Bamberg is a very small town located in the state of South Carolina. With a population of 2,978 people and two associated neighborhoods, Bamberg is the 107th largest community in South Carolina.When you are in Bamberg, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 45.45% of Bamberg’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Bamberg is a town of production and manufacturing workers, transportation and shipping workers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Bamberg who work in food service (11.22%), sales jobs (9.57%), and office and administrative support (8.51%). Bamberg, even though it is a small town, has many people who use public transportation every day to get to and from work. This is a great benefit for people in the, town who have a need for low-cost transportation.The percentage of adults in Bamberg who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 17.17% of the adults in Bamberg have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Bamberg in 2022 was $20,707, 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 $82,828 for a family of four. However, Bamberg contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Bamberg also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 39.67% of its population below the federal poverty line.Bamberg is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Bamberg home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Bamberg residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Bamberg include English, German, Scottish, African, and Yugoslavian. The most common language spoken in Bamberg is English. Other important languages spoken here include German/Yiddish and Spanish.
