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Cities in South Carolina by median household income

Tega Cay, SC had the highest median household income of 43 cities in 2021, at $130,571. Orangeburg, SC had the lowest, at $28,597. The median was $63,645 and the figure for South Carolina was $58,234. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest130,571Tega Cay, SC
Lowest28,597Orangeburg, SC
Median63,64543 cities
South Carolina58,234History

All cities, 2021

Tega Cay, SC: 130,571 USDTega Cay, SC130,571Fort Mill, SC: 120,665 USDFort Mill, SC120,665Mount Pleasant, SC: 106,216 USDMount Pleasant, SC106,216Bluffton, SC: 89,245 USDBluffton, SC89,245Hilton Head Island, SC: 87,884 USDHilton Head Island, SC87,884James Island, SC: 87,615 USDJames Island, SC87,615Irmo, SC: 81,380 USDIrmo, SC81,380Goose Creek, SC: 78,756 USDGoose Creek, SC78,756Charleston, SC: 76,556 USDCharleston, SC76,556Simpsonville, SC: 76,412 USDSimpsonville, SC76,412Hanahan, SC: 76,094 USDHanahan, SC76,094Lexington, SC: 73,785 USDLexington, SC73,785Mauldin, SC: 73,755 USDMauldin, SC73,755Fountain Inn, SC: 72,558 USDFountain Inn, SC72,558North Augusta, SC: 72,202 USDNorth Augusta, SC72,202Moncks Corner, SC: 69,484 USDMoncks Corner, SC69,484Forest Acres, SC: 67,575 USDForest Acres, SC67,575Greer, SC: 67,536 USDGreer, SC67,536Hardeeville, SC: 66,672 USDHardeeville, SC66,672Summerville, SC: 64,507 USDSummerville, SC64,507North Myrtle Beach, SC: 64,417 USDNorth Myrtle Beach, SC64,417Port Royal, SC: 63,645 USDPort Royal, SC63,645Greenville, SC: 60,388 USDGreenville, SC60,388Aiken, SC: 58,125 USDAiken, SC58,125Easley, SC: 57,269 USDEasley, SC57,269Rock Hill, SC: 55,706 USDRock Hill, SC55,706Cayce, SC: 55,162 USDCayce, SC55,162Beaufort, SC: 53,653 USDBeaufort, SC53,653Florence, SC: 52,425 USDFlorence, SC52,425North Charleston, SC: 52,264 USDNorth Charleston, SC52,264Columbia, SC: 48,791 USDColumbia, SC48,791Clemson, SC: 48,335 USDClemson, SC48,335West Columbia, SC: 48,163 USDWest Columbia, SC48,163Myrtle Beach, SC: 45,701 USDMyrtle Beach, SC45,701Spartanburg, SC: 45,228 USDSpartanburg, SC45,228Conway, SC: 44,976 USDConway, SC44,976Newberry, SC: 44,330 USDNewberry, SC44,330Sumter, SC: 43,051 USDSumter, SC43,051York, SC: 41,645 USDYork, SC41,645Anderson, SC: 37,439 USDAnderson, SC37,439Greenwood, SC: 35,378 USDGreenwood, SC35,378Gaffney, SC: 33,514 USDGaffney, SC33,514Orangeburg, SC: 28,597 USDOrangeburg, SC28,597Tega Cay, SC: 130,571 USDTega Cay, SC130,571Fort Mill, SC: 120,665 USDFort Mill, SC120,665Mount Pleasant, SC: 106,216 USDMount Pleasant, SC106,216Bluffton, SC: 89,245 USDBluffton, SC89,245Hilton Head Island, SC: 87,884 USDHilton Head Island, SC87,884James Island, SC: 87,615 USDJames Island, SC87,615Irmo, SC: 81,380 USDIrmo, SC81,380Goose Creek, SC: 78,756 USDGoose Creek, SC78,756Charleston, SC: 76,556 USDCharleston, SC76,556Simpsonville, SC: 76,412 USDSimpsonville, SC76,412Hanahan, SC: 76,094 USDHanahan, SC76,094Lexington, SC: 73,785 USDLexington, SC73,785Mauldin, SC: 73,755 USDMauldin, SC73,755Fountain Inn, SC: 72,558 USDFountain Inn, SC72,558North Augusta, SC: 72,202 USDNorth Augusta, SC72,202Moncks Corner, SC: 69,484 USDMoncks Corner, SC69,484Forest Acres, SC: 67,575 