Walterboro is a somewhat small city located in the state of South Carolina. With a population of 5,464 people and seven associated neighborhoods, Walterboro is the 72nd largest community in South Carolina.

A relatively large number of people in Walterboro telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 10.00% 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.

Being a small city, Walterboro does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

In terms of college education, Walterboro is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 20.33% of adults 25 and older in Walterboro have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Walterboro in 2022 was $25,507, 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 $102,028 for a family of four. However, Walterboro contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

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