New Ellenton ranked 127th among cities in South Carolina by annual earnings per resident, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.
The median income of New Ellenton residents was $26,014 per year, adjusted for inflation. It had 997 households with a population of 2,158.
The city with the highest median resident income in the state was Pawleys Island with $61,875 per year after adjusting for inflation – $35,861 more than New Ellenton. It had 54 households with a population of 89.
The city with the lowest median resident income in the state was Tigerville with $3,199 per year after adjusting for inflation – $22,815 less than New Ellenton. It had 30 households with a population of 2,016.
Top 100 cities by earnings per resident (2018)
| Rank | City | Earnings per resident |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pawleys Island | $61,875 |
| 2 | Tega Cay | $61,509 |
| 3 | Kiawah Island | $61,146 |
| 4 | Sullivan’s Island | $52,829 |
| 5 | Rockville | $52,500 |
| 6 | Isle of Palms | $49,548 |
| 7 | Arcadia Lakes | $49,167 |
| 8 | Mount Pleasant | $49,066 |
| 9 | Folly Beach | $48,949 |
| 10 | Seabrook Island | $48,750 |
| 11 | Princeton | $48,523 |
| 12 | Boykin | $47,539 |
| 13 | Five Forks | $46,542 |
| 14 | Briarcliffe Acres | $45,417 |
| 15 | Lake Murray of Richland | $44,565 |
| 16 | Modoc | $44,000 |
| 17 | Lake Wylie | $43,438 |
| 18 | Stateburg | $43,304 |
| 19 | Blythewood | $42,595 |
| 20 | India Hook | $42,185 |
| 21 | Little Mountain | $41,875 |
| 22 | James Island | $41,104 |
| 23 | Pinopolis | $40,680 |
| 24 | Fair Play | $40,078 |
| 25 | Reidville | $39,830 |
| 26 | Fort Mill | $39,395 |
| 27 | Lexington | $38,480 |
| 28 | Cope | $37,500 |
| 29 | McClellanville | $37,045 |
| 30 | Forest Acres | $36,786 |
| 31 | Bluffton | $36,394 |
| 32 | Mauldin | $36,140 |
| 33 | Rembert | $35,938 |
| 34 | Meggett | $35,565 |
| 35 | Charleston | $35,499 |
| 36 | Gilbert | $35,134 |
| 37 | Hilton Head Island | $35,132 |
| 38 | Edisto Beach | $34,583 |
| 39 | Lowrys | $34,333 |
| 40 | Stuckey | $33,864 |
| 41 | Hanahan | $33,344 |
| 42 | North Augusta | $33,297 |
| 43 | Parksville | $33,125 |
| 43 | McConnells | $33,125 |
| 43 | Glendale | $33,125 |
| 46 | Northlake | $33,000 |
| 47 | Pine Ridge | $32,722 |
| 48 | Jacksonboro | $32,536 |
| 49 | Simpsonville | $32,205 |
| 50 | Irmo | $31,997 |
| 51 | Golden Grove | $31,973 |
| 52 | Russellville | $31,953 |
| 53 | Summerville | $31,915 |
| 54 | Pelion | $31,908 |
| 55 | Chapin | $31,886 |
| 56 | Lesslie | $31,766 |
| 57 | Newport | $31,649 |
| 58 | Lyman | $31,486 |
| 59 | Smoaks | $31,429 |
| 60 | Starr | $31,250 |
| 61 | Reevesville | $31,111 |
| 62 | North Myrtle Beach | $31,024 |
| 63 | Greer | $30,923 |
| 64 | Greenville | $30,778 |
| 65 | Fountain Inn | $30,737 |
| 66 | Powdersville | $30,612 |
| 67 | Elgin | $30,581 |
| 68 | Little River | $30,531 |
| 69 | Williamston | $30,469 |
| 70 | Red Bank | $30,436 |
| 71 | Summit | $30,365 |
| 72 | Springdale | $30,231 |
| 73 | Goose Creek | $30,205 |
| 74 | Centerville | $30,009 |
| 75 | Murphys Estates | $29,732 |
| 76 | Ruby | $29,539 |
| 77 | Mayo | $29,536 |
| 78 | Seven Oaks | $29,464 |
| 79 | Boiling Springs | $29,293 |
| 80 | Lugoff | $29,264 |
| 81 | Oak Grove | $29,109 |
| 82 | Taylors | $29,070 |
| 83 | Sangaree | $29,054 |
| 84 | Ladson | $28,944 |
| 85 | Wade Hampton | $28,815 |
| 86 | Hollywood | $28,757 |
| 87 | Jamestown | $28,750 |
| 87 | Govan | $28,750 |
| 89 | Sycamore | $28,523 |
| 90 | Ninety Six | $28,456 |
| 91 | Elgin | $28,408 |
| 92 | Laurel Bay | $28,403 |
| 93 | Camden | $28,088 |
| 94 | Jenkinsville | $28,000 |
| 95 | Jackson | $27,792 |
| 96 | Cayce | $27,768 |
| 97 | Warrenville | $27,665 |
| 98 | Aiken | $27,650 |
| 99 | Livingston | $27,500 |
| 100 | Shell Point | $27,452 |
* All values are inflation-adjusted
