PERSONAL INCOME PER CAPITA: how much each individual receives of the yearly income generated in the local MSA. The personal income of the residents of a given area divided by the resident population of the area.
Per Capita Personal Income by MSA
Dollars
U.S. Rank, 2007
% Change From Preceding Period
2005
2006
2007
Spartanburg
27,179
28,261
29,396
289
4.0
4.0
Greenville
29,715
30,998
32,317
208
4.3
4.3
Columbia
31,001
32,614
33,943
166
5.2
4.1
Charleston
31,026
32,246
34,133
161
3.9
5.9
S.C.
28,292
30,041
31,103
U.S.
34,690
36,794
38,615
Bureau of Economic Analysis
2008 One-Year Income Estimates
Spartanburg
County
Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson CSA
S.C.
National
Per Capita Income
22,751
23,374
23,701
27,589
Median Household Income
45,185
44,075
44,625
52,029
Mean Household
57,681
58,205
59,942
71,498
Median Family Income
56,888
55,619
55,664
63,366
Mean Family Income
69,149
68,892
70,746
83,351
2005-2007 three-year estimate
Median worker earnings (age 16 and over)
26,451
26,486
26,347
29,868
American Community Survey
Estimated Average Wage, First Quarter 2009
Average Hourly Wage*
Average Weekly Wage
Average Annual Wage*
Spartanburg
$18.73
$749
$38,948
Greenville
$18.28
$731
$38,012
Richland
$19.55
$782
$40,664
Charleston
$18.48
$739
$38,428
SC
$17.30
$692
$35,984
US
$22.05
$882
$45,864
*Assumes a 40-hour workweek, year round
Bureau of Labor Statistics