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Summerville, SC
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Summerville profile


Living in Summerville



Summerville is a larger medium-sized town located in the state of South Carolina. With a population of 51,617 people and 24 associated neighborhoods, Summerville is the seventh largest community in South Carolina. Summerville has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Summerville, where the median household income is $73,712.00.

Summerville real estate is some of the most expensive in South Carolina, although Summerville house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

Also of interest is that Summerville has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

A relatively large number of people in Summerville telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 7.34% 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.

One downside of living in Summerville, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 31.19 minutes every day commuting to work.

The education level of Summerville citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 31.14% of adults in Summerville have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Summerville in 2018 was $38,714, which is wealthy relative to South Carolina, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $154,856 for a family of four. However, Summerville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Summerville is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Summerville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Summerville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Summerville include German, English, Irish, Italian, and Scottish.

The most common language spoken in Summerville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.