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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 2023, at $141,037. Orangeburg, SC had the lowest, at $33,066. The median was $70,330 and the figure for South Carolina was $66,818. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest141,037Tega Cay, SC
Lowest33,066Orangeburg, SC
Median70,33043 cities
South Carolina66,818History

All cities, 2023

Tega Cay, SC: 141,037 USDTega Cay, SC141,037Fort Mill, SC: 127,537 USDFort Mill, SC127,537Mount Pleasant, SC: 121,364 USDMount Pleasant, SC121,364Bluffton, SC: 105,463 USDBluffton, SC105,463James Island, SC: 100,176 USDJames Island, SC100,176Hilton Head Island, SC: 96,715 USDHilton Head Island, SC96,715Moncks Corner, SC: 91,516 USDMoncks Corner, SC91,516North Augusta, SC: 90,132 USDNorth Augusta, SC90,132Charleston, SC: 90,038 USDCharleston, SC90,038Goose Creek, SC: 87,437 USDGoose Creek, SC87,437Irmo, SC: 85,137 USDIrmo, SC85,137Hanahan, SC: 84,061 USDHanahan, SC84,061Lexington, SC: 83,263 USDLexington, SC83,263Mauldin, SC: 81,027 USDMauldin, SC81,027Greer, SC: 80,030 USDGreer, SC80,030Simpsonville, SC: 79,233 USDSimpsonville, SC79,233Summerville, SC: 78,621 USDSummerville, SC78,621Hardeeville, SC: 78,233 USDHardeeville, SC78,233Forest Acres, SC: 76,417 USDForest Acres, SC76,417North Myrtle Beach, SC: 72,111 USDNorth Myrtle Beach, SC72,111Fountain Inn, SC: 72,021 USDFountain Inn, SC72,021Port Royal, SC: 70,330 USDPort Royal, SC70,330Aiken, SC: 69,837 USDAiken, SC69,837Greenville, SC: 68,460 USDGreenville, SC68,460Easley, SC: 65,330 USDEasley, SC65,330Rock Hill, SC: 64,770 USDRock Hill, SC64,770North Charleston, SC: 62,789 USDNorth Charleston, SC62,789Beaufort, SC: 59,454 USDBeaufort, SC59,454Cayce, SC: 58,095 USDCayce, SC58,095Florence, SC: 56,433 USDFlorence, SC56,433Columbia, SC: 55,653 USDColumbia, SC55,653Conway, SC: 54,841 USDConway, SC54,841West Columbia, SC: 54,152 USDWest Columbia, SC54,152Myrtle Beach, SC: 53,679 USDMyrtle Beach, SC53,679Sumter, SC: 53,071 USDSumter, SC53,071Spartanburg, SC: 51,193 USDSpartanburg, SC51,193Clemson, SC: 49,713 USDClemson, SC49,713Newberry, SC: 47,885 USDNewberry, SC47,885York, SC: 47,315 USDYork, SC47,315Anderson, SC: 44,321 USDAnderson, SC44,321Gaffney, SC: 41,214 USDGaffney, SC41,214Greenwood, SC: 40,253 USDGreenwood, SC40,253Orangeburg, SC: 33,066 USDOrangeburg, SC33,066Tega Cay, SC: 141,037 USDTega Cay, SC141,037Fort Mill, SC: 127,537 USDFort Mill, SC127,537Mount Pleasant, SC: 121,364 USDMount Pleasant, SC121,364Bluffton, SC: 105,463 USDBluffton, SC105,463James Island, SC: 100,176 USDJames Island, SC100,176Hilton Head Island, SC: 96,715 USDHilton Head Island, SC96,715Moncks Corner, SC: 91,516 USDMoncks Corner, SC91,516North Augusta, SC: 90,132 USDNorth Augusta, SC90,132Charleston, SC: 90,038 USDCharleston, SC90,038Goose Creek, SC: 87,437 USDGoose Creek, SC87,437Irmo, SC: 85,137 USDIrmo, SC85,137Hanahan, SC: 84,061 USDHanahan, SC84,061Lexington, SC: 83,263 USDLexington, SC83,263Mauldin, SC: 81,027 USDMauldin, SC81,027Greer, SC: 80,030 USDGreer, SC80,030Simpsonville, SC: 79,233 USDSimpsonville, SC79,233Summerville, SC: 78,621 USDSummerville, SC78,621Hardeeville, SC: 78,233 USDHardeeville, SC78,233Forest Acres, SC: 76,417 USDForest Acres, SC76,417North Myrtle Beach, SC: 72,111 USDNorth Myrtle Beach, SC72,111Fountain Inn, SC: 72,021 USDFountain Inn, SC72,021Port Royal, SC: 70,330 USDPort Royal, SC70,330Aiken, SC: 69,837 USDAiken, SC69,837Greenville, SC: 68,460 USDGreenville, SC68,460Easley, SC: 65,330 USDEasley, SC65,330Rock Hill, SC: 64,770 USDRock Hill, SC64,770North Charleston, SC: 62,789 USDNorth Charleston, SC62,789Beaufort, SC: 59,454 USDBeaufort, SC59,454Cayce, SC: 58,095 USDCayce, SC58,095Florence, SC: 56,433 USDFlorence, SC56,433Columbia, SC: 55,653 USDColumbia, SC55,653Conway, SC: 54,841 USDConway, SC54,841West Columbia, SC: 54,152 USDWest Columbia, SC54,152Myrtle Beach, SC: 53,679 USDMyrtle Beach, SC53,679Sumter, SC: 53,071 USDSumter, SC53,071Spartanburg, SC: 51,193 USDSpartanburg, SC51,193Clemson, SC: 49,713 USDClemson, SC49,713Newberry, SC: 47,885 USDNewberry, SC47,885York, SC: 47,315 USDYork, SC47,315Anderson, SC: 44,321 USDAnderson, SC44,321Gaffney, SC: 41,214 USDGaffney, SC41,214Greenwood, SC: 40,253 USDGreenwood, SC40,253Orangeburg, SC: 33,066 USDOrangeburg, SC33,066
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

