Easley is a medium-sized city located in the state of South Carolina. With a population of 27,001 people and 17 associated neighborhoods, Easley is the 25th largest community in South Carolina.
Also of interest is that Easley has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
A relatively large number of people in Easley telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 11.68% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
As is often the case in a small city, Easley doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The overall education level of Easley citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 31.94% of adults in Easley have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%.
The per capita income in Easley in 2022 was $47,218, which is wealthy relative to South Carolina, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $188,872 for a family of four. However, Easley contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Easley is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Easley home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Easley residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Easley also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.02% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Easley include English, Irish, German, Italian, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Easley is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.