Williston is a very small town located in the state of South Carolina. With a population of 2,861 people and just one neighborhood, Williston is the 112th largest community in South Carolina.
Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Williston is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Williston is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Williston who work in office and administrative support (21.03%), sales jobs (15.38%), and healthcare suport services (9.81%).
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, Williston is worth considering.
Despite the fact that it is a small town, Williston has quite a few people who take public transportation – mostly the bus - for their daily commute to work. This helps to fill a real need in the town for affordable transportation.
The percentage of adults in Williston with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 16.75% of adults in Williston have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Williston in 2022 was $26,948, 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 $107,792 for a family of four. However, Williston contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Williston also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 31.09% of its population below the federal poverty line.
Williston is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Williston home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Williston residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Williston include English, Maltese, Irish, Scots-Irish, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Williston is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.
When you see a neighborhood for the first time, the most important thing is often the way it looks, like its homes and its setting. Some places look the same, but they only reveal their true character after living in them for a while because they contain a unique mix of occupational or cultural groups. This neighborhood is very unique in some important ways, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive exploration and analysis.
More people ride the bus in this neighborhood each day to get to work than 98.3% of U.S. neighborhoods.
There are more people living in the neighborhood employed as sales and service workers (58.4%) than almost any neighborhood in the country. From fast-food service workers to major sales accounts, sales and service workers make up the largest proportion of our national employment picture. But despite that size and importance nationally, this neighborhood still stands out as unique due to the dominance of people living here who work in such occupations.
Single parenting is hard. But you don't have to tell the neighborhood about it; they already know. 21.0% of this neighborhood's households are run by single mothers, which is a higher concentration than NeighborhoodScout found in 97.5% of American neighborhoods. Further NeighborhoodScout research showed strong statistical correlations among high rates of children living in single parent households, and neighborhood crime, particularly violent crime, neighborhood poverty, and, importantly, the percentage of low weight births and rates of infant mortality.
In addition, the neighborhood stands out for having an average per capita income lower than 95.1% of the neighborhoods in the United States.
The real estate in this neighborhood consists of more mobile homes than 96.5% of all neighborhoods in America, with 34.0% 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.
How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.
The neighbors in the neighborhood in Williston are low income, making it among the lowest income neighborhoods in America. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 95.1% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 23.0% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 73.7% 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, 41.6% 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 36.9% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (12.1%), and 9.4% in executive, management, and professional occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 98.8% of households.
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 Williston, SC, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as English (3.5%). There are also a number of people of Scots-Irish ancestry (2.3%), and residents who report Irish roots (1.2%).
Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (34.2% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (75.4%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also ride the bus to get to work (17.7%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.