Kingstree is a very small town located in the state of South Carolina. With a population of 3,055 people and four associated neighborhoods, Kingstree is the 102nd largest community in South Carolina.
Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 12.88% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.
The percentage of adults in Kingstree who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 18.91% of the adults in Kingstree have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Kingstree in 2022 was $26,785, 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 $107,140 for a family of four. However, Kingstree contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Kingstree also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 33.91% of its population below the federal poverty line.
Kingstree is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Kingstree home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Kingstree residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Kingstree include English, German, Irish, Scots-Irish, and African.
The most common language spoken in Kingstree is English. Other important languages spoken here include Tagalog and Langs. of India.