It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Hopkins has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Hopkins has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Hopkins than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Hopkins may be for you.
The citizens of Hopkins are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 15.78% of adults in Hopkins have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree
The per capita income in Hopkins in 2022 was $26,609, which is middle income relative to South Carolina, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $106,436 for a family of four. However, Hopkins contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Hopkins is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Hopkins home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Hopkins residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Hopkins include German, Irish, English, French, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Hopkins is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
