Abbeville is a very small city located in the state of South Carolina. With a population of 4,859 people and three associated neighborhoods, Abbeville is the 79th largest community in South Carolina.Abbeville is a blue-collar town, with 40.67% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. Overall, Abbeville is a city of production and manufacturing workers, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Abbeville who work in food service (12.49%), office and administrative support (11.96%), and sales jobs (10.74%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.72% 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. The percentage of adults in Abbeville with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 16.35% of adults in Abbeville have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Abbeville in 2022 was $32,207, which is upper middle income relative to South Carolina, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $128,828 for a family of four. However, Abbeville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Abbeville is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Abbeville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Abbeville residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Abbeville include English, African, Scots-Irish, German, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Abbeville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
