Cheraw is a somewhat small town located in the state of South Carolina. With a population of 4,985 people and five associated neighborhoods, Cheraw is the 78th largest community in South Carolina.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Cheraw is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 49.31% of the Cheraw workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Cheraw is a town of production and manufacturing workers, professionals, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Cheraw who work in community and social services (6.88%), office and administrative support (6.46%), and healthcare suport services (6.40%). Residents of the town have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 17.25 minutes getting to work every day. Being a small town, Cheraw does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The citizens of Cheraw are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 21.80% of adults in Cheraw having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Cheraw in 2022 was $26,958, 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 $107,832 for a family of four. However, Cheraw contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Cheraw also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 33.77% of its population below the federal poverty line.Cheraw is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Cheraw home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Cheraw residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Cheraw include English, German, Irish, European, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Cheraw is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.
