, 41.12%, see rank	34.02%	30.72%
Female¹	943, 61.47%, see rank	51.92%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	388, 41.15%, see rank	56.78%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.30%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	388, 41.15%, see rank	56.49%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	353, 90.98%, see rank	89.49%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	35, 9.02%, see rank	10.51%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	555, 58.85%, 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

	Saint Matthews, SC	South Carolina	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	637, 100%	2,022,019	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	506, 79.43%, see rank	82.69%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	4, 0.63%, see rank	9.32%	9.59%
Public Transportation	6, 0.94%, see rank	0.61%	5.06%
Walked	29, 4.55%, see rank	2.10%	2.78%
Other Means	87, 13.66%, see rank	1.66%	1.79%
Worked at Home	5, 0.78%, see rank	3.61%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Saint Matthews, SC	23.9 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

	Saint Matthews, SC	South Carolina	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	646	2,031,997	143,435,233
Male¹	293, 45.36%, see rank	51.32%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	69, 23.55%, see rank	28.29%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	76, 25.94%, see rank	16.00%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	29, 9.90%, see rank	17.17%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	5, 1.71%, see rank	0.89%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	32, 10.92%, see rank	9.53%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	78, 26.62%, see rank	21.15%	17.94%
Female¹	353, 54.64%, see rank	48.68%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	92, 26.06%, see rank	37.16%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	82, 23.23%, see rank	21.23%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	151, 42.78%, 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	28, 7.93%, 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

	Saint Matthews, SC	South Carolina	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	646, 100%	2,031,997	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	23, 3.56%, see rank	1.05%	1.96%
Construction	38, 5.88%, see rank	6.51%	6.17%
Manufacturing	67, 10.37%, see rank	13.68%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	18, 2.79%, see rank	2.70%	2.75%
Retail Trade	91, 14.09%, see rank	12.18%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	29, 4.49%, see rank	4.61%	4.93%
Information	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.80%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	25, 3.87%, see rank	5.77%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	42, 6.50%, see rank	9.52%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	180, 27.86%, see rank	21.73%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	71, 10.99%, see rank	10.45%	9.49%
Public Administration	35, 5.42%, see rank	5.03%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	27, 4.18%, see rank	4.95%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Saint Matthews, SC	%	South Carolina	U.S.
Population in Poverty	527	29.61%, see rank	18.32%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	77	16.24%, see rank	13.89%	11.47%

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