Metropolitan Area Per Capita Income

[Spartan]

Cool. Thanks for looking that up. Its interesing that Atlanta is still below that national average considering how expensive it is to live there.

[krazeeboi]

For our Big Three, the per capita income stats also correspond with the economic strength rankings, with Columbia ranking 71st, Charleston 111th, and Greenville 125th. But too bad all of our metros slipped a few spots from the year before in those rankings.

[krazeeboi]

Here's how our metros ranked for 2005. Percentage increase from 2004-2005 and U.S. rank follow the per capita figure, respectively.

1) Columbia: $30,927, 5.3%, 159

2) Charleston: $30,514, 6.8%, 168

3) Greenville: $29,636, 5.2%, 189

4) Florence: $27,217, 3.7%, 275

5) Anderson: $26,922, 3.7%, 285

6) Spartanburg: $26,710, 3.3%, 294

7) Myrtle Beach: $26,686, 6.4%, 296

8) Sumter: $24,482, 3.0%, 338

Charlotte (which includes York County): $36,151, 7.1%, 56

Augusta (which includes Aiken and Edgefield counties): $28,105, 4.4%, 242