2025 Compare Cities Economy:
Lake Wylie, SC vs Badin, NC

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Highlights
- Household income in Badin, is 64% less than it is in Lake Wylie and is 79% below the National Average.
- Lake Wylie unemployment rate is 4.5%.
- Badin unemployment rate is 4.1%.
 Lake Wylie, SCBadin, NCUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock4.1%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.6%1.6%
 Future Job Growth42.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.3%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$47,083  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$38,636$69,021
 Family Median Income$133,988  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Lake Wylie, SCBadin, NCUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock15.9%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K0.5%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock14.1%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K4.1%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock13.9%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K9.0%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock5.1%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.1%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock9.3%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K12.0%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock1.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Lake Wylie, SCBadin, NCUnited States
 Management, business, finance26.3%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock0.0%6.5%
 Community, social services3.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.0%1.2%
 Education, library7.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.3%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology3.5%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock12.1%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.0%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock3.8%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.8%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.8%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.2%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair4.4%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock14.9%13.1%
Reviews for Lake Wylie    1 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

A relaxed & easy-going area. New Lowes and Wal-Mart might be the start of changing  More

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Reviews for Badin    1 Reviews

Badin is Charlotte’s best kept secret. I’ve lived in Badin for 3 years now and I love it! Lake and mountain living less than an hour to Charlotte or Greensboro. The town  More

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