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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Fairforest is $12,820, which is much lower than the state average of $24,222 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Fairforest median household income is $25,860. On average Fairforest residents spend 25.8 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 23.5 minutes and is about the same as 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, #362

Fairforest, SC	12,820 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

Fairforest, SC	22,946 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

Fairforest, SC	26,142 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

Fairforest, SC	16,853 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, #317

Fairforest, SC	25,860 USD
South Carolina	45,033 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Fairforest, SC	31,982 USD
South Carolina	61,196 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2006-2010, see rank

Fairforest, SC		-42.07%
South Carolina		21.44%
U.S.		27.36%

*The Fairforest, SC median household income growth rate is since 2006-2010. 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

	Fairforest, SC		South Carolina		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	2.23%	$65,420, see rank	17.72%	$16,178	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	29.91%	$14,084, see rank	33.28%	$17,816	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	-0.15%	$0, see rank	1.59%	$3,088	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	15.92%	$9,149, 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

Fairforest, SC	29,688 USD
South Carolina	55,506 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Fairforest, SC	34,584 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

	Fairforest, SC	South Carolina	U.S.
White	$28,750, see rank	$52,089	$56,900
Black	$17,987, see rank	$29,971	$35,600
Hispanic	$26,065, see rank	$36,646	$42,396

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Fairforest, SC	South Carolina	U.S.
25 to 44	$31,375, see rank	$48,649	$58,398
45 to 64	$18,764, see rank	$52,814	$65,027
65 or over	$53,000, see rank	$35,552	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Fairforest, SC	South Carolina	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	1,282, see rank	3,768,421	248,775,628
Male¹	741, 57.80%, see rank	48.08%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	579, 78.14%, see rank	65.98%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.46%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	579, 78.14%, see rank	64.52%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	448, 77.37%, see rank	89.22%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	131, 22.63%, see rank	10.78%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	162, 21.86%, see rank	34.02%	30.72%
Female¹	541, 42.20%, see rank	51.92%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	258, 47.69%, see rank	56.78%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.30%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	258, 47.69%, see rank	56.49%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	203, 78.68%, see rank	89.49%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	55, 21.32%, see rank	10.51%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	283, 52.31%, 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

	Fairforest, SC	South Carolina	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	651, 100%	2,022,019	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	463, 71.12%, see rank	82.69%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	188, 28.88%, see rank	9.32%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.61%	5.06%
Walked	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.10%	2.78%
Other Means	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.66%	1.79%
Worked at Home	0, 0.00%, see rank	3.61%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Fairforest, SC	25.8 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

	Fairforest, SC	South Carolina	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	651	2,031,997	143,435,233
Male¹	448, 68.82%, see rank	51.32%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	87, 19.42%, see rank	28.29%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	39, 8.71%, see rank	16.00%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	52, 11.61%, 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	12, 2.68%, see rank	9.53%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	208, 46.43%, see rank	21.15%	17.94%
Female¹	203, 31.18%, see rank	48.68%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	72, 35.47%, see rank	37.16%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	34, 16.75%, see rank	21.23%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	59, 29.06%, 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	38, 18.72%, 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

	Fairforest, SC	South Carolina	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	651, 100%	2,031,997	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.05%	1.96%
Construction	12, 1.84%, see rank	6.51%	6.17%
Manufacturing	269, 41.32%, see rank	13.68%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	27, 4.15%, see rank	2.70%	2.75%
Retail Trade	59, 9.06%, see rank	12.18%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	0, 0.00%, see rank	4.61%	4.93%
Information	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.80%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	17, 2.61%, see rank	5.77%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	39, 5.99%, see rank	9.52%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	87, 13.36%, see rank	21.73%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	141, 21.66%, see rank	10.45%	9.49%
Public Administration	0, 0.00%, see rank	5.03%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	0, 0.00%, see rank	4.95%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Fairforest, SC	%	South Carolina	U.S.
Population in Poverty	448	26.00%, see rank	18.32%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	81	16.70%, see rank	13.89%	11.47%

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