Swansea is a tiny town located in the state of South Carolina. With a population of 771 people and four associated neighborhoods, Swansea is the 207th largest community in South Carolina.

Of important note, Swansea is also a town of artists. Swansea has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Swansea’s character.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 14.02% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.

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!) Swansea 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. Swansea has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Swansea than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Swansea may be for you.

One downside of living in Swansea, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 34.14 minutes every day commuting to work.

As is often the case in a small town, Swansea doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

The education level of Swansea citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 17.04% of adults 25 and older in Swansea have a college degree.

The per capita income in Swansea in 2022 was $26,176, 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 $104,704 for a family of four. However, Swansea contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Swansea is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Swansea home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Swansea residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Swansea include African, German, Irish, English, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Swansea is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.