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Union, SC vs Orangeburg, SC

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Highlights
- Household income in Orangeburg, is 1% less than it is in Union and is 141% below the National Average.
- Union unemployment rate is 7.5%.
- Orangeburg unemployment rate is 7.8%.
 Union, SCOrangeburg, SCUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock7.8%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock0.6%1.6%
 Future Job Growth34.3%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock7.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$23,292  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$28,597$69,021
 Family Median Income$52,624  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Union, SCOrangeburg, SCUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock34.8%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K9.6%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock13.1%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K5.6%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock8.6%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.2%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock6.0%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K8.4%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock8.7%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K2.2%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock3.1%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Union, SCOrangeburg, SCUnited States
 Management, business, finance11.0%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock3.1%6.5%
 Community, social services1.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.9%1.2%
 Education, library1.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.8%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.1%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.3%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.5%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock6.9%5.4%
 Building maintenance5.8%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock7.1%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support19.3%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair11.6%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock17.8%13.1%
Reviews for Union    1 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Union SC is a great place to live, with a steady income a person can easily rent or purchace a home, most people, work outside the city limits, due to shortage of jobs.  More

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Reviews for Orangeburg    4 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I moved to Orangeburg 7 months ago from up north and have mostly learned/adapted to enjoy it. I’ll admit I was worried about the crime statistics, but there are very  More

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Over 10 years ago

Summer stars in April/May. Too many near 100 degree days. High humidity Little to do other then work. We are not church goers so meeting people is not easy. There  More

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