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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 2022, at $140,172. Orangeburg, SC had the lowest, at $29,340. The median was $68,110 and the figure for South Carolina was $63,623. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest140,172Tega Cay, SC
Lowest29,340Orangeburg, SC
Median68,11043 cities
South Carolina63,623History

All cities, 2022

Tega Cay, SC: 140,172 USDTega Cay, SC140,172Fort Mill, SC: 128,125 USDFort Mill, SC128,125Mount Pleasant, SC: 115,167 USDMount Pleasant, SC115,167Bluffton, SC: 99,575 USDBluffton, SC99,575James Island, SC: 95,364 USDJames Island, SC95,364Hilton Head Island, SC: 93,694 USDHilton Head Island, SC93,694North Augusta, SC: 85,093 USDNorth Augusta, SC85,093Goose Creek, SC: 84,041 USDGoose Creek, SC84,041Charleston, SC: 83,891 USDCharleston, SC83,891Moncks Corner, SC: 83,079 USDMoncks Corner, SC83,079Simpsonville, SC: 79,937 USDSimpsonville, SC79,937Hanahan, SC: 79,305 USDHanahan, SC79,305Lexington, SC: 78,164 USDLexington, SC78,164Irmo, SC: 77,656 USDIrmo, SC77,656Hardeeville, SC: 75,948 USDHardeeville, SC75,948Mauldin, SC: 75,565 USDMauldin, SC75,565Summerville, SC: 73,712 USDSummerville, SC73,712Fountain Inn, SC: 73,665 USDFountain Inn, SC73,665Greer, SC: 73,534 USDGreer, SC73,534North Myrtle Beach, SC: 69,792 USDNorth Myrtle Beach, SC69,792Port Royal, SC: 68,909 USDPort Royal, SC68,909Forest Acres, SC: 68,110 USDForest Acres, SC68,110Aiken, SC: 65,712 USDAiken, SC65,712Greenville, SC: 65,519 USDGreenville, SC65,519Easley, SC: 62,551 USDEasley, SC62,551Rock Hill, SC: 60,807 USDRock Hill, SC60,807Beaufort, SC: 60,366 USDBeaufort, SC60,366North Charleston, SC: 58,534 USDNorth Charleston, SC58,534Cayce, SC: 56,976 USDCayce, SC56,976Florence, SC: 56,031 USDFlorence, SC56,031Columbia, SC: 54,095 USDColumbia, SC54,095West Columbia, SC: 52,648 USDWest Columbia, SC52,648Myrtle Beach, SC: 50,558 USDMyrtle Beach, SC50,558Clemson, SC: 50,263 USDClemson, SC50,263York, SC: 50,177 USDYork, SC50,177Spartanburg, SC: 49,140 USDSpartanburg, SC49,140Sumter, SC: 48,900 USDSumter, SC48,900Conway, SC: 48,161 USDConway, SC48,161Newberry, SC: 47,565 USDNewberry, SC47,565Anderson, SC: 40,445 USDAnderson, SC40,445Greenwood, SC: 38,884 USDGreenwood, SC38,884Gaffney, SC: 38,059 USDGaffney, SC38,059Orangeburg, SC: 29,340 USDOrangeburg, SC29,340Tega Cay, SC: 140,172 USDTega Cay, SC140,172Fort Mill, SC: 128,125 USDFort Mill, SC128,125Mount Pleasant, SC: 115,167 USDMount Pleasant, SC115,167Bluffton, SC: 99,575 USDBluffton, SC99,575James Island, SC: 95,364 USDJames Island, SC95,364Hilton Head Island, SC: 93,694 USDHilton Head Island, SC93,694North Augusta, SC: 85,093 USDNorth Augusta, SC85,093Goose Creek, SC: 84,041 USDGoose Creek, SC84,041Charleston, SC: 83,891 USDCharleston, SC83,891Moncks Corner, SC: 83,079 USDMoncks Corner, SC83,079Simpsonville, SC: 79,937 USDSimpsonville, SC79,937Hanahan, SC: 79,305 USDHanahan, SC79,305Lexington, SC: 78,164 USDLexington, SC78,164Irmo, SC: 77,656 USDIrmo, SC77,656Hardeeville, SC: 75,948 USDHardeeville, SC75,948Mauldin, SC: 75,565 USDMauldin, SC75,565Summerville, SC: 73,712 USDSummerville, SC73,712Fountain Inn, SC: 73,665 USDFountain Inn, SC73,665Greer, SC: 73,534 USDGreer, SC73,534North Myrtle Beach, SC: 69,792 USDNorth Myrtle Beach, SC69,792Port Royal, SC: 68,909 USDPort Royal, SC68,909Forest Acres, SC: 68,110 USDForest Acres, SC68,110Aiken, SC: 65,712 USDAiken, SC65,712Greenville, SC: 65,519 USDGreenville, SC65,519Easley, SC: 62,551 USDEasley, SC62,551Rock Hill, SC: 60,807 USDRock Hill, SC60,807Beaufort, SC: 60,366 USDBeaufort, SC60,366North Charleston, SC: 58,534 USDNorth Charleston, SC58,534Cayce, SC: 56,976 USDCayce, SC56,976Florence, SC: 56,031 USDFlorence, SC56,031Columbia, SC: 54,095 USDColumbia, SC54,095West Columbia, SC: 52,648 USDWest Columbia, SC52,648Myrtle Beach, SC: 50,558 USDMyrtle Beach, SC50,558Clemson, SC: 50,263 USDClemson, SC50,263York, SC: 50,177 USDYork, SC50,177Spartanburg, SC: 49,140 USDSpartanburg, SC49,140Sumter, SC: 48,900 USDSumter, SC48,900Conway, SC: 48,161 USDConway, SC48,161Newberry, SC: 47,565 USDNewberry, SC47,565Anderson, SC: 40,445 USDAnderson, SC40,445Greenwood, SC: 38,884 USDGreenwood, SC38,884Gaffney, SC: 38,059 USDGaffney, SC38,059Orangeburg, SC: 29,340 USDOrangeburg, SC29,340
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

