Walterboro is a somewhat small city located in the state of South Carolina. With a population of 5,475 people and seven associated neighborhoods, Walterboro is the 72nd largest community in South Carolina.Walterboro is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Walterboro is a city of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Walterboro who work in sales jobs (17.27%), teaching (10.97%), and management occupations (9.62%). There are many members of the armed forces living in Walterboro. You will notice when you visit or live here that some of the people you meet or see around town are employed by the armed services - even if they are not always in uniform. A relatively large number of people in Walterboro telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 10.10% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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. Being a small city, Walterboro does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The education level of Walterboro citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 19.84% of adults 25 and older in Walterboro have a college degree. The per capita income in Walterboro in 2022 was $26,800, 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 $107,200 for a family of four. However, Walterboro contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Walterboro also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 30.65% of its population below the federal poverty line.Walterboro is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Walterboro home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Walterboro residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Walterboro include Irish, English, German, French, and European. The most common language spoken in Walterboro is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.
