2025 Compare Cities Economy:
Kiawah Island, SC vs Wellington, FL

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Highlights
- Household income in Wellington, is 55% less than it is in Kiawah Island and is 30% above the National Average.
- Kiawah Island unemployment rate is 4.4%.
- Wellington unemployment rate is 3.7%.
 Kiawah Island, SCWellington, FLUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock3.7%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.4%1.6%
 Future Job Growth36.9%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes9.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$191,900  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$98,163$69,021
 Family Median Income$247,222  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Kiawah Island, SCWellington, FLUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock4.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K1.2%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock4.5%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K0.9%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock4.3%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K1.6%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock8.6%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K4.2%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock19.2%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K7.4%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock17.7%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Kiawah Island, SCWellington, FLUnited States
 Management, business, finance39.2%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock7.1%6.5%
 Community, social services0.0%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.9%1.2%
 Education, library3.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock2.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology23.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock1.8%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.0%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock4.5%5.4%
 Building maintenance0.0%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.7%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support11.9%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.6%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair0.0%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock5.7%13.1%
Reviews for Kiawah Island    1 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

“Beautifully Appointed” ? ? ? ? ? Love, love, love staying at the Shade villa on Kiawah Island. Kiawah Island Getaways is now our go to for our vacations while staying  More

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Reviews for Wellington    12 Reviews

Unfortunately, our recently elected Mayor Anne Gerwig along with the city council unexpectedly and rather quickly voted unanimously to reinstate the highly contentious  More

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Over 14 years ago

The weather is  More

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Over 14 years ago

We were NY transplants that moved to Wellington, FL after having lived in Southern Palm Beach County (Boca Raton and Delray Beach) for several years. Having 3 young  More

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