Due West is a very small town located in the state of South Carolina. With a population of 1,214 people and just one neighborhood, Due West is the 179th largest community in South Carolina.
Unlike some towns, Due West isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Due West are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Due West is a town of professionals, production and manufacturing workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Due West who work in teaching (24.37%), office and administrative support (6.85%), and personal care services (6.60%).
For a small town, there is also a high proportion of single, often educated, people living in Due West. This is not typical for smaller communities in America, and adds a feeling of vibrancy to Due West.
The overall crime rate in Due West is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime.
Due West is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The citizens of Due West are among the most well-educated in the nation: 48.63% of adults in Due West have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Due West in 2022 was $23,795, which is lower middle income relative to South Carolina, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $95,180 for a family of four. However, Due West contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Due West is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Due West home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Due West residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Due West include German, English, European, Irish, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Due West is English. Other important languages spoken here include Russian and Spanish.
Many things matter about a neighborhood, but the first thing most people notice is the way a neighborhood looks and its particular character. For example, one might notice whether the buildings all date from a certain time period or whether shop signs are in multiple languages. This particular neighborhood in Due West, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
One of the really interesting characteristics about the neighborhood is that, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research, it is an excellent choice in which to reside for college students. Due to its popularity among college students who already choose to live here, its walkability, and its above average safety from crime, the neighborhood is ideal for prospective or already-enrolled college students. Between semesters and during school breaks, you'll notice that the excitement here fluctuates with the college seasons. Despite the excitement however, parents of college-age children can rest easy knowing that this neighborhood has an above average safety rating. For each of these reasons, the neighborhood is rated among the top 1.4% of college-friendly places to live in the state of South Carolina.
In addition, neighborhoodScout's analysis shows that the neighborhood has a greater concentration of residents currently enrolled in college than 97.2% of the neighborhoods in the U.S. With 16.4% of the population here attending college, this is very much a college-focused neighborhood.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Ukrainian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 1.8% of this neighborhood's residents have Ukrainian ancestry.
is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 2.2% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Russian at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 98.8% of the neighborhoods in America.
How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.
The neighbors in the neighborhood in Due West are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 65.9% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 15.0% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 60.1% of U.S. neighborhoods.
What we choose to do for a living reflects who we are. Each neighborhood has a different mix of occupations represented, and together these tell you about the neighborhood and help you understand if this neighborhood may fit your lifestyle.
In the neighborhood, 30.6% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants, with 29.4% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations (28.8%), and 11.2% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 92.8% of households. Some people also speak Russian (2.2%).
Boston's Beacon Hill blue-blood streets, Brooklyn's Orthodox Jewish enclaves, Los Angeles' Persian neighborhoods. Each has its own culture derived primarily from the ancestries and culture of the residents who call these neighborhoods home. Likewise, each neighborhood in America has its own culture – some more unique than others – based on lifestyle, occupations, the types of households – and importantly – on the ethnicities and ancestries of the people who live in the neighborhood. Understanding where people came from, who their grandparents or great-grandparents were, can help you understand how a neighborhood is today.
In the neighborhood in Due West, SC, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (6.4%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (5.7%), and residents who report Irish roots (5.2%), and some of the residents are also of Scots-Irish ancestry (2.3%), along with some Scottish ancestry residents (2.0%), among others.
How you get to work – car, bus, train or other means – and how much of your day it takes to do so is a large quality of life and financial issue. Especially with gasoline prices rising and expected to continue doing so, the length and means of one's commute can be a financial burden. Some neighborhoods are physically located so that many residents have to drive in their own car, others are set up so many walk to work, or can take a train, bus, or bike. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 30 and 45 minutes commuting one-way to work (31.9% of working residents), which is at or a bit above the average length of a commute across all U.S. neighborhoods.
Here most residents (73.9%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (20.0%) and 5.5% of residents also hop out the door and walk to work for their daily commute. In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.