RankCities2023
USD		Change on 2022
1Tega Cay, SC141,037+0.6%
2Fort Mill, SC127,537-0.5%
3Mount Pleasant, SC121,364+5.4%
4Bluffton, SC105,463+5.9%
5James Island, SC100,176+5%
6Hilton Head Island, SC96,715+3.2%
7Moncks Corner, SC91,516+10.2%
8North Augusta, SC90,132+5.9%
9Charleston, SC90,038+7.3%
10Goose Creek, SC87,437+4%
11Irmo, SC85,137+9.6%
12Hanahan, SC84,061+6%
13Lexington, SC83,263+6.5%
14Mauldin, SC81,027+7.2%
15Greer, SC80,030+8.8%
16Simpsonville, SC79,233-0.9%
17Summerville, SC78,621+6.7%
18Hardeeville, SC78,233+3%
19Forest Acres, SC76,417+12.2%
20North Myrtle Beach, SC72,111+3.3%
21Fountain Inn, SC72,021-2.2%
22Port Royal, SC70,330+2.1%
23Aiken, SC69,837+6.3%
24Greenville, SC68,460+4.5%
25Easley, SC65,330+4.4%
26Rock Hill, SC64,770+6.5%
27North Charleston, SC62,789+7.3%
28Beaufort, SC59,454-1.5%
29Cayce, SC58,095+2%
30Florence, SC56,433+0.7%
31Columbia, SC55,653+2.9%
32Conway, SC54,841+13.9%
33West Columbia, SC54,152+2.9%
34Myrtle Beach, SC53,679+6.2%
35Sumter, SC53,071+8.5%
36Spartanburg, SC51,193+4.2%
37Clemson, SC49,713-1.1%
38Newberry, SC47,885+0.7%
39York, SC47,315-5.7%
40Anderson, SC44,321+9.6%
41Gaffney, SC41,214+8.3%
42Greenwood, SC40,253+3.5%
43Orangeburg, SC33,066+12.7%

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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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b19013.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-household-income/south-carolina-cities?period=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Tega Cay, SC, with $141,037 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Orangeburg, SC, with $33,066 in 2023.

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