RankCities2022
USD		Change on 2021
1Tega Cay, SC140,172+7.4%
2Fort Mill, SC128,125+6.2%
3Mount Pleasant, SC115,167+8.4%
4Bluffton, SC99,575+11.6%
5James Island, SC95,364+8.8%
6Hilton Head Island, SC93,694+6.6%
7North Augusta, SC85,093+17.9%
8Goose Creek, SC84,041+6.7%
9Charleston, SC83,891+9.6%
10Moncks Corner, SC83,079+19.6%
11Simpsonville, SC79,937+4.6%
12Hanahan, SC79,305+4.2%
13Lexington, SC78,164+5.9%
14Irmo, SC77,656-4.6%
15Hardeeville, SC75,948+13.9%
16Mauldin, SC75,565+2.5%
17Summerville, SC73,712+14.3%
18Fountain Inn, SC73,665+1.5%
19Greer, SC73,534+8.9%
20North Myrtle Beach, SC69,792+8.3%
21Port Royal, SC68,909+8.3%
22Forest Acres, SC68,110+0.8%
23Aiken, SC65,712+13.1%
24Greenville, SC65,519+8.5%
25Easley, SC62,551+9.2%
26Rock Hill, SC60,807+9.2%
27Beaufort, SC60,366+12.5%
28North Charleston, SC58,534+12%
29Cayce, SC56,976+3.3%
30Florence, SC56,031+6.9%
31Columbia, SC54,095+10.9%
32West Columbia, SC52,648+9.3%
33Myrtle Beach, SC50,558+10.6%
34Clemson, SC50,263+4%
35York, SC50,177+20.5%
36Spartanburg, SC49,140+8.6%
37Sumter, SC48,900+13.6%
38Conway, SC48,161+7.1%
39Newberry, SC47,565+7.3%
40Anderson, SC40,445+8%
41Greenwood, SC38,884+9.9%
42Gaffney, SC38,059+13.6%
43Orangeburg, SC29,340+2.6%

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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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b19013.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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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, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b19013.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-household-income/south-carolina-cities?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Which city has the highest median household income?

Tega Cay, SC, with $140,172 in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Orangeburg, SC, with $29,340 in 2022.

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