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Home > Census 2000 Profiles > South Carolina Profile > Economics > Nonfamily Household Income

Nonfamily Household Income in South Carolina

A nonfamily household consists of a householder living alone (a one-person household) or where the householder shares the home exclusively with people to whom he/she is not related - for example, boarders or roommates. The nonrelatives of the householder may be related to each other.

Nonfamily Household Income in 1999

  South Carolina United States
# % # %
Total Nonfamily Households 455,598 100.0 33,277,342 100.0
Household Income Less than $10,000 111,348 24.4 6,339,164 19.0
$10,000 to $14,999 54,918 12.1 3,760,242 11.3
$15,000 to $24,999 89,883 19.7 6,117,000 18.4
$25,000 to $34,999 71,070 15.6 4,965,351 14.9
$35,000 to $49,999 63,169 13.9 4,924,205 14.8
$50,000 to $74,999 41,463 9.1 4,011,682 12.1
$75,000 to $99,999 12,208 2.7 1,524,679 4.6
$100,000 to $149,999 6,933 1.5 1,001,729 3.0
$150,000 to $199,999 1,852 0.4 281,264 0.8
$200,000 or more 2,754 0.6 352,026 1.1

South Carolina is above the national average for percentage of nonfamily households having incomes less than $10,000. In 1999, 24.4 percent of nonfamily households in South Carolina reported an annual household income of less than $10,000, compared with 19.0 percent of nonfamily households in the United States.

South Carolinians were behind the national average for nonfamily households with an annual income of $100,000 or more in 1999. 2.5 percent of nonfamily households in South Carolina reported an annual household income of $100,000 or more, compared with 4.9 percent of nonfamily households in the United States.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000. SF3, Table P79.
 

Median Nonfamily Household Income

According to Census 2000 data, the median nonfamily household income in South Carolina in 1999 was $21,508. Nationally, the median nonfamily household income was $25,705.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000. SF3, Table P80.

1999 Median Nonfamily Household Income by Race

  South Carolina United States
Household with Householder who is White Alone $24,357 $26,668
Household with Householder who is African American Alone $14,256 $19,189
Household with Householder who is American Indian or Alaska Native Alone $19,893 $18,602
Household with Householder who is Asian Alone $22,985 $30,036
Household with Householder who is Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Alone $56,389 $27,669
Household with Householder who is Some Other Race Alone $26,508 $21,682
Household with Householder who is Two or More Races $21,099 $23,247
Household with Householder who is Hispanic $25,648 $21,604

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000. SF3, Table P156A-H.

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