Dillon is a somewhat small city located in the state of South Carolina. With a population of 6,306 people and four associated neighborhoods, Dillon is the 68th largest community in South Carolina.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Dillon is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 43.18% of the Dillon workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Dillon is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Dillon who work in office and administrative support (10.31%), sales jobs (8.93%), and teaching (7.03%). Dillon is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.In Dillon, just 11.82% of people have at least a bachelor's degree, which is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%. The per capita income in Dillon in 2022 was $24,124, 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 $96,496 for a family of four. However, Dillon contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Dillon also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 38.58% of its population below the federal poverty line.Dillon is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Dillon home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Dillon residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Dillon include English, Scots-Irish, Irish, Scottish, and European. The most common language spoken in Dillon is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.
