Charleston Reporter

James Island ranked 25th among cities in South Carolina by annual earnings per resident, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The median income of James Island residents was $42,254 per year, adjusted for inflation. It had 4,706 households with a population of 12,076.

The city with the highest median resident income in the state was Kiawah Island with $76,696 per year after adjusting for inflation – $34,442 more than James Island. It had 869 households with a population of 1,676.

The city with the lowest median resident income in the state was Tigerville with $3,321 per year after adjusting for inflation – $38,933 less than James Island. It had 27 households with a population of 2,052.

Top 100 cities by earnings per resident (2019)

Rank	City	Earnings per resident
1	Kiawah Island	$76,696
2	Rockville	$68,750
3	Tega Cay	$59,009
4	Seabrook Island	$56,146
5	Mount Pleasant	$51,275
6	Isle of Palms	$51,018
7	Pawleys Island	$50,625
8	Arcadia Lakes	$49,844
9	Lake Murray of Richland	$48,922
10	Sullivan's Island	$48,750
11	Five Forks	$48,629
12	Boykin	$47,904
13	Briarcliffe Acres	$47,344
14	Modoc	$47,188
15	Blythewood	$47,000
16	India Hook	$45,917
17	Reidville	$45,764
18	Folly Beach	$45,408
19	Stateburg	$43,991
20	Pinopolis	$43,767
21	Lake Wylie	$43,536
22	Fort Mill	$43,017
23	McClellanville	$42,917
24	North Hartsville	$42,668
25	James Island	$42,254
26	Forest Acres	$42,141
27	Little Mountain	$42,083
28	Fair Play	$40,958
29	Princeton	$40,511
30	Lexington	$40,180
31	Cope	$39,583
32	Hilton Head Island	$38,766
33	Russellville	$38,203
34	Charleston	$37,962
35	Meggett	$37,750
36	Bluffton	$37,379
37	Northlake	$37,360
38	Pelion	$36,667
39	Mauldin	$35,941
40	Edisto Beach	$35,769
41	Jacksonboro	$35,481
42	Simpsonville	$35,329
43	Lowrys	$34,625
44	Gilbert	$34,432
45	Hanahan	$33,975
45	North Augusta	$33,975
47	Lesslie	$33,945
48	McConnells	$33,750
49	Newport	$33,697
50	Smoaks	$33,500
51	Riverview	$33,224
52	Glendale	$33,194
53	Stuckey	$33,125
54	Chapin	$32,839
55	Powdersville	$32,441
56	Reevesville	$32,396
57	Irmo	$32,361
58	Summerville	$32,285
59	Lyman	$32,268
60	Hardeeville	$32,232
61	Elgin	$32,102
62	Greer	$31,939
63	Fountain Inn	$31,864
64	Greenville	$31,797
65	Little River	$31,770
66	Ladson	$31,713
67	Taylors	$31,598
68	Golden Grove	$31,531
69	North Myrtle Beach	$31,409
70	Sycamore	$31,250
71	Moncks Corner	$31,163
72	Goose Creek	$31,129
73	Shell Point	$31,098
74	Boiling Springs	$31,048
75	Sangaree	$31,006
76	Summit	$30,938
77	Seven Oaks	$30,911
78	Catawba	$30,859
79	Williamston	$30,804
80	Wade Hampton	$30,629
81	Ruby	$30,313
82	Springdale	$30,269
83	Oak Grove	$30,235
84	Liberty	$30,206
85	Aynor	$30,192
86	Centerville	$29,896
87	Cane Savannah	$29,886
88	Red Bank	$29,807
89	Camden	$29,622
90	Jenkinsville	$29,583
91	Murphys Estates	$29,417
92	Bonneau	$29,250
93	Pine Ridge	$29,194
94	Cayce	$29,122
95	Beaufort	$28,998
96	Lugoff	$28,961
97	Hemingway	$28,906
98	Chesterfield	$28,892
99	Ravenel	$28,698
100	Six Mile	$28,681

* All values are inflation-adjusted