Swansea is a tiny town located in the state of South Carolina. With a population of 771 people and four associated neighborhoods, Swansea is the 207th largest community in South Carolina.Swansea is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Swansea is a town of service providers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Swansea who work in sales jobs (10.95%), maintenance occupations (8.03%), and healthcare suport services (7.66%). Of important note, Swansea is also a town of artists. Swansea has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Swansea’s character. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 14.02% 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. Residents will find that the town is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Swansea is worth considering. One downside of living in Swansea, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 34.14 minutes every day commuting to work. Being a small town, Swansea does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The percentage of adults in Swansea who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 17.04% of the adults in Swansea have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Swansea in 2022 was $26,176, 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 $104,704 for a family of four. However, Swansea contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Swansea is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Swansea home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Swansea residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Swansea include African, German, Irish, English, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Swansea is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
