Kershaw is a very small town located in the state of South Carolina. With a population of 1,905 people and three associated neighborhoods, Kershaw is the 151st largest community in South Carolina.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Kershaw is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Kershaw is a town of professionals, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Kershaw who work in management occupations (10.68%), office and administrative support (9.57%), and community and social services (7.23%). One downside of living in Kershaw is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Kershaw, the average commute to work is 32.24 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. Being a small town, Kershaw does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The percentage of adults in Kershaw with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 14.60% of adults in Kershaw have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Kershaw in 2022 was $27,968, 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 $111,872 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, Scots-Irish, German, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Kershaw is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Arabic.
