2026 Compare Cities Economy:
Alva, FL vs Hanahan, SC

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Highlights
- Household income in Hanahan, is 7% less than it is in Alva and is 9% above the National Average.
- Alva unemployment rate is 4.6%.
- Hanahan unemployment rate is 3.1%.
 Alva, FLHanahan, SCUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock3.1%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth41.6%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock7.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$39,287  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$76,094$69,021
 Family Median Income$91,740  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Alva, FLHanahan, SCUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock7.3%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K0.6%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock7.9%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K11.7%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock8.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K3.0%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock11.9%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K16.0%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock20.1%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K11.5%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock5.5%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Alva, FLHanahan, SCUnited States
 Management, business, finance21.5%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock9.4%6.5%
 Community, social services0.7%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.1%1.2%
 Education, library1.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.3%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology16.9%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock1.4%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.2%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock3.7%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.8%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support17.7%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair9.9%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock10.7%13.1%
Reviews for Alva    1 Reviews

Over 19 years ago

There's not even a real traffic light here! Great food at the Diner. 25 minutes to Ft Myers which is growing so fast...too fast for those of us who have lived here a  More

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Reviews for Hanahan    1 Reviews

The schools here are horrible. 2-3 arrests a week at the one my wife teaches at. Everyone I know has had something stolen from them if left outside for any length of  More

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