USDForest Acres, SC67,575Greer, SC: 67,536 USDGreer, SC67,536Hardeeville, SC: 66,672 USDHardeeville, SC66,672Summerville, SC: 64,507 USDSummerville, SC64,507North Myrtle Beach, SC: 64,417 USDNorth Myrtle Beach, SC64,417Port Royal, SC: 63,645 USDPort Royal, SC63,645Greenville, SC: 60,388 USDGreenville, SC60,388Aiken, SC: 58,125 USDAiken, SC58,125Easley, SC: 57,269 USDEasley, SC57,269Rock Hill, SC: 55,706 USDRock Hill, SC55,706Cayce, SC: 55,162 USDCayce, SC55,162Beaufort, SC: 53,653 USDBeaufort, SC53,653Florence, SC: 52,425 USDFlorence, SC52,425North Charleston, SC: 52,264 USDNorth Charleston, SC52,264Columbia, SC: 48,791 USDColumbia, SC48,791Clemson, SC: 48,335 USDClemson, SC48,335West Columbia, SC: 48,163 USDWest Columbia, SC48,163Myrtle Beach, SC: 45,701 USDMyrtle Beach, SC45,701Spartanburg, SC: 45,228 USDSpartanburg, SC45,228Conway, SC: 44,976 USDConway, SC44,976Newberry, SC: 44,330 USDNewberry, SC44,330Sumter, SC: 43,051 USDSumter, SC43,051York, SC: 41,645 USDYork, SC41,645Anderson, SC: 37,439 USDAnderson, SC37,439Greenwood, SC: 35,378 USDGreenwood, SC35,378Gaffney, SC: 33,514 USDGaffney, SC33,514Orangeburg, SC: 28,597 USDOrangeburg, SC28,597
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2021
USD
1Tega Cay, SC130,571
2Fort Mill, SC120,665
3Mount Pleasant, SC106,216
4Bluffton, SC89,245
5Hilton Head Island, SC87,884
6James Island, SC87,615
7Irmo, SC81,380
8Goose Creek, SC78,756
9Charleston, SC76,556
10Simpsonville, SC76,412
11Hanahan, SC76,094
12Lexington, SC73,785
13Mauldin, SC73,755
14Fountain Inn, SC72,558
15North Augusta, SC72,202
16Moncks Corner, SC69,484
17Forest Acres, SC67,575
18Greer, SC67,536
19Hardeeville, SC66,672
20Summerville, SC64,507
21North Myrtle Beach, SC64,417
22Port Royal, SC63,645
23Greenville, SC60,388
24Aiken, SC58,125
25Easley, SC57,269
26Rock Hill, SC55,706
27Cayce, SC55,162
28Beaufort, SC53,653
29Florence, SC52,425
30North Charleston, SC52,264
31Columbia, SC48,791
32Clemson, SC48,335
33West Columbia, SC48,163
34Myrtle Beach, SC45,701
35Spartanburg, SC45,228
36Conway, SC44,976
37Newberry, SC44,330
38Sumter, SC43,051
39York, SC41,645
40Anderson, SC37,439
41Greenwood, SC35,378
42Gaffney, SC33,514
43Orangeburg, SC28,597

Other periods

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Household income in the past 12 months at the middle of the distribution, in US dollars adjusted to the last year of the period. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

US dollars. For Spanish places use net_income_per_household (average, EUR).

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b19013.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in South Carolina by median household income, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b19013.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in South Carolina by median household income, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b19013.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-household-income/south-carolina-cities?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Tega Cay, SC, with $130,571 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Orangeburg, SC, with $28,597 in 2021.

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