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.When you are in Cheraw, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 49.31% of Cheraw’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. 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%). One of the benefits of Cheraw is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 17.25 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result. Being a small town, Cheraw does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The population of Cheraw overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Cheraw, 21.80% have at least a bachelor's 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.
