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Greenwood, SC vs Chapin, SC

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- Household income in Chapin, is 82% more than it is in Greenwood and is 7% below the National Average.
- Greenwood unemployment rate is 5.5%.
- Chapin unemployment rate is 3.7%.
 Greenwood, SCChapin, SCUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock3.7%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-0.1%1.6%
 Future Job Growth26.1%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock7.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$20,409  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$64,236$69,021
 Family Median Income$42,909  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Greenwood, SCChapin, SCUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock5.7%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K8.9%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock6.0%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K15.4%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock12.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.0%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock13.0%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K8.2%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock17.6%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K2.0%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock1.3%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Greenwood, SCChapin, SCUnited States
 Management, business, finance8.3%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock3.9%6.5%
 Community, social services1.1%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.5%1.2%
 Education, library5.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock0.5%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.0%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.3%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock2.9%5.4%
 Building maintenance2.5%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.7%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support23.7%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair9.4%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock12.3%13.1%
Reviews for Greenwood    8 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

Low cost of living, two colleges, Lake, and no traffic to speak of. Great Quality of life for the  More

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I had no idea that a state with such beautiful natural recourses cared so little. On the one quarter mile road from the highway to our lake house I picked up seven bags  More

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Over 13 years ago

I luv our lake house and I liv going boating but when we do the water is so murky and I feel bad for a lot of people because there are just a lot of messed up houses and  More

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Reviews for Chapin    4 Reviews

Excellent schools with superior ratings. Very clean community with a huge lake to use for boating. Ample amount of restaurants to visit that are both good and welcoming  More

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Over 3 years ago

Amazingly beautiful area with some of the kindest residents. 5 star schools and beautiful Lake Murray is our perfect retirement forever place we chose after vacationing  More

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Moved to Chapin, SC officially 7/2017 after the arduous process of having new home plans done - and redone, finalizing the purchase of our property, two moves, split  More

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