Manning is a very small city located in the state of South Carolina. With a population of 3,832 people and six associated neighborhoods, Manning is the 91st largest community in South Carolina.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Manning is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Manning is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Manning who work in office and administrative support (14.64%), management occupations (12.01%), and healthcare (10.03%). Also of interest is that Manning has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.52% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. In terms of college education, Manning is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 17.42% of adults 25 and older in Manning have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Manning in 2022 was $28,038, 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 $112,152 for a family of four. However, Manning contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Manning is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Manning home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Manning residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Manning include German, English, Scots-Irish, Irish, and Jamaican. The most common language spoken in Manning is English. Other important languages spoken here include Vietnamese and Italian.
