Yemassee is a very small town located in the state of South Carolina. With a population of 1,127 people and two associated neighborhoods, Yemassee is the 181st largest community in South Carolina.

There are many members of the armed forces living in Yemassee. You will notice when you visit or live here that some of the people you meet or see around town are employed by the armed services - even if they are not always in uniform.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 9.07% 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.

The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Yemassee has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Yemassee a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.

One downside of living in Yemassee is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Yemassee, the average commute to work is 38.01 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

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

The percentage of people in Yemassee with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 12.66% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Yemassee in 2022 was $29,791, 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 $119,164 for a family of four. However, Yemassee contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

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