Kershaw is a very small town located in the state of South Carolina. With a population of 2,014 people and three associated neighborhoods, Kershaw is the 151st largest community in South Carolina.Kershaw is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Kershaw is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Kershaw who work in office and administrative support (11.89%), management occupations (9.10%), and healthcare (7.86%). One downside of living in Kershaw, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 31.93 minutes every day commuting to work. As is often the case in a small town, Kershaw doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.In terms of college education, the citizens of Kershaw rank slightly lower than the national average. 16.61% of adults 25 and older in Kershaw have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community. The per capita income in Kershaw in 2022 was $30,221, 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 $120,884 for a family of four. However, Kershaw contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Kershaw is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Kershaw home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Kershaw residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Kershaw include Irish, English, German, Scots-Irish, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Kershaw is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Slavic languages.
