Centenary is a tiny town located in the state of South Carolina. With a population of 191 people and just one neighborhood, Centenary is the 272nd largest community in South Carolina. Much of the housing stock in Centenary was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Centenary economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Centenary, where the median household income is .
Unlike some towns, Centenary isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Centenary are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Centenary is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Centenary who work in office and administrative support (20.00%), sales jobs (16.67%), and food service (15.56%).
A relatively large number of people in Centenary telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 12.22% 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.
Centenary’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live.
The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Centenary has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Centenary a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
Centenary is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
In terms of college education, Centenary ranks among the least educated cities in the nation, as only 0.00% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Centenary in 2022 was $10,817, which is low income relative to South Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $43,268 for a family of four. Centenary also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 46.67% of its population below the federal poverty line.
Centenary is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Centenary home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Centenary residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Centenary include English, Haitian, Yugoslavian, Other West Indian, and West Indian.
The most common language spoken in Centenary is English. Other important languages spoken here include French and Italian.
The way a neighborhood looks and feels when you walk or drive around it, from its setting, its buildings, and its flavor, can make all the difference. This neighborhood has some really cool things about the way it looks and feels as revealed by NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research. This might include anything from the housing stock to the types of households living here to how people get around.
The real estate in this neighborhood consists of more mobile homes than 98.3% of all neighborhoods in America, with 43.1% of the occupied housing here being classified as mobile homes. So if you are looking for a mobile home, or you like the look and feel of mobile home parks, this neighborhood might have the setting you desire.
In addition, uncrowded roads, rural America and space to be the individual you are. If you like these characteristics, this neighborhood may fit you. With just 16 residents per square mile, is less crowded than 95.7% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
The neighborhood has a greater percentage of children living in poverty (57.9%) than found in 96.4% of all U.S. neighborhoods. Children living in poverty is one of the challenges facing America, and the world, and in this neighborhood in particular, the problem can be considered acute.
From major sales accounts to fast-food workers, sales and service employees are often the backbone of the local economy. In the neighborhood, they truly stand out. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis identifies this neighborhood as having a higher percentage of sales and service workers than 96.0% of all American neighborhoods.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Eastern European and Haitian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 4.2% of this neighborhood's residents have Eastern European ancestry and 3.2% have Haitian ancestry.
There are two complementary measures for understanding the income of a neighborhood's residents: the average and the extremes. While a neighborhood may be relatively wealthy overall, it is equally important to understand the rate of people - particularly children - who are living at or below the federal poverty line, which is extremely low income. Some neighborhoods with a lower average income may actually have a lower childhood poverty rate than another with a higher average income, and this helps us understand the conditions and character of a neighborhood.
The neighbors in the neighborhood in Centenary are low income, making it among the lowest income neighborhoods in America. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 100.0% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 57.9% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 96.4% of U.S. neighborhoods.
What we choose to do for a living reflects who we are. Each neighborhood has a different mix of occupations represented, and together these tell you about the neighborhood and help you understand if this neighborhood may fit your lifestyle.
In the neighborhood, 39.2% of the working population is employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is manufacturing and laborer occupations, with 31.8% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (14.9%), and 14.1% in executive, management, and professional occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 98.5% of households. Some people also speak Italian (2.9%).
Culture is the shared learned behavior of peoples. Undeniably, different ethnicities and ancestries have different cultural traditions, and as a result, neighborhoods with concentrations of residents of one or another ethnicities or ancestries will express those cultures. It is what makes the North End in Boston so fun to visit for the Italian restaurants, bakeries, culture, and charm, and similarly, why people enjoy visiting Chinatown in San Francisco.
In the neighborhood in Centenary, SC, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as English (9.4%). There are also a number of people of Eastern European ancestry (4.2%), and residents who report Haitian roots (3.2%).
How you get to work – car, bus, train or other means – and how much of your day it takes to do so is a large quality of life and financial issue. Especially with gasoline prices rising and expected to continue doing so, the length and means of one's commute can be a financial burden. Some neighborhoods are physically located so that many residents have to drive in their own car, others are set up so many walk to work, or can take a train, bus, or bike. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (47.0% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (80.0%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (16.2%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.