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As of 2008-2012, the per capita income of Dillon Area is $14,569, which is much lower than the state average of $23,906 and is much lower than the national average of $28,051. Dillon Area median household income is $26,668. On average Dillon Area residents spend 21.8 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 23.2 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.4 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, #930

Dillon Area	14,569 USD
South Carolina	23,906 USD
U.S.	28,051 USD

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Dillon Area	19,838 USD
South Carolina	26,787 USD
U.S.	30,376 USD

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Dillon Area	22,790 USD
South Carolina	31,690 USD
U.S.	35,771 USD

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Dillon Area	17,407 USD
South Carolina	22,355 USD
U.S.	25,299 USD

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #934

Dillon Area	26,668 USD
South Carolina	44,623 USD
U.S.	53,046 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Dillon Area	38,182 USD
South Carolina	60,416 USD
U.S.	73,034 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Dillon Area		-3.33%
South Carolina		21.44%
U.S.		27.36%

*The Dillon Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The South Carolina and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

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

	Dillon Area		South Carolina		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	7.71%	$8,395, see rank	18.32%	$15,560	22.39%	$16,134
Social Security Income	38.65%	$14,306, see rank	32.04%	$16,714	28.34%	$16,727
Public Assistance Income	4.41%	$2,895, see rank	1.77%	$3,189	2.72%	$3,807
Retirement Income	15.62%	$11,849, see rank	19.91%	$21,904	17.61%	$23,126

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Dillon Area	31,543 USD
South Carolina	55,058 USD
U.S.	64,585 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Dillon Area	42,361 USD
South Carolina	70,863 USD
U.S.	85,065 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 2008-2012 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Dillon Area	South Carolina	U.S.
White	$35,710, see rank	$51,830	$56,203
Black	$21,212, see rank	$29,676	$35,564
Hispanic	$13,974, see rank	$36,190	$41,994
American Indian, Alaska Native	$13,116, see rank	$32,673	$37,469
One Race, Other	$30,947, see rank	$35,466	$40,405
Two or More Races	$24,583, see rank	$37,885	$46,787

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Dillon Area	South Carolina	U.S.
less than 25	$13,210, see rank	$22,851	$25,955
25 to 44	$30,601, see rank	$48,635	$58,073
45 to 64	$30,254, see rank	$52,501	$64,486
65 or over	$23,860, see rank	$33,831	$36,181

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Dillon Area	South Carolina	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	24,394, see rank	3,675,075	243,810,053
Male¹	11,218, 45.99%, see rank	48.05%	48.65%
Male, In Labor Force:²	6,463, 57.61%, see rank	67.02%	70.20%
Male, In Armed Forces²	13, 0.12%, see rank	1.71%	0.82%
Male, Civilian²	6,450, 57.50%, see rank	65.31%	69.38%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	5,499, 85.26%, see rank	88.68%	90.27%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	951, 14.74%, see rank	11.32%	9.73%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	4,755, 42.39%, see rank	32.98%	29.80%
Female¹	13,176, 54.01%, see rank	51.95%	51.35%
Female, In Labor Force:²	6,472, 49.12%, see rank	57.46%	59.43%
Female, In Armed Forces²	10, 0.08%, see rank	0.33%	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	6,462, 49.04%, see rank	57.14%	59.30%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	5,523, 85.47%, see rank	89.16%	91.21%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	939, 14.53%, see rank	10.84%	8.79%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	6,704, 50.88%, see rank	42.54%	40.57%

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 2008-2012 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Dillon Area	South Carolina	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	10,744, 100%	1,988,444	139,893,639
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	8,414, 78.31%, see rank	82.19%	76.14%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	1,648, 15.34%, see rank	9.91%	10.03%
Public Transportation	213, 1.98%, see rank	0.60%	4.98%
Walked	192, 1.79%, see rank	2.03%	2.82%
Other Means	53, 0.49%, see rank	1.62%	1.76%
Worked at Home	224, 2.08%, see rank	3.65%	4.27%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Dillon Area	21.8 minutes
South Carolina	23.2 minutes
U.S.	25.4 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 2008-2012 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Dillon Area	South Carolina	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	11,022	1,995,222	141,996,548
Male¹	5,499, 49.89%, see rank	51.25%	52.32%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	828, 15.06%, see rank	28.28%	32.75%
Service Occupations²	928, 16.88%, see rank	15.25%	14.76%
Sales and Office Occupations²	709, 12.89%, see rank	17.03%	17.65%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	211, 3.84%, see rank	0.87%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	488, 8.87%, see rank	10.19%	9.75%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,815, 33.01%, see rank	20.88%	17.87%
Female¹	5,523, 50.11%, see rank	48.75%	47.68%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,274, 23.07%, see rank	36.54%	39.35%
Service Occupations²	1,357, 24.57%, see rank	20.96%	21.19%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,769, 32.03%, see rank	33.85%	32.82%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	53, 0.96%, see rank	0.16%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	25, 0.45%, see rank	0.35%	0.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,045, 18.92%, see rank	7.79%	5.77%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Dillon Area	South Carolina	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	11,022, 100%	1,995,222	141,996,548
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	414, 3.76%, see rank	1.04%	1.90%
Construction	511, 4.64%, see rank	7.11%	6.49%
Manufacturing	2,617, 23.74%, see rank	13.65%	10.62%
Wholesale Trade	345, 3.13%, see rank	2.72%	2.83%
Retail Trade	1,433, 13.00%, see rank	12.09%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	368, 3.34%, see rank	4.69%	5.00%
Information	26, 0.24%, see rank	1.78%	2.21%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	489, 4.44%, see rank	5.98%	6.74%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	445, 4.04%, see rank	9.32%	10.66%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	2,311, 20.97%, see rank	21.57%	22.90%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	723, 6.56%, see rank	10.02%	9.18%
Public Administration	647, 5.87%, see rank	5.05%	4.94%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	693, 6.29%, see rank	4.98%	4.95%

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Dillon Area	%	South Carolina	U.S.
Population in Poverty	10,184	32.78%, see rank	17.55%	14.88%
Family in Poverty	2,298	27.95%, see rank	13.22%	10.92%

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical poverty level data.