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Batesburg-Leesville, SC vs Chester, SC

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- Household income in Chester, is 32% less than it is in Batesburg-Leesville and is 121% below the National Average.
- Batesburg-Leesville unemployment rate is 3.7%.
- Chester unemployment rate is 7.0%.
 Batesburg-Leesville, SCChester, SCUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock7.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.7%1.6%
 Future Job Growth31.2%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock7.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$22,090  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$31,210$69,021
 Family Median Income$55,078  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Batesburg-Leesville, SCChester, SCUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock21.9%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.7%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock16.2%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K7.9%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock9.4%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.6%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock8.1%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K12.8%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock2.6%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K3.8%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock0.7%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Batesburg-Leesville, SCChester, SCUnited States
 Management, business, finance10.4%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock1.9%6.5%
 Community, social services1.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.3%1.2%
 Education, library2.7%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology7.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock5.0%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.0%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock7.1%5.4%
 Building maintenance12.2%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.4%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support16.2%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair9.5%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock38.8%13.1%
Reviews for Batesburg-Leesville    1 Reviews

Of all places in Lexington or Columbia to live, there's not a better area than here. It's best town/city in Lexington, hands down! Traffic jams? No. Good roads? Yes.  More

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Reviews for Chester    1 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

i lived in chester for many years before i moved to oklahoma. I loved it there i think it is honestly the best place on earth!!!! I went to school there Freshman through  More

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